ESG / SUSTAINABILITY

ESG / Sustainability

LuxSE Displays First Sustainability Bond from Thailand on LGX

By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 30/04/2021

Thailand opted to list the sustainability bond on the Luxembourg Green Exchange to strengthen access to the international investor community.

ESG / Sustainability

HK Green Banks Alliance Hosts First Roundtable

By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 29/04/2021

HKMA Chief Eddie Yue urged banks to transform into ‘green banks’. HSBC and BOCHK announced plans to expand their green finance business.

ESG / Sustainability

RBI Joins Network for Greening the Financial System

By Editors | 29/04/2021

The RBI expects to benefit from the membership of NGFS by learning from and contributing to global efforts on green finance.

ESG / Sustainability

Malaysia SC Publishes Updated Corporate Governance Code

By Editors | 29/04/2021

The update focuses on selection and nomination processes for directors, including to address issues with board diversity and sustainability.

ESG / Sustainability

Japan FSA to Issue Climate Risk Guidelines for Banks

By Ranamita Chakraborty | 29/04/2021

Financial institutions will be expected to incentivise borrowers to decarbonise through loan terms and preferential interest rates.

Securities / Derivatives

MAS Forms Industry Group to Develop Asset Management Sector

By Editors | 28/04/2021

The Singapore Funds Industry Group will bring together key players to formulate strategies to develop the asset management ecosystem.

ESG / Sustainability

IMAS Launches ESG E-Learning Module for Asset Managers

By Editors | 27/04/2021

The module covers the EnRM Guidelines issued by MAS in December, supplemented with case studies to facilitate application by the industry.

AML / KYC

Mitigating Illicit Convergence in Transnational Financial Crime

By Editors | 27/04/2021

Rani Hong, Sasha Lezhnev, Ben Spevack and Che Sidanius discuss efforts under way to prevent the illicit exploitation of legal infrastructures for crime.

ESG / Sustainability

Australia: Super Fund Body Launches New Climate Change Policy

By Ranamita Chakraborty | 27/04/2021

The Australian Council of Superannuation Investors is seeking the integration of climate change risk in super fund investment strategies.