Managers of Wealth Asia Pacific

Cross-Agency Steering Group announces priorities to further strengthen Hong Kong’s sustainable finance ecosystem

Grow dynamic, trusted markets with diverse products to mobilise capital at larger scale to support the net-zero transition.

Standard Chartered PLC and Ant Group strengthen their partnership to promote global sustainable development

In addition, the two parties have also successfully cooperated in digital innovation of global fund management, as well as in proliferating inclusive finance for SMEs.

Leaders Advocate Stronger Climate Finance Action for Thailand's Low-Carbon Transition

The focus was on complementing ongoing private sector-led projects aimed at reducing carbon emissions and reversing environmental damage.

ASIC greenwashing antidote

Sustainable finance (and by default combating greenwashing) is today a ‘whole of ASIC’ regulatory priority.

CBA invests in global climate specialist Wollemi Capital

The bank joins Wollemi's Series A capital raising as major strategic investor.

Bold policies needed to tackle unsustainable urban growth, climate change

In the last 50 years or so, the number of people living in cities has almost quadrupled and the earth’s surface temperature climbed by nearly 1.2C

Supporting ocean conservation across Asia Pacific

Deutsche Bank is partnering with The Nature Conservancy in Asia Pacific to conserve marine biodiversity.

Green and sustainable investing: why asset managers need clear ESG definitions to aid fund sales, quash greenwashing

Company has had to hire 180 analysts to identify comparison baselines and evaluate portfolio companies’ ESG performance

Hong Kong takes new step to promote ESG agenda to reluctant and wary small business owners

For a lot of SMEs, during the pandemic period or even now, it is not easy

Four key ways technology will help companies meet their decarbonisation goals

The toolbox for net zero by 2050

IMAS launches sustainability training classes for AM industry

The courses are available on the Investment Management Association of Singapore’s iLearn platform.

OCBC to stop financing upstream O&G projects in new decarbonisation strategy

In addition to the oil and gas sector, OCBC also announced decarbonisation targets for five other sectors – power, real estate, steel, aviation and shipping – as part of its wider net-zero commitments by 2050.

Aussie sustainable taxonomy won’t cover whole market at first

There is not the intention that every company will be eligible for the taxonomy.

Benefits of global net-zero transition can be 5 times the costs in developing Asia

Asia and the Pacific is at the forefront of the battle against climate change. The region accounts for 70% of the global population at risk from rising sea levels.

JTC Employees Help Select Reforestation Projects to Support Net-Zero Drive

JTC pledged to become a Carbon Neutral+ organization in 2020

Family offices invest in impact intelligence provider

BlueMark’s latest fundraise indicates the growing appetite for sustainable investments and impact verifications in Asia.

Investment in Remarkable Ventures Climate Fund

In order to achieve the decarbonization and conserve natural capital, which are priority issues due to the global climate change, it is essential to develop and introduce not only existing technologies but newly innovative technologies.

Wealth for Good summit: the next unicorn will emerge from technology start-ups that help the world shift into a net-zero economy

Hong Kong also presents abundant “scenarios” where green technology or SusTech can be applied

Nikko AM Launches Global Sustainability Team

The purpose is to bring the firm’s ESG personnel under one umbrella and provide related services to its investment and business teams.

KPMG: ESG Fintech Market Could Grow Seven-Fold

This includes financial technology, which could see a sharp surge in the coming years.

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