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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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