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Issue 166: GIC mainstreams climate adaptation investing; Singapore to tackle reporting of cloud services emissions

The Singapore yield curve is the steepest since the 50-year sovereign green bond was first launched in 2022.
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Issue 165: All eyes on Singapore’s green bond auction; a call for insurance consistency

Global climate funds significantly shifted allocations to Europe and the Asia-Pacific in the first half of 2025, an MSCI analysis shows.
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Issue 164: Hong Kong eyes South-east Asia sustainable finance prize; Singapore buys first Article 6 carbon credits

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The amount of capital mobilised globally by blended funds rose to US$5.1 billion in 2024, based on Convergence data.
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Issue 163: Pentagreen-managed blended fund hits first close; small listcos, we have a problem

Relatively consistent retirement volumes of carbon credits reflect a need for offsets, says Ecosystem Marketplace.
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Issue 162: Slowly reviving carbon markets; Singapore commissions nuclear study

Regulators have given Singapore-listed companies up to five more years to align climate reporting with IFRS standards.
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Issue 161: SGX extends climate reporting deadlines; Piyush Gupta banks on blended finance, carbon markets

Singapore investors are mostly interested in transition investing for better returns, finds a Standard Chartered survey.
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Issue 160: Money still king in Asia’s transition investing; Singapore, Thailand ink carbon deal

Singapore Exchange probes that found potential rule breaches, including for internal controls and governance, have trended higher since 2020.
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Issue 159: Prioritising risk, engagement in governance code review; Singapore’s data centre retreat

Singapore-listed companies rely on internal stakeholders significantly more than external ones to identify material sustainability-issues.
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Issue 158: Who says what’s material for Singapore firms; catastrophe payouts pile up for insurers

Bond markets penalise companies that stay on track for their climate targets, an MSCI analysis shows.
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Issue 157: Bond markets penalising decarbonisation; Pictet AM eyes adaptation, water investments

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