Sustainability & ESG

    Sustainable Finance

    Japan Unlikely to Issue Sovereign ESG Bonds in the Near Future

    By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 13/12/2021

    Issuing ESG bonds separately from conventional JGBs could make the process of borrowing money less efficient, said finance ministry official Masato Kanda.

    Capital Adequacy

    ISDA Named Industry Association of the Year

    By Editors | 10/12/2021

    ISDA was recognised for its work on LIBOR transition, initial margin compliance, Basel III benchmarking, digitisation initiatives, a new digital documentation platform, and ESG standards.

    Reporting & Disclosures

    Synpulse Recognised for Work to Address Regulatory Challenges

    By Editors | 10/12/2021

    Synpulse helped clients with ESG gap assessments, periodic KYC review enhancements, and a data management framework uplift project, among others.

    Anti-Money Laundering

    PwC Awarded Consulting Firm of the Year

    By Editors | 10/12/2021

    PwC was recognised for its work in four core areas – risk and regulatory reporting, financial risk management, financial crime compliance and risk mitigation, and cyber and forensics.

    ESG Data

    Moody’s Analytics Awarded Data Provider of the Year

    By Editors | 10/12/2021

    Moody’s Analytics datasets include economic data, credit data, financial data, real estate data, financial data, entity data, ESG data and more.

    Structural Regulation

    Bursa Malaysia Awarded ‘Exchange of the Year’

    By Editors | 10/12/2021

    Bursa Malaysia was recognised for its robust pandemic response, sustainability and ESG work, climate action leadership, and market access initiatives.

    ESG Data

    Moody’s Wins Best Solution for ESG Score Predictor

    By Editors | 10/12/2021

    The Moody’s Analytics ESG Score Predictor generates the best approximation of 59 ESG and climate metrics for any company worldwide, based on location, sector, and size.

    Structural Regulation

    Wolters Kluwer Named Best Solution in Regulatory Reporting

    By Editors | 10/12/2021

    Wolters Kluwer enables FIs to address increasingly complex regulatory data and reporting requirements, leveraging an upgraded regulatory engine.

    Conduct, Culture & Accountability

    MyComplianceOffice Awarded Best Solution in Conduct Risk Management

    By Editors | 10/12/2021

    MyComplianceOffice allows firms to monitor and manage conflicts of interest and conduct risk within their organisations.

    Climate Risk

    Korea to Conduct First Climate Stress Test in Financial Sector in 2022

    By Editors | 09/12/2021

    The FSS has introduced a guideline on the management of climate risks in the financial sector.  Meanwhile, a green finance handbook will be finalised for publication next year.

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