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Creating a more compelling sustainable debt market

A selection of leading investors and borrowers across Asia Pacific came together at recent roundtables in Hong Kong, Singapore, Sydney and Auckland – organised by ANZ and FinanceAsia – to identify how to overcome hurdles to issuance, plus support growing investor appetite, to take the market for green, social and sustainability (GSS) instruments to the next level.

By ANZ

Singapore lays out guidelines for inaugural sovereign green bond issuance

The new legal framework which requires the public sector issuer to spell out the use of the proceeds and report on the project’s environmental impact has been hailed by the industry for setting the standards for green bond financing in Singapore and the region.

July 26, 2022

Financing Climate Change highlights: engagement and collaboration key to sustainable investing

Panellists at FinanceAsia’s Financing Climate Change (FCC) conference provided insights on building green portfolios as well as on the trends they see shaping sustainable finance.

July 12, 2022

Investors call for 'appropriate regulation' of crypto market

If investing in crypto assets continues to be problematic, the market will have to face much stricter regulation, say some market participants.

July 12, 2022

Financing Climate Change highlights: investor engagement necessary to drive change

Panellists at last week’s Financing Climate Change conference shared best practices for incorporating climate change considerations into portfolio construction. Keynote speaker, Engine No. 1’s David Swift, spoke to the audience about how sustainability-focussed shareholder activism can facilitate change.

June 28, 2022

CGS-CIMB Securities launches Shariah-compliant trading solutions

Last week the firm launched two new app-based products, iCash and iTradeSyariah, which offer Singapore and Indonesia-based investors access to Shariah-compliant stocks.

June 28, 2022

VIDEO: How Citicore Energy REIT Corporation is spurring the Philippines' renewables future

With a unique offering that will accelerate the country's renewable energy goals in the coming years, Citicore Energy REIT (CREIT) chairman Edgar Saavedra, along with president and CEO Oliver Tan, discuss the firm's achievements plus the standout features of its REIT - showing why it has won seven awards in FinanceAsia's Best Companies 2022 poll.

By Megawide Construction Corporation

Hong Kong property developer achieves capital markets first

New World Development becomes the first Asian corporate to issue a USD-denominated dual-tranche social and green offering in the public bond markets.

June 14, 2022

SUSTAINABLE FINANCE POLL 2022: Going green becomes mainstream

Investors and borrowers across Asia Pacific are bracing for a record year in sustainable debt. And the roadmap suggests even more growth to come, as increasingly savvy market players eye climate targets and back new standards and regulations, finds the 5th annual ANZ/FinanceAsia poll.

By ANZ

Ashurst appoints managing partner in Singapore

Global finance partner Jean Woo takes on the leadership role in the Southeast Asian hub.

May 17, 2022