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Former MAS chief sustainability officer launches advisory firm

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 9 MAR 2023  |  NEWS
The former inaugural chief sustainability officer of the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has launched a consultancy to support companies seeking sustainability services without having a full-time chief sustainability officer. Brisbane native Darian ...

ASFI outlines roadmap for sustainable finance taxonomy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 15 DEC 2022  |  NEWS
... transition category is one of the recommendations and something that a number of other jurisdictions are looking at - ASEAN, Singapore, Canada, all include a transition category." The Australian taxonomy should have criteria that meet the unique shape ...

MAS sustainability adviser speaks to Sinagpore/Australian collaboration

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 NOV 2022  |  NEWS
... collaboration between countries, according to the outgoing chief sustainability officer of the Monetary Authority of Singapore. Darian McBain, sustainability adviser to the MAS and former CSO, spoke at the recent Australian Sustainable Finance Institute ...

ASFI Summit to focus on sustainable finance progress, implementation

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 25 OCT 2022  |  NEWS
... addresses from Assistant Treasurer and Minister for Financial Services Stephen Jones as well as Monetary Authority of Singapore Chief Sustainability Officer Darian McBain, as well as industry experts across regulators, fund managers, banking and asset ...

BNP Paribas names APAC head of stewardship

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 6 OCT 2022  |  NEWS
Singapore-based Jane Ho is the new head of stewardship, Asia Pacific at BNP Paribas Asset Management (BNPP AM). In her new role, Ho will lead the firm's stewardship activities in Asia Pacific, including researching key corporate governance issues ...

Low carbon APAC ETF lists on SGX

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 29 SEP 2022  |  NEWS
... low carbon industry through financing and promoting the realisation of China's dual carbon goals. "As the first Singapore-listed low carbon ETF covering the Asia Pacific region, I believe this not only marks a new milestone in the China-Singapore ...

Singapore to issue inaugural sovereign green bond

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 4 AUG 2022  |  NEWS
Singapore will issue its first sovereign green bond - the Green Singapore Government Securities (Infrastructure). The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) announced that the green bond will shortly be launched via a syndicated book-building process ...

ANZ creates head of environmental markets role

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 7 JUN 2022  |  NEWS
... future." ANZ has also hired Stuart Smith as head of commodities within the markets business. Smith will be based in Singapore, reporting to head of trading and markets, Asia Anshul Sidher. Smith joins ANZ from Citibank where he was head of commodities ...

Low carbon ETF launches on SGX

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 28 APR 2022  |  NEWS
Lion-OCBC Securities has listed a low carbon ETF on the Singapore Stock Exchange (SGX). The Lion-OCBC Securities Singapore Low Carbon ETF had assets under management (AUM) of S$60 million at launch, bringing the total global AUM of sustainability-linked ...

New Forests Asia fund reaches $120 million first close

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 10 MAR 2022  |  NEWS
... sovereign wealth, corporate, philanthropic and development finance capital from Australia, Europe, Japan, the Philippines, Singapore and the United States. TAFF2 aims to capitalise on the long-term investment opportunities in sustainable plantation forestry ...