IMAS boosts green investments through sustainable finance courses

The programmes are available via the iLearn platform.

The Investment Management Association of Singapore (IMAS) has launched new courses that aim to enhance the skills of fund managers when it comes to sustainable investments.

IMAS said the new courses under its Sustainable Finance Suite (SF Suite) are SGFC Sustainable Investment Management and SGFC Sustainable Stewardship Development. These will be in addition to the existing courses SGFC Climate Change Management, and ASFI Academy: Infrastructure Series

These were developed by the Singapore Green Finance Centre, a joint initiative between the Lee Kong Chian School of Business at Singapore Management University and the Imperial College Business School. The programmes can be accessed through the iLearn platform, IMAS said.

It explained that the courses were formulated based on the Institute of Banking and Finance (IBF) and the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) Sustainable Finance Technical Skills and Competencies (SF TSC).

The launch comes as the sustainable finance market in ASEAN is seen to amount to $4t to $5t in the next decade, according to the MAS and IBF’s Sustainable Finance Job Transformation Map.

“IMAS remains committed to partnering with industry stakeholders to offer comprehensive training programs, transform the local workforce, and advance sustainable practices in the industry,” IMAS CEO Carmen Wee said.

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Aside from the SF Suite, other courses are available on the platform to strengthen sustainable finance practices. These are:

ASFI Academy: Responsible Investment 101: How to get started
ASFI Academy: Sustainable finance across Agriculture Forestry Fisheries (AFF) supply chain (asset manager edition)
MAS Guidelines and Information Paper on Environmental Risk Management (EnRM) for Asset Managers and MAS Disclosures and Reporting Guidelines for Retail ESG Funds
Sustainable Investing in Practice – An Introduction
Sustainable Investing Across Asset Classes

IMAS noted that subsidies are available under the IBF Standards Training Scheme for self-sponsored individuals and Financial Institution/ FinTech Firm-sponsored individuals.

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