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News Coverage on regulatory mandates, standards and challenges in ESG reporting and sustainability disclosures for financial and non-financial entities.
Structural Regulation
Philippine SEC Issues New Corporate Governance Code
By Editors | 10/01/2020
The new code comes into effect on 12 January, and gives public companies and registered issuers 6 months to submit a new manual on corporate governance.
AI Risk & Governance
Technology to Drive Regulatory Agenda in 2020: Thomson Reuters
By Manesh Samtani | 09/01/2020
Technology has displaced the 2008 financial crisis as the main issue driving the international regulatory agenda, says a new report from Thomson Reuters.
Sustainable Finance
Singapore Fund Managers See Opportunity in ESG Investing: IMAS
By Manesh Samtani | 08/01/2020
The 5th annual IMAS Investment Managers’ Outlook Survey shows that 2020 could be the biggest year yet for ESG investing for Singapore fund managers.
Structural Regulation
TWSE Amends Disclosure Rules to Transition to Bilingual Capital Market
By Editors | 03/01/2020
TWSE listed companies with end-2019 paid-in capital over $500mn will be required to publish informational materials in both Chinese and English from 1 July.
Climate Risk
BNM Publishes Draft Taxonomy to Help FIs Classify Climate Risks
By Editors | 02/01/2020
Supervised institutions are expected to integrate climate-related risks and considerations into their business strategies and risk management practices, BNM says.
Reporting & Disclosures
Japan Solicits Feedback on Revised Stewardship Code
By Editors | 24/12/2019
The changes add expectations that sustainability issues will be considered in the investment process, and introduce expectations for service providers.
Climate Risk
HKEX to Include Climate Risk Disclosures in ESG Framework
By Manesh Samtani | 19/12/2019
Listed companies will have to disclose climate-related issues on a ‘comply or explain’ basis, HKEX said in its conclusions from a May consultation to update its ESG reporting framework
Reporting & Disclosures
Asset Managers Looking to Boost ESG, Climate Efforts: SFC
By Manesh Samtani | 17/12/2019
There is significant interest among asset management firms to step up their ESG efforts and management of environmental and climate risks, an SFC survey has found.
Structural Regulation
KRX to Simplify KOSDAQ Listing Requirements Next Year
By Editors | 12/12/2019
Korea Exchange plans to reform the listing requirements of the KOSDAQ market by shifting the focus to the future growth potential of companies.
Reporting & Disclosures
Japan to Revise Stewardship Code to Include ESG Factors
By Editors | 12/12/2019
The proposed revisions could be adopted as early as March, increasing the focus on ESG factors for institutional investors in Japan.
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