On December 19, 2022, the Japan Financial Services Agency (JFSA) published Partial Amendments to the "Comprehensive Supervisory Guidelines for Financial Instruments Business Operators, etc." (Draft Amendments). Comments on the Draft Amendments are due on January 27, 2023.
On December 15, 2022, Japan's Financial Services Agency (JFSA) released the final Code of Conduct for ESG Evaluation and Data Providers ("Code of Conduct"). The Code of Conduct includes six principles applicable to ESG evaluation and data providers, building upon the discussions...
On 21 October 2022, the Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) updated the March 2022 presentation materials from its industry workshop on ESG fund applications to provide guidance on whether a "Non-ESG Fund" can include a reference to "ESG" or "sustainable" or similar terms in its...
In July 2022, the Joint Committee (JC) of the Asia Region Funds Passport (ARFP) agreed to commence a review of the ARFP as provided for in the Memorandum of Cooperation, which governs the implementation and operation of the ARFP. The review will cover the current arrangements and also...
On 12 July 2022, Japan's Financial Services Agency (JFSA) published for public consultation a Code of Conduct for ESG Evaluation and Data Providers ("Draft Code of Conduct"), based on the recommendations of its technical committee on ESG evaluation and data providers ("Technical...
On 28 July 2022, the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) published a circular on disclosure and reporting guidelines for retail ESG funds ("Circular"), following its industry consultation in January 2022.
On 24 June 2022, the Chinese Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC) released for public consultation the Interim Provisions on the Management of Publicly Offered Securities Investment Funds for Private Pension Investments (Draft for Comments) ("Draft Provisions").
On 12 May 2022, the Green Finance Industry Taskforce (GFIT), convened by the Monetary of Singapore (MAS), published for public consultation the second version of its proposed taxonomy for Singapore-based financial institutions ("Singapore Taxonomy").
On 10 June 2022, the Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) published a consultation on proposed amendments to the Securities and Futures Ordinance (SFO) to enhance the regulatory tools available for effective enforcement.
