With rising temperatures and frequent occurrence of extreme weather conditions, climate change is undeniably posing significant threat globally. In light of the 27th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP27), business sectors are seeing substantial changes under a new concept termed “carbon budget”. It has become indispensable for financial services industry to incorporate climate risk into their policy formulation in planning and risk management, with a view to investors’ preference.
Against this background, TMA is delighted to have invited Mr. Oliver Zhang, Partner and Mr Jerry Kwok, Director, Financial Services Risk Management, EY, to update Members with the regulatory landscape on climate risk and its impact to Treasury Markets, with synopsis as follows:
- Climate risk and pledges from governments
- Regulatory landscape on climate risk (HKMA / SFC / HKEX / ECB / PRA, etc.)
- Recent development on Bank’s implementation of GS-1 in Hong Kong
- Climate risk impact to Treasury Markets (transmission channel)
- Market practices / tools on managing climate risk
- Identification mechanism
- Scenario analysis (bond and equity evaluation) – transition / physical risk
- Measurement via counterparty-level ESG scorecard
- Financed emission & Net Zero Strategy
- Integrate climate risk/ ESG elements into management & action
- Strengthening policies & procedures
- Strengthening due diligence for greenwashing
- Set up monitoring mechanism
- Disclosure
Speakers: click here to view biography of speakers
Oliver Zhang
Partner
Financial Services Risk Management
EY
Jerry Kwok
Director
Financial Services Risk Management
EY
Language: English
Deadline for Registration and Payment: 26 April 2023 or quota is full (whichever is applicable)
Participants are entitled to receive 1 CPD (TMA) credit upon completion of the seminar. TMA is the administrator for the Enhanced Competency Framework on Treasury Management (ECF-TM) and a recognized institution of Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) for providing continuing professional development (CPD) activities. The CPD hours can be used to meet the CPD requirements of the ECF-TM and the SFC. To qualify for the CPD credits or attendance certificate of the seminar, all participants have to sign-in and sign-out. We regret that neither CPD nor attendance certificate will be given to those who are late for the seminar or leave early. TMA Office will update TMA Individual Members’ CPD record after the seminar is held.