“Hong Kong, an international finance centre, is also a knowledge hub,” said Ma Jun, chairman of co-host Capacity-building Alliance for Sustainable Investment (CASI). “The CASI event will bring together over …
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 government will develop “a holistic approach” that includes phased implementation of the disclosure requirements for “all financial services sub-sectors”, including listed companies, banks, fund managers, insurance companies and Mandatory …
To achieve its climate goals, Hong Kong should close three “loopholes” in green finance by setting volume targets, restricting fossil fuel financing and enacting a specialised anti-greenwashing law, according to …
There is a US$4 trillion funding gap compared with the US$5 trillion annual investment the world needs to make by 2030 to reach the Paris Agreement’s ambition to contain global …
ADM Capital, a Hong Kong-based private credit manager with US$2 billion in assets, sees opportunities for non-bank capital providers to fill the financing gap, particularly Chinese companies seeking outbound investments …
“A taxonomy is very important for transition financing, so that banks have a common standard to follow in terms of the issuance of bonds and loans.” Transition finance refers to …
Hong Kong’s green financing expertise can help emerging markets in Asia-Pacific fill an enormous funding gap for tackling climate change, according to the regional head of International Finance Corp (IFC). …
“After many years of sustainable finance development, globally we see that the majority of the sizeable transactions are happening in the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development countries (OECD) and …
Central and multilateral development bankers at the Asian Financial Forum (AFF) have urged greater international cooperation amid growing expectations of a soft economic landing, but struck a cautionary note about …