Managers of Wealth Asia Pacific

Climate failure and social crisis top global risks 2022

Top risks are climate crisis, growing social divides, heightened cyber risks and an uneven global recovery, as pandemic lingers on

DBS Hong Kong and Haier signed ESG-linked loan facility for sustainable development

This agreement also positioned DBS Hong Kong as the first bank to pioneer Haier’s ESG-linked financing journey.

Why Tokyo may struggle to become a green finance hub

Tokyo has a vision of becoming Asia’s leading green finance hub.

ESG to bring Japan to the fore

Corporate culture in Japan is clearly changing. We view this as a positive development as it allows businesses to be left in the hands of “natural owners” to maximise shareholder value.

Asia-Pacific investors take passive route to sustainability

ESG ETFs seen as easier to implement and providing more flexible, lower-cost investment options

Sustainable finance: deals in Asia, Hong Kong to continue growing in 2022 as regulators and investors double down on ESG, financiers say

Deal volumes were “certainly going to continue to grow” in 2022, amid the rising need for companies to comply with ESG requirements and raise funds to support risk mitigation.

Taiwan’s BLF plans $2.3 billion global climate change equities tender

Signatories to the 2015 Paris Agreement pledged to keep global warming during the 21st century well below 2 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels, and if possible, below 1.5 degrees Celsius, and achieve net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050.

IFC supports Vietnamese bank’s climate financing

Southeast Asian nation offers huge climate-smart investment potential

Bank Negara issues exposure draft on climate risk management

It said the proposed specific requirements and expectations are to ensure that financial institutions strengthen the management of financial risks stemming from climate change

C. Bank governor says China about to issue low-cost loans for emissions cuts

The carbon emission reduction loans can be rolled over twice, it added.

Maybank Investment Banking Group putting ESG first

The results speak for themselves.

Digital transformation lessons can aid climate action in technology, science and industry

As advanced users or developers of technology and data, these businesses also have a head-start on those in other sectors when embarking on their own ‘net zero’ transformation, and they can build on their already-integrated supply chains to dr

How 2021 became the year of ESG investing

Stocks of companies rated highly for their sustainability efforts also notched gains.

PwC launches Asia Pacific sustainability centre in Singapore

“I hope that the launch of this centre will enable many new innovations and help Singapore achieve new heights in sustainability excellence on the world stage.”

Majority of Aussies keen to live more sustainably

More than 70 per cent of Aussies wish to lead an environmentally friendly life, while 55 per cent acknowledge renewable energy sources are critically important, new research has revealed.

Code Red - Asia Pacific’s Time To Go Green

Decarbonisation in the Asia Pacific region was 0.9% in 2020. Achieving the Paris Agreement goal of limiting warming to 1.5°C and delivering net zero requires action that must start now.

The external assurance way to build trust in ESG disclosure

The 2020 report and earlier CCI sustainability reports refer to different frameworks and standards, such as the Global Reporting Initiative and the United Nations Global Compact.

Malaysia’s Pheim Unit Trust launches China, ASEAN and global ESG Islamic funds

ASEAN members include Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam.

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.

Planet SOS