Sustainability & ESG

    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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