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ESG / Sustainability

Banking on a Sustainable Future

By Editors | 27/07/2022

Organisastions are faced with the challenge of understanding the nuances of regulations and ensuring they have sufficient capacity to apply them in daily business activities.

ESG / Sustainability

ASEAN+3 Ministers Pledge to Maintain Regional Stability

By Editors | 19/05/2022

The CMIM is being enhanced to allow ASEAN+3 members to use their own and each other’s local currencies for CMIM liquidity support.

Market Infrastructure

LIBOR Transition Challenges Remain in APAC Loans Market

By Editors | 21/04/2022

In a survey of APLMA member institutions, more than half of respondents said they would not complete remediation of their legacy book until H1 2023.

ESG / Sustainability

APLMA, LMA, LSTA Publish New ESG Guidance Documents

By Editors | 06/03/2022

The guidance documents are intended to support the development of green, social, and sustainability-linked loans.

Market Infrastructure

Open Letter from FPIs to SEBI on T+1 Settlement

By Editors | 30/09/2021

ASIFMA, Asia TraderForum and The Investment Association have issued an open letter on behalf of FPIs asking SEBI to delay implementation of T+1 settlement.

Market Infrastructure

APLMA, TMA Issue Guidance on SOFR Adoption in Loan Markets

By Manesh Samtani | 15/09/2021

The HKMA said it supports the publication of the new information note, which sets out options to replace USD LIBOR with SOFR in loan contracts.

Market Infrastructure

Trade Associations Issue Update to Green Loan Principles

By Editors | 15/02/2021

The update includes social risks in the categories to be considered as part of project evaluation and selection. Previously only environmental risks were included.

Market Infrastructure

APLMA Seeks Consensus on SOFR-based Loan Facilities in APAC

By Manesh Samtani | 19/11/2020

New discussion drafts cover the use of SOFR for USD loan facilities in APAC, one using the compounded average approach and the other based on Daily Simple SOFR.

Market Infrastructure

Covid Disrupts APAC LIBOR Transition, But Market Participants Unfazed

By Editors | 23/07/2020

A poll of APAC corporate treasury, finance and legal executives by APLMA and Bloomberg showed most participants still aim to be on track for the move to risk-free-rates by end-2021.