Posts By Regulation Asia
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News
ISDA Calls for Legal Clarity on Voluntary Carbon Credits
Clarification would support the drafting of standardised documentation for a voluntary carbon credit OTC derivatives market.
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Asia-Pacific
HKEX Launches Net Zero Guide, ESG Metrics on STAGE
The Net Zero Guide will help companies develop a pathway to net-zero. A new equities section on STAGE will provide a consolidated...
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Asia-Pacific
Australian Parliament Approves Magnitsky-style Sanctions Law
The legislation will allow Australia to address gross human rights violations, serious corruption, malicious cyber activity, among other themes.
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Asia-Pacific
HK SFC Targets Adoption of Global ESG Standards
SFC currently evaluating ESG disclosures “much more closely” and looking for more ways to reduce opportunities for greenwashing.
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Asia-Pacific
Japan FSA Calls for Sharper Focus on ‘Transition’ Concept
FSA’s Satoshi Ikeda says corporate disclosures need to capture genuine progressive efforts towards achieving carbon net zero, not just point-in-time snapshots. Good...
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News
IOSCO Issues Final Report on Regulating ESG Ratings and Data
Includes recommendation for regulators to ask ESG ratings and data providers for more transparent methodologies.
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Asia-Pacific
HK Debuts Euro-Denominated Green Bond
A 20-year tranche issued under Green Bond Programme is the longest tenor euro-denominated bond by an Asian government.
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Asia-Pacific
NZ Issues Guidance on Mandatory Climate Disclosure Regime
In-scope financial institutions and listed companies will have to file their first climate statements from July 2024.
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Industry
BCBS Consults on Principles for Banks’ Management of Climate Risks
Guidance for banks on corporate governance, internal control frameworks, risk management, risk reporting, and scenario analysis, among other areas.
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Asia-Pacific
Project Greenprint: MAS Unveils Plans to Boost Green Finance
To support the green finance ecosystem, four interoperable platforms will be developed by the project.
