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APAC data centre operator inks $2.1bn sustainability linked loan

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 16 SEP 2021  |  NEWS
... achieve our sustainability objectives." AirTrunk is a data centre specialist with operations in Australia, Hong Kong, Singapore and Japan. AirTrunk's existing corporate debt facilities were established in April 2020, and linking the $2.1 billion ...

Monetary Authority of Singapore hires chief sustainability officer

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 10 SEP 2021  |  NEWS
The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has formed a new Sustainability Group and hired Darian McBain as chief sustainability officer. McBain joins MAS on 1 October. The new Sustainability Group led by McBain will steer sustainability efforts across ...

SGX proposes mandatory TCFD, diversity reporting

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 SEP 2021  |  NEWS
The Singapore Stock Exchange (SGX) has proposed making the Task Force on Climate-Related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) guidelines mandatory for all entities listed on the exchange. The Singapore Exchange Regulation (SGX RegCo) is also proposing enhancements ...

NAB launches sustainability-linked derivatives

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 2 SEP 2021  |  NEWS
... that's provided." In August, ANZ launched SLDs that will initially be sold in in Australia, Hong Kong, Japan and Singapore. The bank told FS Sustainability they to plans to launch this product in other major financial markets later this year.

Opinion: Mind the gap: Investors continue to stall on climate action, despite sentiment confirming its risks

DAVID KLAUSNER  |  FRIDAY, 20 AUG 2021  |  NEWS
... regulatory steps to encourage financial stakeholders to better integrate climate risks. One recent example comes from Singapore. In December 2020, the Monetary Authority of Singapore released its Guidelines on Environmental Risk Management for asset ...

Uptick in web application attacks on financial institutions: Imperva

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 19 AUG 2021  |  NEWS
... RCE/RFI and Cross-site scripting (XSS). These attacks are becoming bigger and more consistent, especially in Australia, Singapore and Southeast Asia, said Stuart Wilson, vice president for the financial services sector in Asia Pacific, Imperva. "This ...

Bank launches sustainability-linked derivatives

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 5 AUG 2021  |  NEWS
... processes. ANZ's sustainability-linked derivatives (SLDs) will initially be sold in in Australia, Hong Kong, Japan and Singapore, but the bank plans to plans to launch this product in other major financial markets later this year. The new product include ...

ASI launches APAC sustainability institute

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 29 JUL 2021  |  NEWS
... sustainable investment solutions for its clients," ASI said. Currently, ASI has five dedicated ESG experts based in Singapore and Australia. The institute will further augment this existing team. The Sustainability Institute will be led by Danielle Welsh-Rose ...

Leading fund manager scales ESG presence in Asia

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 22 JUL 2021  |  NEWS
... through three new hires in Asia. Robeco said "over the coming years" it will appoint three sustainability specialists in Singapore to provide localised ESG expertise across the region. This team will be an extension of Robeco's Sustainability Investing ...

Schroders names APAC sustainability heads

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 JUL 2021  |  NEWS
... strategy, APAC. In this role, Tang will lead the Schroders' Regional Centre of Excellence for Sustainability (CoES) in Singapore and build on Schroders' sustainable investment proposition with clients across Asia Pacific. Tang will report locally to ...