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Sustainable Finance
Taiwan FSC Unveils Green Finance Action Plan 2.0
By Lucy Zhang | 20/08/2020
The action plan seeks to promote green and sustainable financial markets, improve ESG disclosures, and establish a classification standard for the financial industry.
Trading & Investment
SGX Partners with FTSE Russell to Expand Derivatives Product Line
By Manesh Samtani | 20/08/2020
The product expansion will cater to demand from institutional investors for solutions in multi-asset, ESG, dividend, sector and duration strategies.
Climate Risk
MSCI Launches Climate Change Indexes for China Stocks
By Editors | 19/08/2020
The new indexes will allocate higher weightings to stocks with lower carbon emissions. MSCI is in talks on the creation of investment products based on the new indexes.
Reporting & Disclosures
SEBI Consults on New Format for Sustainability Reporting
By Editors | 18/08/2020
The top 1,000 listed entities by market cap can adopt the new format voluntarily for the financial year 2020-21. It will become mandatory from the financial year 2021-22.
Sustainable Finance
BOT, UK Government Agree to Cooperate in Financial Services
By Editors | 16/08/2020
The MoU will see increased cooperation in areas such as accounting standards, governance and transparency, fintech development, and sustainable finance.
ESG Data
Bursa Malaysia Publishes ESG Scores of Publicly Listed Companies
By Editors | 16/08/2020
The availability of ESG ratings will help investors and allow listed companies to benchmark themselves against their peers in terms ESG performance, Bursa Malaysia says.
Climate Risk
Korea Kicks Off First Meeting of New Green Finance Task Force
By Manesh Samtani | 13/08/2020
The task force will establish a monitoring system for climate-related financial risks, lead efforts to boost investment in green industries, and promote ESG investing in Korea.
Sustainable Finance
Singapore Fund Managers Expect Covid to Accelerate ESG Investing
By Manesh Samtani | 13/08/2020
A new survey by IMAS found that two-thirds of Singapore fund managers expect the adoption of ESG investing to accelerate as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic.
Sustainable Finance
Taiwan to Introduce Social & Sustainability Bonds by Year End
By Editors | 06/08/2020
Taiwan’s FSC will direct OTC market operator Taipei Exchange to develop new guidelines for issuing social and sustainability bonds.
Cloud & Infrastructure
MAS to Set Up Regional Digital Finance Institute
By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 06/08/2020
The Asia Institute of Digital Finance will be jointly operated by MAS, the National Research Foundation and the National University of Singapore.
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