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Australian regulator asks financial institutions for nature risk information

Cambodian telecoms firm raises $20m from ground-breaking sustainability bond

LeapFrog targets $1bn for fourth fund

UK banks, insurers told by regulator to improve climate accounting processes

UK banks and insurers have been urged by their regulator to "establish clear plans and timeframes for developing climate accounting capabilities", as it reminded them of expectations to measure and manage climate risks.

UK regulators propose rules on diversity and inclusion

The UK's financial regulators have issued consultations on improving diversity and inclusion (D&I) in financial industries, an issue that is "important to governance and firm-wide culture" and supporting effective risk management.

Bank of England should model financial impact of acute physical risks, regulator says

The Bank of England should test the impact on the country's financial system of a "very large climate event", the head of the Bank's Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) has said.

BlackRock and SGX launch Asian 'climate action' ETF

Australian insurers to be put to climate test

Eastspring takes "non-confrontational" approach to climate engagement

Eastspring Investments is taking a "non-confrontational" approach to climate engagement in Asia, where governance remains the pressing sustainability-related concern, it told Environmental Finance.

Low-carbon benchmarks risk pulling assets from EMs, warns Prudential

Some climate indexes risk unintentionally "pulling funding away from countries that need it the most" to transform their still-developing economies, a major Asian insurer has warned.