Sustainability & ESG

Trading & Investment

ASIC Extends Deadline for Super Fund Portfolio Disclosures

By Editors | 30/10/2019

The first reporting day for portfolio holdings disclosure was set for 31 December this year, but the regulations which set out how this disclosure is to be organised have not yet been made.

Sustainable Finance

NGFS Publishes Guide to Sustainable Investing for Central Banks

By Editors | 21/10/2019

The guide identifies the five most common ‘sustainable and responsible investment’ strategies used in central bank portfolio management.

Sustainable Finance

China, Indonesia Lead Emerging Markets in Sustainable Banking

By Manesh Samtani | 14/10/2019

China and Indonesia have demonstrated pioneering policy actions and regulatory initiatives, resulting in changing practices at financial institutions, the Sustainable Banking Network says.

Reporting & Disclosures

Japan Hosts First-ever TCFD Summit

By Editors | 09/10/2019

Speaking at the Summit, BOE governor Mark Carney lauded Japan’s support for the TCFD, but said more needs to be done globally to enhance climate-related financial disclosures.

Structural Regulation

New HKMA Chief Signals Priorities for Term Ahead

By Manesh Samtani | 04/10/2019

Incoming HKMA chief Eddie Yue vowed to defend Hong Kong’s currency peg, promote market development opportunities, and foster a better ecosystem for fintech, regtech and suptech.

Climate Risk

BNM to Require FIs to Report Climate-related Exposures

By Editors | 02/10/2019

Malaysia’s central bank will use the reported data to set new regulatory standards that better reflect the risks from climate-related exposures.

Reporting & Disclosures

WFE Partners with UN Sustainable Stock Exchanges Initiative

By Editors | 30/09/2019

The WFE and SSE will collaborate to enhance ESG disclosure at stock exchanges. They have also jointly published a blueprint for embedding sustainability in stock exchange operations.

Reporting & Disclosures

FMA Issues Draft Guidance on Responsible Investment

By Editors | 30/09/2019

New Zealand’s FMA is seeking feedback on how responsible investment products should be described, labelled and promoted to investors.

Sustainable Finance

Experts Bemoan Hong Kong’s Slow Green Finance Reform

By AsianInvestor | 24/09/2019

The city’s regulator and central bank must introduce guidance and rules more aggressively if they want to show that Hong Kong is committed to green finance, say industry participants.