Sustainability & ESG

Trading & Investment

Korea Exchange Launches ‘New Deal’ Market Indices

By Editors | 08/09/2020

The new indices track Korea’s largest battery, biotech, internet and gaming stocks. KRX plans to launch ETFs based on the new indices next month.

Sustainable Finance

S. Korea to Create $16.8bn ‘New Deal’ Fund Over 5 Years

By Manesh Samtani | 07/09/2020

The government will act as a subordinate investor, meaning that it (namely, taxpayers) will absorb up to 10 percent of any possible losses first.

Credit Risk

RBI Issues Revised Priority Sector Lending Guidelines

By Editors | 07/09/2020

The new guidelines will boost credit availability for startups, renewable energy, health infrastructure, small farmers, and “identified districts” with low credit flows.

Climate Risk

NGFS Publishes Two-year Work Programme, New Charter

By Editors | 07/09/2020

A new NGFS workstream being created will identify missing data items needed for effective climate-related and environmental risk analysis.

Sustainable Finance

Green Finance Alliance for Greater Bay Area Launches

By Editors | 06/09/2020

The Alliance has been established to increase funding channels for green projects and guide government policies and investment projects.

Structural Regulation

Letter from SGX RegCo Chairman and CEO for FY2020

By Prof Tan Cheng Han | 04/09/2020

SGX RegCo’s chairman and CEO share lessons from the Covid-19 on building immunity, taking a proportionate response and increasing resilience.

Sustainable Finance

Thailand SEC, UK Govt to Collaborate in Financial Sector

By Editors | 02/09/2020

The initial focus areas of the partnership will include green bonds, the fintech ecosystem, e-KYC and cybersecurity, the SEC and UK government said.

ESG Data

Taiwan CSD Launches Consolidated Access to ESG Ratings

By Editors | 27/08/2020

FTSE Russell, ISS ESG, MSCI and Sustainalytics have collaborated with TDCC to launch a new ESG Dashboard that provides consolidated access to ESG ratings.

Reporting & Disclosures

Taiwan FSC Releases Corporate Governance, Sustainability Roadmap

By Editors | 26/08/2020

From 2024, all financial firms and listed companies with paid-in capital over $340mn will be required to have at least one-third of their boards made up of independent directors.