Posts By Regulation Asia
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Asia-Pacific
DBS Unveils Sustainable Finance Framework for Clients
The framework and taxonomy will help DBS clients transition to more sustainable business models, providing them transition financing to do so.
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Asia-Pacific
HKMA Sets Out Principles for Supervisory Approach on Climate
The HKMA expects the results of the industry greenness self-assessments in August 2020, which will inform its supervisory expectations ahead of a...
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Asia-Pacific
MAS Consults on Environmental Risk Management Guidelines for FIs
The guidelines set out MAS’ supervisory expectations for banks, insurers and asset managers in their governance, risk management, and disclosure of environmental...
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News
NGFS Publishes Scenarios for Climate Risk Assessments
The publications will allow NGFS members and the FIs they supervise to better identify, quantify and mitigate climate risks in the financial...
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Asia-Pacific
MAS Seeks Cooperation with China on Green Finance
MAS managing director Ravi Menon suggests that China and Singapore work together to create frameworks for green and sustainability-linked loans, customised for...
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Features
Green Crime: A Global Challenge Requiring a Global Response
A coherent global response and unifying standards are needed to tackle illegal wildlife trade and environmental crime. Financial institutions have a crucial...
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Industry
ICMA Releases Guidance for Issuers of Sustainability-Linked Bonds
Sustainability-linked bonds are performance-based bond instruments where the issuer is committing to future improvements in sustainability outcomes within a predefined timeline.
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Asia-Pacific
KRX to Waive Fees for Issuers of ESG Bonds – Report
KRX will also launch a centralised platform where investors can obtain the investment information and disclosures of each bond, as it seeks...
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Asia-Pacific
China: Fossil Fuel Projects No Longer Eligible for Green Bond Financing
The removal of clean coal from the list of eligible projects will make it easier for foreign investors to play a greater...
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Asia-Pacific
SEBI Panel Proposes Creation of ‘Social Stock Exchanges’
Non-profit organisations would be allowed to directly list bonds on social stock exchanges housed within existing exchanges such as the BSE or...
