At the Asian Financial Forum, SFC chief Ashley Alder discussed the steps Hong Kong has taken to support a greener and more sustainable future.
January 19, 2021Ahead of COP26 in November, a plethora of regulatory and legislative changes as well as industry-level initiatives will drastically impact the ESG investing space.
January 14, 2021The harmonised global sustainability reporting framework offers comprehensive “running start” in standardised disclosure.
January 13, 2021Using the TCFD recommendations as the basis for developing requirements or guidance for climate-related disclosures will help avoid the risk of market fragmentation, the FSB says.
December 23, 2020A cross-agency steering group has announced a green and sustainable finance strategy for Hong Kong and five key action points.
December 18, 2020At its 45th Annual Meeting, the IOSCO Board approved two additional priority themes for 2021 as well as further work to promote consistent sustainable finance disclosures.
November 26, 2020One possible option is for the IFRS Foundation to establish a new sustainability standards board, operating alongside the IASB, focusing initially on climate-related matters.
October 2, 2020IFRS 9 should be applied flexibly rather than mechanistically when estimating ECL, and payment moratorium periods can be excluded from the counting of days past due.
April 6, 2020