Sustainability & ESG

    Tokenisation

    Asset Managers Should Put Customers at Heart: SGX

    By Manesh Samtani | 21/04/2022

    At the IMAS Digital Summit 2022, SGX CEO Loh Boon Chye discussed the exchange’s approach to digital assets and technology adoption.

    Climate Risk

    IMF Creates New Loan-Based Resilience and Sustainability Trust

    By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 21/04/2022

    The IMF’s new loan-based trust seeks to help lower middle-income countries deal with external shocks like climate change and pandemics.

    Climate Risk

    ABS Launches Environmental Risk Questionnaire for Banks

    By Editors | 21/04/2022

    The ABS has launched an industry standard template to help banks engage corporate clients in the assessment and mitigation of environmental risk issues.

    Emerging Prudential Risks

    FSB Warns of Emerging Vulnerabilities, Financial Stability Risks

    By Manesh Samtani | 21/04/2022

    Global financial stability cannot be taken for granted going forward, FSB Chair Klaas Knot said in a letter to G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors.

    Conduct, Culture & Accountability

    CSRC Finalises New Rules on Investor Relations Management

    By Darien Choong | 20/04/2022

    The guidelines require listed companies to enhance their investor relations practices, including by providing more ESG information in communications.

    Reporting & Disclosures

    WFE Publishes Paper on Human Rights Disclosure Practices

    By Editors | 19/04/2022

    The paper addresses social washing concerns and offers guidance for exchanges on reporting against human-rights related reporting frameworks.

    Climate Risk

    SBTi Offers Guidance to FIs on Setting Net Zero Targets

    By Editors | 19/04/2022

    SBTi’s new paper provides principles, definitions, metrics, and target formulation considerations for FIs to set quantitative net-zero targets.

    Sustainable Finance

    Hong Kong Set to Relaunch Inaugural Retail Green Bond

    By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 19/04/2022

    The government has increased the target issuance size of the retail green bond. The minimum annual interest rate has also been increased.

    Climate Risk

    FSA Issues Guidance to Japanese FIs on Using NGFS Scenarios

    By Editors | 19/04/2022

    The guidance will help Japanese financial institutions use of the NGFS scenarios to conduct climate-related financial risk analysis, the FSA said.

    Structural Regulation

    China to Unify Domestic Markets to Prevent Unfair Competition

    By Editors | 19/04/2022

    China will cultivate a unified national ecological and environment market and create unified carbon emissions and water rights trading markets.

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