Posts By Regulation Asia
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Asia-Pacific
Japan FSA Consults to Boost Social Bonds
Regulator aims to promote issuance of social bonds by private sector, but prevent ‘social washing’.
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News
Supervisors Must Step up Action on Biodiversity Loss – WWF
Report calls for capital requirements to be hiked to reflect exposure to sectors detrimental to nature.
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Asia-Pacific
HK Launches Centre for Green and Sustainable Finance
New centre to serve as a cross-sector platform to coordinate transition efforts and repository for resources, data and analytics.
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Industry
Global Governance Body Planned for Voluntary Carbon Markets
A new governance body will be formed to standardise operations of voluntary carbon markets and unify them behind a consistent set of...
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News
G20 Endorses use of Carbon Pricing
The use of carbon pricing mechanisms and incentives was included in the G20 communique among the set of tools to facilitate the...
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Industry
FSB Urges Climate Coordination ahead of G20 Meeting
Interconnected climate-related financial risks demand coordinated action, warns FSB, ahead of G20 Venice Summit.
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News
Robust Governance Key to Post-pandemic Recovery – OECD
With significantly fewer companies using public equity markets, OECD calls for strengthening of corporate governance policies and frameworks.
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Industry
IOSCO Proposes Sustainability Rules for Asset Managers
Recommendations for securities regulators cover practices, product disclosure, supervision and enforcement, terminology, and investor education.
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Asia-Pacific
HK SFC Refreshes Disclosure Guidance for ESG Funds
ESG funds will have to disclose how they attain their ESG focus, referencing criteria, measurement methodologies, and benchmarks used.
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Asia-Pacific
FSA Panel Maps Japan’s Transition Path
The panel says the FSA should introduce a code of conduct for ESG data providers and develop an information platform for ESG-related...
