Managers of Wealth Asia Pacific

APAC investors look to China long term for ESG

Respondents to JP Morgan Asset Management survey also bemoan lack of standardised data.

Younger SE Asian wealthy more ESG friendly

Governments huge tailwind driving impact investing conversation, together with banks

Indosuez Wealth Management’s Arjan de Boer on Encouraging and Developing ESG Adoption in Private Client Portfolios

He joined a lively and insightful panel discussion on September 14 at the Hubbis Investment Solutions Forum in Singapore. We have summarised some of his views in this short review.

Hong Kong and Singapore lead Green FinTech development among the Five Economies in APEC

The study also suggests that financial institutions should embrace the sustainable agenda to achieve the triple bottom line: profit, people, and the planet.

Pilot Green and Sustainable Finance Capacity Building Support Scheme begins accepting eligible programme applications

The Scheme began accepting applications from programme providers today.

HKMC Publishes Social, Green and Sustainability Financing Framework

Ireland remains top of choice for ETFs, read more on the mature and robust framework offered to leading ETF and UCIT funds.

Ping An Bank’s First Environmental Information Disclosure Report: Balance of Green Credits increased 204.6% YoY

The Bank manages environmental, social, and governance risks, and has improved its ESG performance to support the green transition of the economy and society.

No energy transition without Asia leadership

But 30 years of Asian industrial success and urbanisation have modified the landscape, and on the latest available data, Asia is now up to 31% while the old industrial nations are down to 46%.

Supporting the decarbonisation transition of South-east Asia’s SMEs

Much of the effort expended so far to address climate change has focused on investments in renewable energy such as solar, wind and geothermal.

HK Fund Manager's Carbon Disclosure Deadline Looming - Proven Solution Revealed

Carbon Discovery® is GSG's proprietary database for portfolio carbon accounting which was launched in 2021.

Hong Kong mortgage agency unveils sustainable financing framework

It was drawn up with the help of Crédit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank and The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation.

EBRD and Japan’s JBIC strengthen cooperation

Under the agreement, the two organisations will support economic and social development in common regions of operation, such as countries in central and eastern Europe, Central Asia and the southern and eastern Mediterranean.

Singapore’s Vena Energy sells 9.3 billion yen green bonds to Canada’s CDPQ to fund Japan project

The value of green bonds sold in Asia Pacific surged 117% from 2020 to around US$185.22 billion last year, according to figures from the Climate Bond Initiative.

Cross-Agency Steering Group launches Sustainable Finance Internship Initiative to support capacity building

The Steering Group has been working closely with the industry and academia to address capacity and data constraints, developing resources for market participants

PGIM’s Unanyants-Jackson: Singapore sets ESG example

Unanyants-Jackson told ESG Clarity sister title Fund Selector Asia she is a fan of the initiative and said that it is applicable elsewhere.

MAS launches ESG Impact Hub to spur growth of ESG ecosystem

At the time of launch, 15 ESG FinTechs and organisations are already set up at the Hub

UOB to drive decarbonisation in carbon-intensive sectors

The solutions will be under UOB’s new Transition Finance Framework that supports clients on their energy transition journeys.

South Korean firms to build green energy hub in Australia

The project was proposed by the Han-Ho Hydrogen consortium made up of Korea Zinc and its Australian unit Ark Energy, and Korean firms Hanwha Impact and SK Gas.

Asia's biggest firms are not joining the dots between biodiversity loss and business survival: study

A small fraction of Asia's publicly listed firms regard nature as business-critical.

CIMB doubles its sustainable finance target to US$13 billion for 2024

Having achieved its sustainable finance target two years ahead of schedule, the Southeast Asian bank has also set interim climate targets for the coal mining and cement sector on its journey to net zero.

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