All posts tagged "Sustainable Finance"
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415FeatureHong Kong Launches New Certification Scheme for ESG Funds
The new green finance certification scheme for ESG funds is an extension of the HKQAA's certification service for green funds, launched in September 2019.
May 15, 2020 -
472InternationalICMA Publishes High-level Definitions For Sustainable Finance
There is a need for convergence on terminology among markets participants, wider stakeholders, as well as policymakers and regulators, ICMA says.
May 13, 2020 -
1.5KFeatureHK Regulators Establish Green and Sustainable Finance Steering Group
Initiated by the HKMA and SFC, the Steering Group will coordinate across other agencies and sectors to position Hong Kong as a global leader in green and sustainable finance.
May 5, 2020 -
535FeatureIOSCO Forms Task Force to Address Sustainable Finance Issues
The Task Force will work on sustainability and ESG disclosure challenges for investors, including to enhance transparency and address investor protection issues.
April 15, 2020 -
433Big PictureShort Selling May Help Mitigate the Effects of Covid-19 Crisis
ISLA's Council for Sustainable Finance says short selling can be a "positive mechanism", and banning it can harm price discovery and liquidity.
April 14, 2020 -
647Big PictureIIF Calls for Global Alignment of Sustainability Efforts
The IIF paper says fragmentation around climate risk assessment has emerged in the areas of prudential regulation and supervision, market and conduct regulation, taxonomy and disclosure.
March 6, 2020 -
489Asia-PacificASIFMA Calls for Global Coordination of Sustainability Efforts
Fragmented approaches to sustainable finance may ultimately undermine the development of sustainable finance through increased complexity and lack of coordination.
March 3, 2020 -
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ICMA Publishes Compendium of Global Sustainable Finance Initiatives
Key international initiatives identified are the Equator Principles, the FSB TCFD Recommendations, the G20 Sustainable Finance Study Group, the NGFS, and the UN SDGs.
February 24, 2020 -
589FeatureMAS to Broaden Range of Climate Risks Included in Stress Tests
The current priority is to collect climate-related data and understand how it impacts FIs in order to conduct a proper stress test, says MAS board member Ong Ye Kung.
February 5, 2020 -
669Asia-PacificThailand, Luxembourg Explore Financial Market Cooperation
Thailand's SEC and LuxSE have discussed cooperation to promote sustainable finance, while also agreeing to explore the creation of a trading link between the two countries.
February 4, 2020
