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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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