Sustainability & ESG

Reporting & Disclosures

Too Much Leeway Offered by Updated ASEAN Taxonomy

By ESG Investor | 07/03/2024

Second version of the voluntary guidance limits utility to investors by allowing companies and countries to “pick and choose”.

Credit Risk

RBNZ Considers Ways to Build Climate Risk into Credit Risk Weights

By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 07/03/2024

When considering any future changes to the approach to setting risk weights, the RBNZ will ensure they are data-driven and explicitly linked to financial risk.

Reporting & Disclosures

SGX RegCo Consults On Integrating ISSB Standards Into Listing Rules

By Nithya Subramanian | 07/03/2024

SGX RegCo proposes to make it mandatory for listed companies to report on sustainability, compared to the current “comply or explain” approach.

Sustainable Finance

Taiwan to Help Eswatini Establish Carbon Exchange

By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 07/03/2024

The TWSE and TCX signed MoUs with the Eswatini Stock Exchange to enhance cooperation including in carbon credit business.

Sustainable Finance

Philippine SEC Adopts Sustainable Finance Taxonomy

By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 06/03/2024

The SEC said issuers of securities should refer to the taxonomy when making investment decisions or designing sustainable financial products and services.

Trading & Investment

Japan’s Market and Corporate Reforms – New Dawn or Déjà Vu?

By Gavin Blair | 05/03/2024

Reforms to boost the capital market and asset management sector are driving optimism in Japan.

Climate Risk

BNM Sets Expectations on Climate Risk Stress Testing

By Manesh Samtani | 05/03/2024

Capital add-ons may be used to address inadequate progress towards strengthening resilience to climate-related risks.

Reporting & Disclosures

JPX Develops Method to Automate TCFD Disclosure Checks

By Mark Johnston | 05/03/2024

Large language models are used evaluate securities reports to check whether recommended TCFD disclosures were made.

Reporting & Disclosures

Japan to Require Emissions Disclosures from Top-tier Firms

By Editors | 05/03/2024

The FSA is expected to release draft standards by end-March proposing requirements for Prime Market companies to disclose supply chain emissions data.