Victor Smart

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Risk Management
May 31, 2022

FSB fears climate-related contagion effects on financial system

Global warming poses a systemic risk to the world financial system, with the existence of unpredictable contagion mechanisms between sectors...
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Financial Stability
April 29, 2022

Hong Kong’s push into carbon markets hobbled by lack of ‘trust’

The appeal of the voluntary carbon market is in many ways irresistible. It promises to make a substantive contribution to...
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Financial Stability
March 28, 2022

Interoperability of ESG standards key if ISSB is to succeed

Interoperability between standards is key if the much-vaunted International Sustainability Standards Board is to prove effective in setting a new...
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Markets
March 2, 2022

Compromises necessary as EU green taxonomy collides with politics

The credibility of the EU’s landmark green taxonomy has taken a blow after the decision to categorise nuclear and natural...
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Financial Stability
February 1, 2022

ESAP could be a boon for the EU’s green agenda, but faces challenges

Due to be established shortly under an EU regulation, the European single access point (ESAP) corporate reporting database will be phased in...
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Financial Stability
January 4, 2022

Regulators rush to avert looming ‘green’ mis-selling scandal

Green finance insiders have recently delivered two painful jolts to the self-image of the booming environmental, social and governance (ESG)...
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Financial Stability
December 15, 2021

EU carbon price spikes spark calls for dedicated regulator

The Emissions Trading Scheme (EU ETS) is a cornerstone of the EU’s policy efforts to curb emissions and represents the world’s largest...
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Financial Stability
December 1, 2021

IOSCO seeks to drive ESG ratings consistency

With trillions now held in ESG assets, the market in ESG data products is experiencing explosive growth. It is worth...
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Markets
October 28, 2021

New board to bring ‘welcome’ consolidation of ESG standards

The creation of an International Sustainability Standards Board promises to replace a patchwork of ESG company disclosures standards with a...
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Financial Stability
September 28, 2021

Regulators turn focus to the ‘S’ in ESG

Until recently, the ‘S’ in ESG (environmental, social and governance) investment had been overshadowed by environmental problems such as the...
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Markets
September 24, 2021

COP26: Mark Carney outlines next steps for financial regulators’ role in climate change fight

In an interview with Global Risk Regulator ahead of the United Nations Climate Change Conference COP26, Mark Carney, former central...
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