ESG / SUSTAINABILITY

    ESG / Sustainability

    Sri Lanka Must Provide ‘Adequate Assurances’ for IMF Assistance

    By Duruthu E Chandrasekera | 22/04/2022

    The UNDP says Sri Lanka should introduce a temporary basic income and negotiate “debt-for-nature” swaps. The stock market has been closed all week.

    ESG / Sustainability

    UK FCA Finalises Rules on Board Diversity Disclosure, Targets

    By Editors | 21/04/2022

    At least 40 percent of the board, and at least one senior position, should be held by women. Disclosures requirements apply for accounting periods starting 1 April 2022.

    Crypto / Digital Assets

    Asset Managers Should Put Customers at Heart: SGX

    By Manesh Samtani | 21/04/2022

    At the IMAS Digital Summit 2022, SGX CEO Loh Boon Chye discussed the exchange’s approach to digital assets and technology adoption.

    ESG / Sustainability

    IMF Creates New Loan-Based Resilience and Sustainability Trust

    By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 21/04/2022

    The IMF’s new loan-based trust seeks to help lower middle-income countries deal with external shocks like climate change and pandemics.

    ESG / Sustainability

    ABS Launches Environmental Risk Questionnaire for Banks

    By Editors | 21/04/2022

    The ABS has launched an industry standard template to help banks engage corporate clients in the assessment and mitigation of environmental risk issues.

    Crypto / Digital Assets

    FSB Warns of Emerging Vulnerabilities, Financial Stability Risks

    By Manesh Samtani | 21/04/2022

    Global financial stability cannot be taken for granted going forward, FSB Chair Klaas Knot said in a letter to G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors.

    Securities / Derivatives

    CSRC Finalises New Rules on Investor Relations Management

    By Darien Choong | 20/04/2022

    The guidelines require listed companies to enhance their investor relations practices, including by providing more ESG information in communications.

    Big Picture

    SBTi Offers Guidance to FIs on Setting Net Zero Targets

    By Editors | 19/04/2022

    SBTi’s new paper provides principles, definitions, metrics, and target formulation considerations for FIs to set quantitative net-zero targets.

    ESG / Sustainability

    FSA Issues Guidance to Japanese FIs on Using NGFS Scenarios

    By Editors | 19/04/2022

    The guidance will help Japanese financial institutions use of the NGFS scenarios to conduct climate-related financial risk analysis, the FSA said.

    ESG / Sustainability

    JPX Issues Framework for Digitally Tracked Green Bonds

    By Manesh Samtani | 19/04/2022

    JPX also announced a partnership with Hitachi, Nomura Securities and BOOSTRY to issue the first publicly-offered bonds under the new framework.

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