ESG / 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.

ESG / Sustainability

Environmental Disclosure a Focal Point for Singapore FIs: Study

By Editors | 26/04/2021

Financial institutions in Singapore place significant importance on ESG performance, with a heavy focus on climate considerations.

Fintech / Regtech

Regulatory Future Proofing with In-Memory Computing

By Editors | 24/04/2021

In-memory analytics tools allow even the most complex of regulatory calculations to be performed in minutes or seconds rather than hours.

ESG / Sustainability

European Sustainability Reporting Standards Within 18 Months

By ESG Investor | 23/04/2021

Patrick de Cambourg, Chair of the EFRAG Project Task Force, told ESG Investor that the formation of the EU sustainability reporting standards will be collaborative.

ESG / Sustainability

APRA Issues Draft Guidance on Climate-related Financial Risk

By Manesh Samtani | 22/04/2021

The consultation says institutions and boards may face liability risks if they do not adequately consider or respond to the impacts of climate change.