Sustainability & ESG

Emerging Prudential Risks

Singapore Ranks Among Top Countries in New Global Risk Index

By Nithya Subramanian | 22/10/2025

The new index by Henley & Partners finds resilience increasingly concentrated in adaptive, well-governed nations amid compounding geopolitical and economic shocks.

Sustainable Finance

Taiwan FSC Outlines Progress on Green and Transition Finance

By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 22/10/2025

The FSC reports significant progress on its “Green and Transition Finance Action Plan”, already reaching 78 percent of its 2030 investment and financing goal.

Sustainable Finance

Bursa Malaysia, Malaysia Forest Fund Partner to Develop Carbon Market

By Nithya Subramanian | 22/10/2025

The partnership aims to integrate forest conservation initiatives into the national carbon market framework, paving the way for credible, tradeable carbon instruments.

Reporting & Disclosures

Hong Kong, Malaysia Adopt Global Sustainability Ethics Rules

By Manesh Samtani | 21/10/2025

The jurisdictions are implementing IESBA standards for sustainability reporting and assurance, with regulators set to establish formal oversight frameworks for all practitioners.

Structural Regulation

Australia Unveils Regulatory Roadmap with New Coordination Mandate

By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 20/10/2025

The Australian government has released a two-year financial reform plan, introducing new principles to improve the rollout of major regulations.

Structural Regulation

India’s IFSCA Proposes Fund Rule Changes to Streamline Operations

By Nithya Subramanian | 20/10/2025

The draft amendments seek to simplify fund manager eligibility, extend fundraising timelines, clarify investor rights, and introduce targeted disclosure and ESG reliefs.

Climate Risk

G20 Pushes Climate Adaptation Plans, Backs Carbon Data Model

By Manesh Samtani | 20/10/2025

New SFWG report details principles for integrating resilience into transition plans and seeks to bolster carbon market integrity through data standardisation.

Sustainable Finance

Philippines Issues First Carbon Credit Rules for Energy Sector

By Editors | 20/10/2025

The Department of Energy has released its first carbon credit framework, but observers worry the energy-only focus may fragment the market.

Reporting & Disclosures

BIS, HKMA Unveil AI Platform to Tackle Scope 3 Emissions

By Manesh Samtani | 20/10/2025

Project Symbiosis proof-of-concept uses AI to help firms and SMEs report Scope 3 data and access sustainable finance.