MAS Sets Supervisory Expectations on Financial Institutions for Transition Planning Practices in addressing Environmental Risk
Why this matters
This regulatory update from the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) sets supervisory expectations for financial institutions (banks, insurers, and asset managers) to manage transition and physical risks from climate change. It is an important development in the ESG/sustainability regulatory landscape that will require firms to enhance their risk assessment and management capabilities.
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What the MAS said
MAS today issued three Guidelines on Environmental Risk Management - Transition Planning to separately set out MAS’ supervisory expectations for banks, insurers and asset managers to manage the transition and physical risks they and their portfolios face from climate change.
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Context
Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) — Singapore's central bank and integrated financial regulator. We track 148 updates from them.
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This update is classified under ESG / Sustainability, Prudential / Capital Requirements, Operational Resilience / Outsourcing and Banking & Credit.