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Singapore identifies sustainable finance core competencies
11 February 202212 technical skills and competencies needed by those working in sustainable finance have been set out by the Institute of Banking and Finance Singapore (IBF)...
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Japan's FSA plans principles to address 'nightmare' of investor ESG data requests
11 February 2022Japan's Financial Services Agency (FSA) plans to launch a set of principles for ESG ratings and data providers this summer...
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Asian responsible investment 'still lags Europe'
10 February 2022Asian asset managers are advancing their sustainable finance practices but still lag their peers in Europe, according to the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF)'s responsible investing report.
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Pension funds may lead green infrastructure growth
07 February 2022Pension funds could lead the development of sustainable infrastructure if governments enable them to do so, says a G20-backed body.
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Chinese green loans up 33% in a year, says PBoC
03 February 2022Green loans in China reached 15.9 trillion yuan ($2.5 trillion) by the end of 2021, according to a new report from the People's Bank of China (PBoC).
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Renewable energy debt fund launched
03 February 2022Clean energy investor Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP) has launched its first debt fund.
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'Net zero' hedge fund launched
02 February 2022A global 'net-zero' listed equities fund has been launched by Plato Investment Management which the fund manager claimed is the first of its kind in Australia.
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Asian ESG bond fund launched
01 February 2022An actively managed fund, which will invest in Asian bonds with good environmental, social and governance (ESG) profiles, has been launched.
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PCAF signatories reach $60trn after TCFD support
31 January 2022Japan Post Bank has become the 200th signatory to the Partnership for Carbon Accounting Financials (PCAF),...
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Asia-Pacific leading energy transition investment
31 January 2022Almost half of investment into the global energy transition in 2021 occurred in Asia, according to a new report from Bloomberg NEF (BNEF).