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FSB Publishes Toolkit For Enhancing Third-Party Risk Management And Oversight

Date 04/12/2023

• The toolkit has been developed in response to concerns over the risks to financial institutions from outsourcing and third-party service relationships.
• The toolkit aims to strengthen financial institutions’ ability to manage third-party risks and financial authorities’ ability to monitor and strengthen the resilience of the financial system.
• The toolkit aims to reduce fragmentation in regulatory and supervisory approaches across jurisdictions and financial services sectors and to facilitate coordination among financial authorities, financial institutions, and third-party services providers.

The DFSA Waives Regulatory Fees On ESG Listings On Nasdaq Dubai

Date 04/12/2023

The Dubai Financial Services Authority (DFSA) announced it will waive all regulatory fees for issuers wishing to list sustainability-related debt securities in the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) throughout 2024. This fee waiver is effective immediately and will apply throughout 2024.

SET Hackathon 2023 Announces Winners Presenting ESG Data For The Thai Capital Market Development

Date 04/12/2023

The Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) has organized the SET Hackathon 2023 under the theme: Wealth and Sustainability, marking its first-ever hackathon open to the general public. The participants have presented ideas for using SET’s database on environmental, social and corporate governance aspect (ESG) for investors’ and listed companies’ benefits, integrating into analysis and development of sustainable business operations. A total of four awards were granted to the teams with outstanding solutions. ESG EZ Invest team, comprising engineers and analysts from two listed companies and the leading consulting firms, was awarded the first prize, with the proposed idea of an application development based on data of SET ESG data platform for better access to sustainable investing.

IOSCO Publishes A Final Report Presenting Supervisory Practices Across Its Members To Address Greenwashing

Date 04/12/2023

The Board of the International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) has published today a report on Supervisory Practices to Address Greenwashing.

Investor Activity On GPW Group Markets – November 2023

Date 04/12/2023

• GPW Main Market Electronic Order Book equities turnover value increased by 2.6% YoY to PLN 24.7 billion
• NewConnect Electronic Order Book equities turnover value increased by 33.5% YoY to PLN 157.1 million
• Index futures turnover volume decreased by 16.1% YoY to 701,600 contracts
• Structured instruments turnover value decreased by 5.2% YoY to PLN 205.1 million
• Electricity turnover volume increased by 81.1% YoY to 14.1 TWh
• Natural gas turnover volume increased by 9.0% YoY to 16.9 TWh

The UAE Sustainable Finance Working Group Issues Third Public Statement

Date 04/12/2023

• The third Public Statement issued right before COP28 emphasises three pivotal objectives of the UAE’s SFWG, namely, enhancing sustainability-focused corporate governance, bolstering transparency in sustainability reporting, and formulating a sustainable finance taxonomy specific to the UAE.

The WFE Convenes The Finance Industry At COP 28 To Discuss The Green Transition

Date 04/12/2023

The World Federation of Exchanges (the WFE), the global industry group for exchanges and CCPs, is convening stakeholders at COP 28. The event is being held jointly with Dubai Financial Market at Nasdaq Dubai MarketSite on 5th December - the Just Transition Day at COP 28.

Bursa Malaysia To Launch Platform For Mandatory ESG Reporting - Platform Ready For Listed Issuers To Submit Disclosures As Required Under The Exchange’s Enhanced Sustainability Reporting Requirements

Date 04/12/2023

Bursa Malaysia Securities Berhad (“Bursa Malaysia” or the “Exchange”) is set to unveil the Bursa Malaysia ESG Reporting Platform (“ESG Reporting Platform”) on 4 December 2023. This platform will act as a repository for disclosures conforming to the prescribed format mandated under Bursa Malaysia’s enhanced sustainability reporting requirements within the Main Market Listing Requirements (“Main LR”) and ACE Market Listing Requirements (“ACE LR”) (collectively, “Listing Requirements”), introduced on 26 September 2022.

"Central Banks And Supervisors Step Up Climate Action" - Keynote Remarks By Mr Ravi Menon, Managing Director, Monetary Authority Of Singapore, And Chair, Network For Greening The Financial System (NGFS), At The NGFS COP28 Finance Day On 4 December 2023

Date 04/12/2023

Good afternoon ladies and gentlemen. Welcome to the NGFS COP28 Finance Day. 

JPX Monthly Headlines - November 2023

Date 04/12/2023

JPX group companies undertake various initiatives and disseminate information with the aim of providing the most attractive markets to all users.