Managers of Wealth Asia Pacific

Apac asset owners set to implement decarbonisation strategies

Investors in the region are ahead of their global peers in their approaches to decarbonisation

China ESG assets power regional fund growth

Sustainable fund assets in Asia ex-Japan reached a new high in the third quarter of 2021, Morningstar data shows.

Resources-heavy ASX could be penalised on climate risks

The chief executive of Perpetual-owned Trillium Asset Management, Matt Patsky, said Australia’s sharemarket, which is more exposed to resources stocks than most, could be penalised as investors grapple with the “transition” to cleaner fo

DBS digital asset ecosystem see growing business momentum

Among the corporate and institutional customers onboarded to DDEx are established banking and financial institutions, a Central Bank, and even other digital asset exchanges.

NZ Super invests US$100 million in Fifth Wall climate tech fund

NZ Super has around NZ$60 billion ($43 billion) of assets under management currently, and Fifth Wall has around $2.5 billion of capital under management.

Green hydrogen a ‘bright light’ for Australia

“The Government incentives both at the state and federal level around that are meaningless.”

Singapore to phase out unabated coal power by 2050

Unabated refers to coal power generation without the use of any technologies to reduce CO2 emissions, such as operational carbon capture and storage or utilisation.

Malaysia’s EPF hopes to unveil sector-specific ESG policies by end-December

“Every company is at a different pace today. So, we need to understand that, and whether they are able to comply with the standards that we will be putting [in place],”

2021 Global Bank Review: ESG, creating a purposeful future.

Banks, in deploying their capital and driving corporate behaviour, can have a significant influence in shaping the ESG conversion.

Singapore central bank partners financial industry in green data pilot project

The: common disclosure portal aims to simplify ESG disclosure processes by converting data inputs into different reporting frameworks as required by different jurisdictions.

Vietnam’s VinaCapital power unit gets “significant” investment from France’s EDF Renewables

Lam says SkyX is now a “leading player” in Vietnam’s commercial and industrial rooftop solar panel market, with around 100 megawatts of projects under operation and/or development.

Global Sustainable Fund Flows Report

This report explores activity in the global sustainable funds universe within the past quarter, detailing regional flows, assets, and launches.

New Capital introduces sustainable fund

The New Capital Sustainable World High Yield Bond Fund is the first ESG fund offered by the asset manager.

Green and Sustainable Finance Cross-Agency Steering Group reaffirms commitment to develop Hong Kong as a green finance hub

The Steering Group will discuss further steps to advance Hong Kong’s green and sustainable finance agenda in its next meeting in December 2021.

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