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IOSCO publishes a final report to help its members develop sound and well-functioning compliance carbon markets

17/07/2023 No Comments

The Board of the International Organization of Securities Commissions today published a final report on Compliance Carbon Markets (CCMs)

ISDA Publishes Conceptual Framework for Climate Scenario Analysis in the Trading Book

12/07/2023 No Comments

The ISDA has published a conceptual framework for climate scenario analysis in the trading book

PwC FS consulting lead honored at Asian Women of Achievement awards

14/06/2023 No Comments

PwC's Financial Services consulting lead, Shazia Azim, was honored last week at the Asian Women of Achievement Awards

World Federation of Exchanges’ Ninth Sustainability Survey Reveals Industry Reached ESG Milestone

12/06/2023 No Comments

The ninth Annual Sustainability Survey published by the World Federation of Exchanges (WFE) has revealed that the industry has reached a milestone in collective efforts ...

Bain & Company identifies “pioneer strategy” that could deliver profit growth of 25-30% for banks that accelerate transition to net-zero carbon emissions by 2050 

June 7, 2022

The world's banks are accelerating on the carbon transition, but they face three major strategic challenges to reaching net zero emissions by 2050, according to new research from Bain & Company.

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LPA partners with Globalance to deliver enhanced ESG reporting

February 15, 2022

LPA, the capital markets technology and advisory firm, today announced that it has enhanced its ESG reporting services through a partnership with Globalance, a global pioneer in the field of sustainability.

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Why is Deutsche Bank focusing on ESG?

December 29, 2021

Only a few months ago Deutsche Bank became entangled in a story about ‘greenwashing’.

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Ethereum’s price predictions in 2022

December 27, 2021

Vitalik Buterin is not as outspoken as Elon Musk or a host of other celebrities who have joined the cryptocurrency and NFT bandwagon.

Events Sustainability ESG

HSBC talk sustainability at Reuters’ Future of Money Event

December 10, 2021

Kelly Fisher from HSBC Bank USA spoke to the Reuters' Future of Money event about what her bank is doing to improve its ESG credentials.

Digital Assets Sustainability ESG Technology

Tailored Investing with ALLINDEX

November 30, 2021

This is a trend that Swiss FinTech company ALLINDEX is looking to capitalise on. They are aiming to “democratise customised investments” – allowing individual investors to build customized indexes in a self-service fashion in order to reflect their own ambitions and beliefs.

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Bank of America Introduces Framework to Support Future ESG-Themed Issuances

November 17, 2021

Bank of America today announced it has established an ESG-themed Issuance Framework (the “Framework”) to further enhance its issuances of green, social, and sustainability bonds and other ESG securities by Bank of America Corporation or any of its subsidiaries.

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Now is the Time for Full-Scale Global Adoption of Cryptocurrencies

November 8, 2021

Leading global e-wallet provider, STICPAY, is calling on world leaders and financial institutions at COP26 to make the shift to cryptocurrencies to reduce the impact of physical, fiat currencies on the planet.

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IFRS Foundation´s International Sustainability Standards Board on the Right Track, Says IOSCO

November 3, 2021

Speaking at COP26 today, Ashley Alder, Chairman of IOSCO (and CEO of the Hong Kong SFC), welcomed the publication by the IFRS Foundation of the prototype for the Climate Disclosure standard to be finalized in 2022 and told delegates that the IFRS Foundation is making good progress towards issuing the climate disclosure standard in 2022.

Digital Assets

Kazakhstan needs more energy, regulatory change for Bitcoin mining growth

October 29, 2021

China’s crackdown has intensified since Beijing announced plans to introduce its own cryptocurrency. The digital yuan, expected to be launched in 2022, will be fully backed by the central bank. In a bid to stamp out crypto competition, initial coin offers and crypto exchanges have been banned, and restrictions on power usage by miners imposed.

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Cash industry maps out route to sustainability

October 27, 2021

A new report – ‘Cash: Roadmap to Sustainability’ – highlights the progress in the last decade and innovative developments underway. It challenges some of the myths and misconceptions about the industry, while also shining a light on the digital payments sector.

Press Release

Coalition of Banks Launches Guide for Industry’s Transition to Net Zero

October 20, 2021

Global banks face significant opportunities and challenges when aligning their portfolios with net zero pathways, due to the diverse nature of their business, helping to meet client needs in different sectors and geographies. This guide provides a toolkit that can be used across all sectors and geographies.

Events

Chairman of Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing talks sustainability at Sibos

October 15, 2021

The capital provided by Hong Kong’s markets will be crucial in financing China’s – and the wider region’s – path to a net-zero future. It will be to Hong Kong that businesses and entrepreneurs across Asia look to find the capital needed to build the green infrastructure and the transformative products of the future. As economies across the continent continue to develop, and become more economically sophisticated, it will be cash originating in Hong Kong that will wean them off coal and onto green energy.

Banking Events

HSBC’s Noel Quinn opens Sibos 2021 with strong focus on Sustainability

October 11, 2021

“We’ve been around for 156 years bridging east and west. We still believe there’s a need to bridge east and west, from a corporate point of view and a trading point of view.”

Press Release

BSO partners with ImpactScope becoming the first connectivity provider to offer carbon offsetting for crypto traders

September 14, 2021

BSO, in partnership with Geneva-based ImpactScope, a social enterprise providing carbon offsetting solutions to digital asset exchanges and crypto mining companies, has become the first connectivity provider to offer clients that trade cryptocurrencies the means to calculate and offset the excess carbon emissions of their operations.

Press Release

ISDA Publishes Papers to Further Develop ESG Standards and Accounting Practices

September 7, 2021

The International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. (ISDA) has today launched two new whitepapers examining key aspects of the fast-growing market for environmental, social and governance (ESG) transactions, with the aim of establishing robust standards and best practices for this sector.

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