Posts By Regulation Asia
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News
TCFD Guide Helps Central Banks Manage, Report Climate Risks
NGFS ‘how-to’ guide allows central banks to take own specificities into account and decide on the scope and depth of their disclosure.
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Asia-Pacific
Mandatory TCFD Reporting in Singapore from 2023
Climate reporting will be mandatory for financial institutions from financial year 2023; board diversity policies to be disclosed in annual reports.
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Asia-Pacific
Malaysia Consults on Climate Risk, Disclosures for Finance Sector
Guidance to be issued on climate risk management, scenario analysis and TCFD-aligned disclosures.
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Asia-Pacific
HK Bourse Finalises New Rules on Governance, Board Diversity
Amended corporate governance code and listing rules will require firms to ensure board independence, refreshment, and diversity from January 2022.
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Industry
FATF Calls for Global Action on Environmental Crime
Task Force partners with international organisations to focus on money laundering, data collection and company transparency.
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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...
