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Reporting & Disclosures
Green Funds Largely Unaligned with Paris Agreement – S&P
By ESG Investor | 14/06/2022
S&P looked at nearly 12,000 equity mutual funds and ETFs representing more than USD 20 trillion in market value. About 11% were aligned with the Paris goals.
Structural Regulation
MAS, IFC, UNDP Launch Global MSME Empowerment Programme
By Editors | 14/06/2022
The programme will seek to help MSMEs build financial literacy and digital skillsets, address financing gaps and improve financial inclusion.
Climate Risk
Corporate Net Zero Targets on the Rise, But Credibility Lacking
By ESG Investor | 14/06/2022
Roughly 60% of companies with net zero targets have yet to specify whether carbon offsetting will feature in their decarbonisation strategies.
DeFi & Web3
Regulating the Metaverse: A “Metacode” of Conduct
By Kanv Pandit | 14/06/2022
Kanv Pandit highlights the need for a ‘metacode of conduct’ to protect metaverse users from loss and fraud until regulation catches up.
Structural Regulation
Canadian Regulators Propose Revised Derivatives Reporting Rules
By Manesh Samtani | 13/06/2022
The CSA says the proposed rules will enable market participants to harmonise their reporting systems across multiple global regulators.
Anti-Money Laundering
FATF Issues Report on Digital Tools for Law Enforcement
By Editors | 12/06/2022
The report offers guidance on the use of technology for investigations, risk assessment, and AML/CFT information exchange.
PEPs & Sanctions
OFAC Blocks Secondary Market Trading in Russian Debt, Equity
By Editors | 12/06/2022
To date, only the purchase of new issues has been prohibited, and trading in secondary markets has still been allowed.
Reporting & Disclosures
Code of Practice Launches for Voluntary Carbon Markets
By ESG Investor | 10/06/2022
Google, Unilever and Hitachi have signed on to the new code, which aims to improve the integrity of corporate claims about the use of carbon credits.
Emerging Prudential Risks
FSB, IMF Conclude Second G20 Data Gaps Initiative
By Editors | 09/06/2022
A third data gaps initiative has been proposed, to address data gaps relating to climate change, fintech and financial inclusion, among other things.
Climate Risk
EU ETS Reform Proposal Falls at Parliamentary Hurdle
By ESG Investor | 09/06/2022
Some MEPs argued this would result in more emissions in the short term, choosing to vote down the “weaker” proposal altogether, causing delays.
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