Reporting & Disclosures

Reporting & Disclosures

Almost All SGX Companies Produce Sustainability Reports Since Mandate

By Editors | 04/12/2019

99.8% of SGX listed companies have produced sustainability reports, according to a joint review conducted by SGX RegCo and the Centre for Governance, Institutions and Organisations.

Reporting & Disclosures

BSP to Phase In ESG-related Regulations for Banks

By Editors | 28/11/2019

The first phase will involve high-level principles on ESG integration. The second will provide granular expectations. The third will cover regulatory incentives.

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.

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.