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Citi launches sustainability-linked supply chain finance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 18 NOV 2021  |  NEWS
... program that links working capital finance to sustainability goals within supply chains. The program is a first for Asia Pacific customers, said Scott Southall, treasury and trade solutions country head for Citi ANZ. "Citi, in conjunction with our clients ...

APAC investors taking decarbonisation action: SSGA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 11 NOV 2021  |  NEWS
Institutional investors are gearing up for a surge in decarbonisation target-setting, with asset owners in Asia Pacific more advanced than global peers, according to State Street Global Advisors (SSGA). SSGA has released The World Targets Change, in ...

Regulatory action on ESG a key concern for investors: BNP Paribas Securities Services

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 11 NOV 2021  |  NEWS
... 'green' or ESG-focused as claimed." Q&A with Philippe Tassin, Head of Asset Owners and Managers Client Lines Asia Pacific, BNP Paribas Securities Services Q: The regulation of ESG financial products is fragmented - how does that impact different ...

Investors assess ESG landscape, client needs

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 7 OCT 2021  |  NEWS
... proof's in the pudding - it's not just in intent, it's in behaviour." Dimensional Fund Advisors head of Asia Pacific portfolio management Bhanu Singh noted that advisers are grappling with responding to client demand for ESG products while ...

Fragmented ESG regulation in APAC a challenge: State Street

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 SEP 2021  |  NEWS
The fragmented nature of ESG regulation in Asia Pacific leaves investors facing an "uphill struggle", according to State Street. There is less regulation governing ESG in APAC than in Europe, and the lack of a universally agreed approach has led to ...

ESG integration challenged by regional regulation, data: Northern Trust

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 23 SEP 2021  |  NEWS
... governance structure of institutions as well," said Northern Trust head of investment risk and analytics services for Asia Pacific Stephen Gwynne. "It means that participants need to take a holistic approach to how they're accommodating the regulatory ...

ESG "becoming integral" to investors: BNP Paribas Securities Services

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 16 SEP 2021  |  NEWS
... comes to applying ESG investing, said Nadim Jouhid, head of investment solutions at BNP Paribas Securities Services Asia Pacific. "What we see is that in 2019, most of the participants and investors were focusing on making sure that they have a negative ...

NAB launches sustainability-linked derivatives

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 2 SEP 2021  |  NEWS
... for SLDs," he said. "What we've done to date is follow the lead of best practice guidelines for SLLs using the Asia Pacific Loan Market Association's sustainability linked loan principles. "We are cognisant of sustainability washing, and this ...

Advisers integrating positive impact into investment choices

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 2 SEP 2021  |  NEWS
... impact investment considerations, up from 18%, and one third are "actively considering" doing so. Wealth managers in Asia Pacific are ahead of global counterparts in integrating impact into investment considerations. According to bfinance's data ...

Uptick in web application attacks on financial institutions: Imperva

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 19 AUG 2021  |  NEWS
... Australia, Singapore and Southeast Asia, said Stuart Wilson, vice president for the financial services sector in Asia Pacific, Imperva. "This continues to follow the trend we've seen for 2020, and it's a combination of a few factors relating to the changes ...