Hong Kong has the potential to become a sustainability education hub for apparel makers and firms in the fashion industry supply chain, according to tycoon Victor Fung Kwok-king. The city …
“Uncertainty is a big word, and [it] has been affecting confidence,” said Stanley Lah, strategy and transactions national leader at Deloitte China. “The main factor is investors are just not …
“Global investors are turning their backs on sustainably focused stock funds as poor performance, scandals and attacks from US Republicans hit enthusiasm for a much-hyped sector that has pulled in …
China has opened up its capital market to Asia’s first exchange-traded fund (ETF) that tracks Saudi Arabia’s largest companies, as the two countries continue to deepen financial ties. Two feeder …
A Hong Kong university and a climate group have joined hands to train environmental, social and governance (ESG) practitioners so that they can integrate big data analysis in financial decision-making …
The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) is keen to make its green taxonomy framework mandatory for the banking sector to support the development of sustainable financing in the city. Hong …
A new certification course will be launched in Hong Kong focusing on the environmental, social and governance (ESG) requirements of the city’s bourse operator to ensure the quality of local …
Generative artificial intelligence (AI) is adding uncertainty to an already uncertain world, but Hong Kong can cope with the challenges by leveraging its hub status and acting as a gateway …
There is growing scepticism and loss of trust in the performance of environmental, social and governance (ESG) investments among Asian investors, according to a study by AXA Investment Managers. Doubts …
“The code, together with the self-attestation document, will be vital in fostering greater transparency, quality and reliability of ESG information, as well as comparability of products,” said SFC CEO Julia …