As MAS raises expectations on transition planning, financial institutions face a pivotal shift—from meeting regulatory requirements to enabling credible, forward‑looking transition finance strategies.
Join this webinar for a practical, strategic unpacking of the MAS Transition Planning Guidelines and what they mean for banks, insurers, and asset managers ahead of the September 2027 deadline.
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SpeakersSwami Venkataraman, CFA Associate Managing Director, Sustainable Finance, Global Head of Assessments Moody's Ratings
Yiwen He Associate Director, Solutions Specialist, APAC ex Japan Moody’s
Justin Tanjuakio Director - Industry Practice Leads Moody's Analytics
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Swami Venkataraman, CFA, is an Associate Managing Director in the Sustainable Finance group at Moody's Ratings. He manages a global team of analysts responsible for producing assessments and thematic research on the credentials of sustainability debt instruments and financing frameworks (Second Party Opinions) and the strength of entities carbon transition plans (Net Zero Assessments). He also leads related outreach efforts for Moody's with regulators, standard setters, investors, corporates and other market participants.
Swami regularly participates in high-profile working groups, conferences and media engagements. He is a member of the International Energy Agency's Finance Industry Advisory Board, the Institute for International Finance's (IIF) Sustainable Finance Working Group, the Executive Committee of the ESG Integrated Disclosure Project (IDP) for private capital markets and manages key external relationships for Moody's such as the International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB), Glasgow Financial Alliance for Net Zero (GFANZ) and Ceres. He has presented on climate finance topics at the 2022 UN Climate Change Conference (COP27) and at various initiatives of the World Bank.
Prior to this role, Swami led the team responsible for the systematic integration of ESG considerations - including climate - into all Moody's credit ratings and the launch of the Moody's Issuer Profile Scores (IPS) and Credit Impact Scores (CIS). Earlier, he was a Senior Vice President in the North American utilities and infrastructure team, with rating committee chair responsibilities. Before Joining Moody's in 2013, Swami was a Director of Project and Export finance with Standard Chartered bank in Asia. He has broad credit and banking expertise in power, clean energy, infrastructure and sustainable finance for over 25 years. He has worked in New York, San Francisco, London, Mumbai and Mexico City.
Swami is a CFA charter holder, with a B.Tech in Electronics Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Madras and an M.B.A. in Finance and Information systems from the Indian Institute of Management (IIM),Calcutta.
Yiwen He is Associate Director, Solutions Specialist – Asia Pacific – for Moody's, based in Hong Kong.
In her current role, Yiwen is responsible for helping customers navigating through complex needs of physical and transition risk solutions. She has been engaging closely with local regulators, stock exchanges, industry bodies in North Asia, ASEAN and Oceania countries across banking, asset managers, insurance sectors and corporates. She has also been involved in trainings to regulators, sovereign funds and multi-national banks to upskill the teams. She is actively responding to sustainable initiatives such as ISSB, TNFD, PRI, ASIFMA etc. to bring market insights and address customers' needs.
Before her current role at Moody's, Yiwen worked in the financial data service industry for 12 years, across APAC and EMEA, led an analyst team of 50 people, especially focusing on integrating data from 30+ global data vendors and providing customized data management service to financial institutions.
Justin Tanjuakio is a Director and Insurance Industry Practice Lead at Moody’s Analytics, covering the APAC region. In his current role, he collaborates with insurers to enhance their underwriting, investment/insurance risk management, and balance sheet management, through Moody’s Analytics solutions.
Prior to Moody’s, he worked for 14+ years for life insurers including MetLife, Prudential and AIG. His experience includes management roles within financial reporting, risk management, embedded value, product development, pricing, and internal audit. He has been based in Japan since 2016.
Justin is a Fellow of the Society of Actuaries and a Chartered Enterprise Risk Analyst.
Swami Venkataraman, CFA, is an Associate Managing Director in the Sustainable Finance group at Moody's Ratings. He manages a global team of analysts responsible for producing assessments and thematic research on the credentials of sustainability debt instruments and financing frameworks (Second Party Opinions) and the strength of entities carbon transition plans (Net Zero Assessments). He also leads related outreach efforts for Moody's with regulators, standard setters, investors, corporates and other market participants.
Swami regularly participates in high-profile working groups, conferences and media engagements. He is a member of the International Energy Agency's Finance Industry Advisory Board, the Institute for International Finance's (IIF) Sustainable Finance Working Group, the Executive Committee of the ESG Integrated Disclosure Project (IDP) for private capital markets and manages key external relationships for Moody's such as the International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB), Glasgow Financial Alliance for Net Zero (GFANZ) and Ceres. He has presented on climate finance topics at the 2022 UN Climate Change Conference (COP27) and at various initiatives of the World Bank.
Prior to this role, Swami led the team responsible for the systematic integration of ESG considerations - including climate - into all Moody's credit ratings and the launch of the Moody's Issuer Profile Scores (IPS) and Credit Impact Scores (CIS). Earlier, he was a Senior Vice President in the North American utilities and infrastructure team, with rating committee chair responsibilities. Before Joining Moody's in 2013, Swami was a Director of Project and Export finance with Standard Chartered bank in Asia. He has broad credit and banking expertise in power, clean energy, infrastructure and sustainable finance for over 25 years. He has worked in New York, San Francisco, London, Mumbai and Mexico City.
Swami is a CFA charter holder, with a B.Tech in Electronics Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Madras and an M.B.A. in Finance and Information systems from the Indian Institute of Management (IIM),Calcutta.
Yiwen He is Associate Director, Solutions Specialist – Asia Pacific – for Moody's, based in Hong Kong.
In her current role, Yiwen is responsible for helping customers navigating through complex needs of physical and transition risk solutions. She has been engaging closely with local regulators, stock exchanges, industry bodies in North Asia, ASEAN and Oceania countries across banking, asset managers, insurance sectors and corporates. She has also been involved in trainings to regulators, sovereign funds and multi-national banks to upskill the teams. She is actively responding to sustainable initiatives such as ISSB, TNFD, PRI, ASIFMA etc. to bring market insights and address customers' needs.
Before her current role at Moody's, Yiwen worked in the financial data service industry for 12 years, across APAC and EMEA, led an analyst team of 50 people, especially focusing on integrating data from 30+ global data vendors and providing customized data management service to financial institutions.
Justin Tanjuakio is a Director and Insurance Industry Practice Lead at Moody’s Analytics, covering the APAC region. In his current role, he collaborates with insurers to enhance their underwriting, investment/insurance risk management, and balance sheet management, through Moody’s Analytics solutions.
Prior to Moody’s, he worked for 14+ years for life insurers including MetLife, Prudential and AIG. His experience includes management roles within financial reporting, risk management, embedded value, product development, pricing, and internal audit. He has been based in Japan since 2016.
Justin is a Fellow of the Society of Actuaries and a Chartered Enterprise Risk Analyst.