Sustainability & ESG

    Conduct, Culture & Accountability

    TWSE Amends Listed Company Guidelines to Enhance Governance, CSR

    By Editors | 18/02/2020

    The amendments include stock trading controls to prevent insider trading, ethical management units at listed companies, and disclosures of governance practices for managing climate risk.

    Sustainable Finance

    Hedge Funds Face High Expectations on ESG Adoption

    By Editors | 11/02/2020

    ESG and sustainability considerations have become a ‘must-have’ in the hedge fund industry, says a new report from KPMG, AIMA, CAIA and CREATE-Research.

    Climate Risk

    FSAP Stress Tests to Prioritise Climate Risk Assessments: IMF

    By Manesh Samtani | 08/02/2020

    The IMF is adding climate-related factors to its existing stress-testing methodology to help government and private-sector leaders prepare for potential financial shocks.

    Climate Risk

    MAS to Broaden Range of Climate Risks Included in Stress Tests

    By Editors | 05/02/2020

    The current priority is to collect climate-related data and understand how it impacts FIs in order to conduct a proper stress test, says MAS board member Ong Ye Kung.

    Reporting & Disclosures

    SGX, IPOS Launch Joint Initiative to Unlock Value from Intangible Assets

    By Editors | 05/02/2020

    Until end-2020, a pilot programme will help companies undergo an evaluation and audit process to assess their intangible assets as indicators of business value.

    Sustainable Finance

    Thailand, Luxembourg Explore Financial Market Cooperation

    By Editors | 04/02/2020

    Thailand’s SEC and LuxSE have discussed cooperation to promote sustainable finance, while also agreeing to explore the creation of a trading link between the two countries.

    Structural Regulation

    World Federation of Exchanges Sets Out 2020 Priorities

    By Editors | 04/02/2020

    In 2020, the WFE will focus its work on the role of exchanges in creating data, the role of CCPs in ensuring systemic safety, and ESG issues.

    ESG Data

    Refinitiv Launches ESG Data Initiative at WEF, Davos

    By Editors | 23/01/2020

    The Alliance aims to identify and consolidate the fundamental ESG and alternative data firms require to make sustainable investment decisions and positively contribute to the UN SDGs.

    Structural Regulation

    SET Unveils Three Pillar Growth Strategy for 2020

    By Editors | 21/01/2020

    The SET will look to set up trading links with Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar and Vietnam this year, expecting much of its growth to be driven by offshore-related investment products and IPOs.

    Climate Risk

    BIS Calls on Central Banks to Coordinate Action on Climate Change

    By Manesh Samtani | 21/01/2020

    Without coordinated action, a new global financial crisis triggered by climate change would render central banks and financial supervisors powerless.

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