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Reporting & Disclosures
EFRAG Consults on European Sustainability Reporting Standards
By ESG Investor | 03/05/2022
The double materiality-based standards are designed to underpin the EU’s Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive.
Trading & Investment
CSRC Launches Campaign to Expand Public Funds Market
By Manesh Samtani | 03/05/2022
Banks, insurers, brokers and foreign FIs are urged to establish licensed fund management companies. Fund investment channels will be expanded and operational rules relaxed.
Reporting & Disclosures
HKEX Launches Public Repository on Issuer Board Diversity
By Editors | 30/04/2022
The centralised platform will make available data regarding each listed company’s board of directors – by age, gender and years of tenure.
Reporting & Disclosures
Asset Managers Report EU Taxonomy Teething Problems
By ESG Investor | 30/04/2022
A new PRI report outlines recommendations to ensure clarity and ease the reporting process.
Climate Risk
FSB Issues Guidance for Regulators on Climate-related Risks
By Editors | 29/04/2022
The report offers recommendations for monitoring, managing and mitigating climate-related risks to promote consistent approaches across sectors and jurisdictions.
Sustainable Finance
HKMA Launches New Initiative to Address Banking Talent Gap
By Editors | 29/04/2022
The initiative is aimed at growing the banking sector talent pool in three areas, namely fintech, green and sustainable finance, and GBA business.
Sustainable Finance
Taiwan Adopts Equator Principles in Credit Guidelines for Banks
By Darien Choong | 29/04/2022
The move is aimed at standardising the key principles banks follow when handling large-scale project financing cases involving environmental and social risks.
Reporting & Disclosures
Green Transition Needs Greater Transparency – NGFS
By ESG Investor | 28/04/2022
Consistent, comparable and reliable data and products dependent on disclosure standards and harmonised taxonomies.
Reporting & Disclosures
US SEC Charges Brazil’s Vale for “Misleading” ESG Disclosures
By ESG Investor | 28/04/2022
Brazilian mining firm Vale regularly misled local governments, communities, and investors about the safety of its Brumadinho dam through its ESG disclosures.
Climate Risk
Malaysia Advances Work on Financial Sector Sustainability
By Manesh Samtani | 28/04/2022
A new report was released assessing current sustainability practices at FIs. Work has commenced to develop a climate disclosure guide for businesses.
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