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Reporting & Disclosures
ESG Explainer: SEC Lays Its Cards on the Table
By ESG Investor | 25/05/2022
Despite high levels of investor support, proposed rules on climate-related disclosures have prompted questions of regulatory over-reach.
Climate Risk
BOE Publishes Results of First Supervisory Climate Stress Test
By Manesh Samtani | 25/05/2022
Without early action, the UK’s largest banks and insurers would suffer climate-related losses worth $418bn by 2050.
Reporting & Disclosures
US SEC Fines BNY Mellon Unit for ESG Misstatements
By Editors | 25/05/2022
BNY Mellon Investment Adviser stated in documents that all investments in its funds had undergone an ESG quality review, but that this was not always the case.
Nature & Biodiversity
TNFD Launches Collaborative Initiatives to Refine Reporting Framework
By ESG Investor | 24/05/2022
TNFD consultation groups from Australia and New Zealand, India, Japan, the Netherlands, Switzerland, and the UK have been formed.
Climate Risk
NGFS Issues Reports on Climate-related Risks and Ratings
By Editors | 24/05/2022
Two new reports shed light on the extent to which climate risks are taken into account by FIs and affect credit ratings.
Sustainable Finance
Sustainable Exchanges Partnership Increases Emerging Markets Focus
By Editors | 23/05/2022
UN SSE and IFC will work to advance gender equality and support the adoption and implementation of sustainable finance products.
Fraud, Scams & Cybercrime
ASIC Cautions Against Purchasing ‘Fake Green Bonds’
By Editors | 21/05/2022
ASIC says retail investors who are approached to invest in green bonds should ask their banks for help to check the legitimacy of the offer.
Emerging Prudential Risks
ASEAN+3 Ministers Pledge to Maintain Regional Stability
By Editors | 19/05/2022
The CMIM is being enhanced to allow ASEAN+3 members to use their own and each other’s local currencies for CMIM liquidity support.
Sustainable Finance
Tokyo Bourse to Pilot Carbon Market in September
By Editors | 17/05/2022
The TSE has been commissioned to develop Japan’s first carbon credits market. Full-scale operations will be launched in FY2023-2024.
ESG Data
Singapore Launches ESG Registry Under Project Greenprint
By Manesh Samtani | 17/05/2022
STACS says the registry will provide financial institutions, corporates, and regulators access to quality ESG certifications and data.
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