Three panellists from the buy-and sell-sides discussed the progress of ESG investment in Asia and the challenges ahead at the SRP APAC Conference 2023 held in Singapore on 3 May.

Regulators in Singapore and Hong Kong SAR are still in the process of finding their mission when providing an ESG investment framework compared to Europe, according to Arjan de Boer (pictured) , head of markets, investments & structuring, Asia at Indosuez Wealth Management. One of the first initiatives put forward by the Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) and Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) was a joint survey sent to private banks in Hong Kong SAR in mid-April. The regulators were