Environmental
Environmental products house of the year: ENGIE
ENGIE is driving change in energy transition, with a strong focus on renewable energy and the liberalisation of power markets in Apac, which presents significant long-term growth opportunities. In recognition of its efforts, ENGIE GEMS has been named…
First green asset ratios come in low as EU banks protest methodology
ABN Amro only bank to break double digits in a sample of 23 lenders
Hot topic: SEC climate disclosure rule divides industry
Proposal likely to flounder on First Amendment concerns, lawyers believe
Tall order: why a unified op risk taxonomy is still elusive
Banks vary in how they classify operational risk losses – and regulators are in no rush to change the status quo
The carbon equivalence principle: minimising the cost to carbon net zero
A method to align incentives with sustainability in financial markets is introduced
Pricing the transition of Scope 3 emissions
A framework to measure banks’ costs associated with carbon emissions is proposed
Empowering risk management with AI
This webinar explores how artificial intelligence (AI) can strip out the overheads and effort of rapidly modelling, monitoring and mitigating risk
Social distancing: quantifying the ‘S’ in ESG
The ‘social’ pillar of ESG has been the poor relation in terms of data – until now
Asia moves: Senior hires at Citi, Nomura and more
Latest job news from across the industry
Revealed: where banks are (literally) warehousing their swaps
As derivatives notional grows, dealers experiment with novel storage solutions
Inflationary forces (and microbial soups)
The hold of central banks over inflation may be weaker than we thought
It’s not easy being green: why the FX market is lagging on ESG
And what’s being done to fix it
Policy-makers must keep the heat on climate transition
As the financial industry shows signs of climate fatigue, regulators need to pick up the slack
Impact investing: trends and best practices
A panel of investment specialists discusses the rapidly expanding world of environment, social and governance (ESG) investing, with a particular focus on climate. They discuss best practice for achieving impact investing, their expectations on climate…
Derivatives house of the year, Japan: Credit Suisse
Asia Risk Awards 2022
A chilly reception for climate risk capital
Bankers don’t believe climate-adjusted risk-weights will enter EU prudential framework – not for now, at least
Rabobank’s shaky loans up 35% on emissions cut plans
Bank says Dutch government proposal to reduce pollution from livestock farming risks making loans unviable
Ex-Deutsche CRO: banks face hundreds of billions in climate fines
Banks risk becoming a “whipping dog” in the fight against climate change, says departing risk chief
Empirical research on the relationship between renewable energy consumption, foreign direct investment and economic growth in South Asia
This paper scrutinizes the link between renewable energy consumption, foreign direct investment (FDI) and economic progress in South Asian countries.
Op risk outlook 2022: the legal perspective
Christoph Kurth, partner of the global financial institutions leadership team at Baker McKenzie, discusses the key themes emerging from Risk.net’s Top 10 op risks 2022 survey and how financial firms can better manage and mitigate the impact of…
Can ESG trading and best execution coexist?
Not everyone thinks making a statement on ESG would work against client interests