Sustainability & ESG

    Sustainable Finance

    SC Malaysia Releases Five-Year Sustainable Investment Roadmap

    By Editors | 27/11/2019

    The Securities Commission has released a roadmap charting out Malaysia’s path to becoming a regional leader in sustainable and responsible investment.

    Alternative Markets

    SGX Becomes First Asian Exchange to List Catastrophe Bonds

    By Editors | 27/11/2019

    The ‘World Bank Philippines Catastrophe Bonds’ will finance up to $225mn of financial protection against earthquakes and tropical cyclones for the Philippines over the next three years.

    Sustainable Finance

    Why the HKMA is Taking ESG Investing Seriously

    By AsianInvestor | 26/11/2019

    The head of risk for the de-facto central bank’s investment portfolio explains why it is implementing ESG principles into its investing practices.

    Credit Risk

    Vietnam Banks to Include ESG Factors in Credit Risk Analysis

    By Editors | 26/11/2019

    The State Bank of Vietnam has directed all Vietnamese banks to include ESG risk assessments in credit risk analysis and establish dedicated ESG analysis units by 2025.

    Credit Risk

    Significant Variation Among Banks in HKFRS 9 Reporting – Study

    By Manesh Samtani | 26/11/2019

    Only some banks have been able to fully address the HKFRS 9 financial disclosure requirements, according to a new study from Mazars Hong Kong.

    Credit Risk

    SEBI Requires Listed Companies to Disclose Defaults Within 24 Hours

    By Editors | 22/11/2019

    Effective from 1 January, once a listed company falls 30 days behind on loan repayment it will have 24 hours to disclose the default, even before it is classified as an NPA by the lender.

    Reporting & Disclosures

    EP Association Adopts 4th Iteration of ‘Equator Principles’

    By Editors | 21/11/2019

    DBS becomes the newest of 101 financial institutions to adopt the ‘Equator Principles’, a globally recognised framework for determining, assessing and managing environment and social risk in project finance.

    Market Risk

    BCBS Consults on Pillar 3 Disclosure for Market Risk, Sovereign Exposures

    By Editors | 15/11/2019

    The first consultation sets out adjustments to Pillar 3 templates to reflect the revised market risk framework; the second consults on voluntary disclosure templates for banks’ sovereign exposures.

    Structural Regulation

    Regulation Asia Awards: SGX Wins Exchange of the Year

    By Editors | 14/11/2019

    SGX has been awarded Exchange of the Year in the 2nd Regulation Asia Awards for Excellence 2019.

    Sustainable Finance

    MAS to Establish Singapore as a Leading Centre for Green Finance

    By Manesh Samtani | 11/11/2019

    Our goal is to be a leading centre for green finance in Asia and globally, said Singapore Minister for Education Ong Ye Kung at Singapore Fintech Festival x SWITCH 2019.

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