Managers of Wealth Asia Pacific

HKEX agrees to launch green products with China exchange

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing (HKEX) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Guangzhou Futures Exchange (GFEX) to develop carbon neutrality products.

Singapore bourse proposes compulsory climate disclosures

Among other things, it wants the disclosures to be based on recommendations from the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures, an international framework to help public companies disclose climate-related risks.

How climate-focused are sovereign funds?

There is broad acknowledgement of the need to change.

Eastspring Asia sustainable bond product available in Hong Kong

The Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) approved the ESG-focused fund last month, two years after it was initially launched in Singapore.

Scepticism provides an opportunity to invest in Asia sustainability

Asia is quickly catching up with the rest of the world on environmental and societal development, says Robeco.

SFC insists fund managers disclose climate-related risks

Hong Kong’s financial regulator has set out the requirements for funds to integrate climate risk management in their investment processes.

UBS: Sustainable Investing Picks Up in Asia

The number of clients that have invested in sustainable investment mandates or funds have also grown 140 percent over the last 12 months.

Asia takes up carbon trading in fight against climate change

Different stages, approaches may indicate slow progress but emissions trading to play key role in the region

Financing for the Future: Surging Sustainable Finance Market Presents Challenges, Opportunities

There is a sense we are now at an inflection point, with climate mitigation and other ESG issues becoming core to investment and business strategies for issuers, borrowers and investors.

China’s ETS will penalise carbon intensive firms

China’s national Emission Trading Scheme (ETS) could have a material impact by mid-decade, according to the Asia Investor Group on Climate Change (AIGCC) and Schroders.

Banks prepare for climate risk management

New guidelines from the Hong Kong Monetary Authority suggest that climate risk assessment will be a wide-ranging exercise.

Taiwan’s PSPF hires BlackRock, UBS for US$400 million ESG mandate

Figures from Taiwan’s Financial Supervisory Commission show that assets of ESG-themed funds jumped four-fold year-on-year to NT$89.5 billion ($3.13 billion) in 2020.

Patricia Dwyer on China’s leapfrog sustainability moment

Now she is activating her own personal sense of purpose by helping her clients to pursue theirs.

Climate change widespread, rapid, and intensifying – IPCC

The Working Group I report is the first instalment of the IPCC’s Sixth Assessment Report (AR6), which will be completed in 2022.

StanChart to Launch «Green Branch»

Funds held in green deposits will only be used to finance projects that help reduce pollution, such as renewable energy installations.

How sustainable are sovereign wealth funds?

Such data provide snapshots into the complex and often opaque world of sovereign funds, which collectively hold nearly $8 trillion in assets.

Objectway Commits for the Highest Good of All: A Sustainability Statement

One of the green issues currently having a major impact on society is indeed plastic

Unstoppable ESG momentum puts investment manager reporting in the spotlight

The figures tell a dual story. First, of impressive growth. Investor demand, emerging regulatory disclosure requirements, and the launch and reclassification of environmental, social and governance (ESG) funds have fuelled a surge in ESG-focused asset all

BlackRock joins Citi to study plans to shut coal plants in Asia early

Proposals being led by ADB and Prudential would involve buying coal plants in developing economies in Asia and operating them for as long as 15 years before closing the sites ahead of current schedules.

Manulife sees sustainable investment opportunities in EM

Emerging markets (EMs) are underinvested despite being the leading energy consumers, said the asset manager.

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