Reporting & Disclosures

Sustainable Finance

Thailand Publishes Sustainable Finance Taxonomy

By Ranamita Chakraborty | 03/07/2023

Stakeholders are expected to adopt the taxonomy as a reference tool for policymaking, accessing green funding as well as managing climate risks.

Reporting & Disclosures

The Philippines Publishes Inaugural Sustainability Report

By Ranamita Chakraborty | 03/07/2023

The Philippines’ central bank has plans to develop a taxonomy and provide regulatory incentives to encourage financing for sustainable investments.

Structural Regulation

HKEX Confirms Plans to Expand Paperless Listing Regime

By Editors | 02/07/2023

HKEX will reduce the number of submission documents required from issuers and mandate electronic means as the only mode of submission.

Reporting & Disclosures

VCMI Introduces Carbon Offset Rules

By Ranamita Chakraborty | 30/06/2023

Companies must choose carbon credits that meet strict quality thresholds aligned with the Integrity Council for Voluntary Carbon Markets Core Carbon Principles to make climate claims under the new VCMI rules.

Reporting & Disclosures

MAS Issues Consultation to Include Coal Phaseout in Taxonomy

By Editors | 28/06/2023

MAS decided to issue a fourth consultation to include criteria for coal phaseout projects in the Singapore-Asia Taxonomy.

Trading & Investment

SFC to Further Enhance Market Connectivity With Mainland

By Manesh Samtani | 28/06/2023

SFC chief Julia Leung said at an ASIFMA event that new Mainland-based derivatives contracts will be launched in Hong Kong.

ESG Data

MAS Proposes Industry Code for ESG Data Providers

By Editors | 28/06/2023

The code establishes industry standards of transparency in methodologies and data sources, governance, and conflicts of interest management.

Reporting & Disclosures

MAS-SGX-CDSC Partnership to Expand Access to Climate Transition Data

By Ranamita Chakraborty | 28/06/2023

Work is scheduled to start in Q1 2024, with the goal of integrating MAS’ Project Greenprint’s ESGenome disclosure portal and CDSC’s Net-Zero Data Public Utility global repository of climate transition-related data.

Reporting & Disclosures

Australia Issues Second Consultation on Climate Disclosures

By Ranamita Chakraborty | 28/06/2023

The Australian government is looking to enforce mandatory climate-related reporting obligations for the country’s largest companies and financial institutions starting from 1 July 2024.