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Securities / Derivatives
Bank of China Issues First Notes Aligned to Updated CGT
By Editors | 17/06/2022
The Common Ground Taxonomy, first published in November by the EU and China, was updated following consultation.
ESG / Sustainability
PBOC Orders Banks to Finance Water Conservancy Projects
By Darien Choong | 16/06/2022
Policy, development, state-owned, small and medium-sized banks are directed to provide credit to support the construction of water conservancy infrastructure.
ESG / Sustainability
UK Proposes Climate Risk Requirements for Actuaries
By ESG Investor | 15/06/2022
The UK Financial Reporting Council proposes to require actuaries to include climate change and other ESG–related risks in the course of their work.
ESG / Sustainability
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.
ESG / Sustainability
US SEC Probes Goldman Sachs for Suspected Greenwashing
By Editors | 14/06/2022
The SEC is reportedly investigating whether disclosures made to clients accurately described the investment practices used by two Goldman funds.
ESG / Sustainability
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.
Securities / Derivatives
ASIC Issues New Guidance on Prevent Greenwashing in Funds
By Manesh Samtani | 14/06/2022
Being ‘true to label’ is a regulatory must-have when it comes to sustainability-related products, says ASIC deputy chair Karen Chester.
ESG / Sustainability
UK, Japan Formalise Arrangements on Regulatory Cooperation
By Editors | 13/06/2022
UK and Japan participants agreed to establish an innovation working group to provide a space for collaboration on payments, cryptoassets and financial innovation.
ESG / Sustainability
Bursa Malaysia Issues ESG Guidance for Listed Companies
By Editors | 13/06/2022
The guidance is issued as part of an initiative to help listed companies adopt best practices in areas such as governance and sustainability.
ESG / Sustainability
Singapore Prepares to Issue First Sovereign Green Bonds
By Darien Choong | 10/06/2022
Singapore authorities have published a framework setting out how the government will issue and manage sovereign green bond issuances.
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