Managers of Wealth Asia Pacific

Hong Kong has carbon trading ambitions

Two working groups set up under the Centre for Green and Sustainable Finance (GSF) also reviewed the capacity and data constraints faced by the financial services sector.

Investment firms have incentives to fight climate change

Several factors are driving asset managers to take a role in the fight against climate change.

SGX mandates climate and board diversity disclosures

All issuers must provide climate reporting on a ‘comply or explain’ basis in their sustainability reports from the financial year (FY) commencing 2022.

ESG and Gender Diversity Requirements Finalized for Listed Companies and IPO Applicants in Hong Kong

In this Blog Post, we highlight final amendments to the Code and the Listing Rules addressing the link between ESG and good corporate governance, ESG reporting and gender diversity at both the board and workforce levels.

Cross-Agency Steering Group announces progress and way forward to advance Hong Kong's green and sustainable finance development

The work will be guided by the principles of interoperability, comparability and inclusiveness, taking into account other definitions of green, transitional activities, and local considerations.

Pressure for mandatory global ESG standards

Reframing finance talent and data analytics to enhance corporate and ESG reporting

Malaysia’s biggest asset manager to unveil ESG framework in early 2022, report says

In a couple of months, PNB will disclose for the first time its ESG framework, which will be tabled to the board soon,” he says.

State Super sets net zero targets

State Super said that because most baseline emissions are represented in the listed equities portfolio

Global ESG Summit: Quantifying ESG impact

To enhance transparency, MSCI said it has made thousands of companies’ ESG ratings publicly available on their website to allow people to make an easier judgement on where the companies are in terms of sustainability.

SMBC, TCS and IBM ink sustainability MOU

For the analysis of transition risk and opportunity, the standard method of quantification model has not been established, and TCS’s scientific approach is used to respond to the quantification of financial impact and to improve it.

The impact revolution

Impact investing has become a hot strategy in fund management, with profit meeting purpose. But Asia remains underserved.

Mitigating climate risks in Hong Kong

The other way to increase the supply of ESG professionals in Hong Kong is to develop talents locally, Huang added.

HKEX Publishes Net-Zero Guide & Announces New ESG Data Display

Practical Net-Zero Guide for Business published to help guide companies in developing a pathway to net zero

Schroders and GIC bolster climate portfolio analysis

The Avoided Emissions framework aims to quantify the emissions saved through the substitution of high carbon activities with low carbon alternatives.

Australia's banking regulator finalises climate change policy guidance

The guide is designed to assist banks, insurers and superannuation trustees to manage the financial risks of climate change.

Global investors upbeat on alternatives, add ESG in decision-making, EY says

Alternatives investors are also placing greater importance on sustainability by increasingly incorporating ESG factors into their investment decisions.

Malaysia securities regulator puts ESG, board diversity at top of corporate governance priorities

“Listed companies are reminded that while it will be mandatory for boards to comprise at least one woman director, boards should put in efforts to achieve the target of having 30% women directors in order to further harness the benefits of having a

HKSAR Government’s Green Bonds Offering

The Green Bonds were priced on 23 November at 2.80% for the 3-year tranche and 3.00% for the 5-year tranche.

Top asset owners’ US$23 trillion the real key to unlocking net zero

According to the research, the development of systems-leadership** practices – those that acknowledge the size and interconnectedness of the climate challenge – will support much-needed innovation and collective action.

UOB Asset Management lists first Reit ETF linked to environmental performance

The ETF attracted more than S$80 million in assets during the initial offering period, which closed on 18 November 2021.

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