A new report has highlighted the opportunity for policymakers to accelerate private climate finance ahead of the 2021 UN Climate Change Conference, COP26.

The forum is a half-day of sessions and networking focused on highlighting the importance of diversity for the asset management industry and discussing how to support and encourage it. The event has evolved from our Women in Asset Management conference.

Ian Johnston, chief executive, Dubai Financial Services Authority, is confident the growing flows between Asia and the Middle East will continue.

When it comes to sustainable investment, Asia is critically lagging. Sustainable Finance Asia Forum 2024 considered the best solutions for plugging the shortfall.

The games, if they go ahead, potentially in 2027, are expected to bring economic benefits to the Greater Bay Area, including Hong Kong, and countries part of the Belt and Road Initiative.

Malaysia’s Joint Committee on Climate Change (JC3) met last month to outline five initiatives to expedite the market’s transition to net zero. FA spoke to experts to assess the regulatory environment that Malaysia is working to cultivate, in support of climate-conscious investment.

Editorial board member, Sunil Veetil shared with FinanceAsia his observations of the current sustainability landscape and discussed the climate-conscious innovations that Asia’s market participants can look forward to over the long term.

Crypto advocates and financial regulators are united in their push for a sensible institutional framework, but consumer advertising, including from influencers, threatens this common objective.