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    Sustainable Finance

    Global Leaders Call for Immediate Action on VCM Standards

    By Editors | 26/06/2023

    Coalescing around standards being developed by ICVCM and VCMI was deemed essential for the efficient operation of VCMs.

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    ESG Data

    Swiss Financial Institutions to Beta Test NZDPU

    By ESG Investor | 26/06/2023

    The NZDPU intends to provide an open, free, and centralised repository for net-zero climate transition data.

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    Structural Regulation

    IOSCO Seeks Feedback on Goodwill to Improve Accounting Standards

    By Ranamita Chakraborty | 26/06/2023

    Feedback received will play a crucial role in shaping IOSCO’s recommendations for regulators, auditors, issuers, and those responsible for governance.

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    Sustainable Finance

    ICMA Issues Updates to Guidelines and Principles

    By Ranamita Chakraborty | 26/06/2023

    The ICMA’s climate transition finance handbook and sustainability-linked bond principles were updated, along with the release of additional guidance.

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    Anti-Money Laundering

    FATF Plenary: Cameroon, Croatia and Vietnam Added to Grey List

    By Manesh Samtani | 26/06/2023

    The FATF will publish on 27 June its fourth update on the implementation of the recommendations on virtual assets and VASPs.

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    ESG Data

    TNFD Confirms Intention to Establish Nature Data Utility

    By ESG Investor | 25/06/2023

    Panellists at Paris summit for a New Global Financial Pact underlined the importance of integrating climate and nature considerations, with access to data a pitfall for both.

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    Anti-Money Laundering

    Switzerland Freezes $26m in Crypto Linked to Terra Collapse

    By Editors | 25/06/2023

    The assets, held at digital asset bank Sygnum, were frozen in response to a request from US and Korean authorities.

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    Reporting & Disclosures

    MAS Partners UNDP, GLEIF to Digitise ESG Credentials for MSMEs

    By Ranamita Chakraborty | 23/06/2023

    Project Savannah will establish a common framework of ESG metrics for MSMEs, enabling them to meet the UN SDGs and facilitate their access to cross-border opportunities.

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    Anti-Money Laundering

    US, EU Push for UAE Removal from FATF Gray List

    By Editors | 23/06/2023

    Some officials have reportedly been pushing for UAE to be removed from the FATF’s grey list. The country could be removed in as soon as a few months.

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    Cloud & Infrastructure

    FSB Consults on Third-Party Risk Management Toolkit

    By Editors | 23/06/2023

    The toolkit has been developed amid a growing reliance on third-party service providers for critical financial sector operations.

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