All posts tagged "BANKS"

• Asia-Pacific

  BIS Announces Plans to Launch Asian Green Bond Fund

  The fund will help channel central bank reserves to green projects in Asia Pacific, complementing two other green bond funds already launched...

• News

  BIS Outlines Principles for Designing Effective Taxonomies

  The principles for sustainable finance taxonomies will facilitate comparability and interoperability across firms and markets, says bank.

• Cop26

  G20 Urged to Build Net Zero Economy, Financial System at COP26

  Carney-led coalition makes case for “clear, credible, and ambitious climate policies” from world’s largest economies.

• Industry

  Valuations of ESG Assets May be Stretched, BIS Warns

  Central banking body recommends close monitoring of further ESG market developments to manage financial risks.

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  Filling in the Blanks on UK SDRs

  Timeline, scope, best practice ... questions around the prospective UK sustainable disclosure requirements remain ahead of COP26.

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  Is Time Running out for Banks?

  Climate risk-related risk weightings are seen as inevitable as investors and supervisors scrutinise sector’s climate policies.

• Asia-Pacific

  China to Assess Banks’ Green Finance Performance

  China's central bank to begin quarterly assessments of 24 major banks on their green finance performance under a new evaluation system. 

• Commentary

  ICYMI, the Climate Crisis is Heading West

  G7 leaders are not short of advice, nor lessons from local history.

• Industry

  NGFS Updates Climate Scenarios With More Granular Data

  Central banks warn: 13% of global GDP would be at risk by end of century, even before accounting for severe weather events.

• Europe

  BoE Publishes Climate Risk Stress Tests for Banks, Insurers

  Exercise aims to support more robust management of climate-related financial risks across the sector, says  governor.