Sustainability & ESG

Trading & Investment

NDRC, HKMA to Promote Mainland Bond Issuance in Hong Kong

By Manesh Samtani | 19/10/2023

The MoU was signed at the Belt and Road Forum, where 100-plus other agreements were also signed and Xi Jinping unveiled further plans to support the initiative.

Reporting & Disclosures

Malaysia Helps SMEs Navigate Complex ESG Frameworks

By Ranamita Chakraborty | 19/10/2023

CMM’s Navina Balasingam shares that Malaysia is the first country globally to introduce simplified ESG disclosure guidance for SMEs in supply chains.

Climate Risk

MAS Issues Net Zero Transition Planning Guidelines for FIs

By Manesh Samtani | 19/10/2023

Banks, insurers, and asset managers must “actively support” borrowers, insured parties, and investee companies to progressively decarbonise.

Sustainable Finance

ASEAN Regulators Endorse Transition Finance Guidance, CIS Handbook

By Manesh Samtani | 18/10/2023

The transition finance guidance and handbook for cross-border offerings of sustainable funds were endorsed at the 39th ACMF Chairs’ Meeting.

Reporting & Disclosures

ESG Reporting’s Evolution and Convergence

By Ranamita Chakraborty | 18/10/2023

ERM’s Matt Klein and Andrew Radcliff discuss the convergence of sustainability regulations and the equally important social component of ESG.

Sustainable Finance

MAS Asks Firms to Pilot Transactions in “Transition Credits”

By Mark Johnston | 17/10/2023

Ravi Menon is seeking support from the industry to help develop transition credits that can be used to reduce the economic gap from retiring coal plants early.

Reporting & Disclosures

Korea Postpones Implementation of ESG Disclosure Rules

By Manesh Samtani | 17/10/2023

Korean regulators will postpone the introduction of a mandatory ESG disclosure system for listed companies for at least a year.

Sustainable Finance

Lessons on Green Banking from Crédit Agricole CIB

By Editors | 16/10/2023

New paper shares practices adopted by Crédit Agricole CIB to set up its green development strategy and integrating climate and sustainability into core banking.

Trading & Investment

Singapore, Shanghai to Collaborate on Asset Management

By Editors | 16/10/2023

IMAS and the Asset Management Association of Shanghai will collaborate to advance the development of their asset management industries.