Southeast Asia

As ESG commitments continue to gain momentum for Asia’s institutional investors, impact investing has emerged as an important strategy in addition to ESG integration, but caution is advised.

Malaysia’s Joint Committee on Climate Change (JC3) met last month to outline five initiatives to expedite the market’s transition to net zero. FA spoke to experts to assess the regulatory environment that Malaysia is working to cultivate, in support of climate-conscious investment.

Ryoya (Tera) Terasawa joins the firm as head of Japan, while a promotion sees Chitra Hepburn take responsibility for South and Southeast Asia.

Celebrating 25 years of activity in Asia, Haymarket Media Group commemorated the occasion with an event at Hong Kong's prestigious China Club, attended by special guests and founder, Lord Michael Heseltine.

Three key partner appointments in Singapore are set to boost the firm’s support of the Southeast Asian energy transition, as well as opportunities across private capital and the M&A space.

The consulting firm has announced a range of new appointments in Singapore to support capital market participation.

The $700 million loan secured by PT SMI signals a growing market for sustainable infrastructure development, as banks seek to support Indonesia’s transition to net zero.

FinanceAsia spoke to exchange leaders about regional ESG disclosure progress and cross-border product collaboration, while the Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) shared an exclusive update on an agreement with Indonesia and Malaysia.