1 Introduction -- 2 Optimality of Sustainable Investing Strategies -- 3 Effects of ESG Performance on Credit Spreads in Japan -- 4 Credit Default Swaps and Corporate Carbon Emissions in Japan -- 5 Green House Gas Emission and Bank Lending in Japan -- 6 The contribution of migrant inventors to...

Well designed and comprehensive analyses of identifying determinants for a global financial center (GFC) are limited. This study is conducted to examine and identify the fundamental determinants for the Asia-Pacific region. Current literature provides us with 14 determinants which have been used...