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News Coverage on regulatory mandates, standards and challenges in ESG reporting and sustainability disclosures for financial and non-financial entities.
Anti-Money Laundering
PwC Awarded Consulting Firm of the Year
By Editors | 10/12/2021
PwC was recognised for its work in four core areas – risk and regulatory reporting, financial risk management, financial crime compliance and risk mitigation, and cyber and forensics.
Structural Regulation
Bursa Malaysia Awarded ‘Exchange of the Year’
By Editors | 10/12/2021
Bursa Malaysia was recognised for its robust pandemic response, sustainability and ESG work, climate action leadership, and market access initiatives.
ESG Data
Moody’s Wins Best Solution for ESG Score Predictor
By Editors | 10/12/2021
The Moody’s Analytics ESG Score Predictor generates the best approximation of 59 ESG and climate metrics for any company worldwide, based on location, sector, and size.
Structural Regulation
Wolters Kluwer Named Best Solution in Regulatory Reporting
By Editors | 10/12/2021
Wolters Kluwer enables FIs to address increasingly complex regulatory data and reporting requirements, leveraging an upgraded regulatory engine.
Climate Risk
Korea to Conduct First Climate Stress Test in Financial Sector in 2022
By Editors | 09/12/2021
The FSS has introduced a guideline on the management of climate risks in the financial sector. Meanwhile, a green finance handbook will be finalised for publication next year.
Climate Risk
HKMA Shares ‘Sound Practices’ in Bank Climate Strategies
By Manesh Samtani | 09/12/2021
Banks are “strongly encouraged” to enhance their green and sustainability programmes to encompass climate risk management and the sound practices.
Reporting & Disclosures
US Climate Reporting Framework Expected Q1 2022
By ESG Investor | 08/12/2021
The framework is complex and SEC staff want to “get it right first time”, says PRI’s Head of US Policy Gregory Hershman.
Reporting & Disclosures
RBNZ Responds to XRB and MfE Climate Consultations
By Mark Johnston | 07/12/2021
The RBNZ offers suggestions on the new disclosure standards being developed by the XRB, and proposes policy options to increase the flow of private capital into low-emissions investment.
Sustainable Finance
ISDA Calls for Legal Clarity on Voluntary Carbon Credits
By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 06/12/2021
Legal clarity across jurisdictions would support the drafting of standardised documentation for a voluntary carbon credit OTC derivatives market.
Climate Risk
Taiwan Issues Climate Risk Disclosure Guidelines for Banks, Insurers
By Manesh Samtani | 05/12/2021
The first disclosures are expected to be published by the end of June 2023, covering governance, strategy, risk management, and metrics and targets.
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