Climate Risk

New Guidance on Integrating Climate Change in Investment Process

28/09/2020

CFA Institute says 75% of global C-level executives in the investment industry believe climate change is important, but only 40% incorporate it in their investment process.

Trading & Investment

CSRC Approves ZCE Polyester Staple Fiber Futures Contract

28/09/2020

The new contract will provide relevant enterprises open, continuous and transparent price signals and effective risk management tools, the CSRC said.

Sustainable Finance

China Yangtze Power Lists Depositary Receipts in London

28/09/2020

Yangtze Power is the first Chinese issuer to receive LSE’s ‘Green Economy Mark’, which recognises firms that derive at least half of revenues from the green economy.

Trading & Investment

UK Manager Baillie Gifford Sets Up China Fund Unit

28/09/2020

Baillie Gifford has become the latest foreign asset manager to set up a wholly-owned securities investment fund unit in China.

Reporting & Disclosures

SET Launches ESG Development Services for Listed Companies

28/09/2020

The sustainability-related data and services are being provided through SETLink, the SET’s online information disclosure platform.

Structural Regulation

Taiwan FSC Issues New Rules on Domestic OBU Accounts

28/09/2020

About 90,000 of Taiwan’s 130,000 OBU accounts are owned by overseas firms that are actually Taiwanese companies.

CBDCs

HKMA Selects ConsenSys to Lead Next Phase of CBDC Project

28/09/2020

Project Inthanon-LionRock studied the application of a CBDC for cross-border payments. ConsenSys will lead implementation of the project’s next phase.

Trading & Investment

Chinese Regulators to Combine QFII, RQFII from 1 November

27/09/2020

The move to combine the QFII and RQFII into a single ‘qualified foreign investor’ regime is aimed at further easing foreign access to China’s capital markets.

Trading & Investment

FTSE Russell to Include Chinese Govt Bonds in Global Index

27/09/2020

FTSE Russell cites significant market infrastructure improvements to expand access to international investors, improve liquidity, and develop settlement and custody processes.