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RBA warns of climate-related liability risk for business

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 25 AUG 2022  |  NEWS
... systems for assessing likelihood and cost of the increased frequency and severity of extreme weather events and general insurance, while premiums on policies typically reprice annually, which provides the sector with space. "Insurers can adjust their ...

Brookfield raises US$15 billion for global transition fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 23 JUN 2022  |  NEWS
... investors from around the world committed to the fund, including public and private pension plans, sovereign wealth funds, insurance companies, endowments and foundations, financial institutions, and family offices," Brookfield said. Brookfield is the ...

RIAA tapped to run TNFD consultation group

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 MAY 2022  |  NEWS
... groups are India, convened by the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII); Japan, convened by TNFD Taskforce member MS&AD Insurance Group Holdings; Netherlands, convened by TNFD Taskforce Member Rabobank and the Dutch Banking Association; Switzerland ...

Financial inclusion as risk and opportunity: Principal Financial Group

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 12 MAY 2022  |  NEWS
... country we go to, how governments are promoting pension systems or how are they providing confidence through deposit insurance, or through training programs. It's the same with businesses, what are they doing in terms of benefits packages for employees ...

Australian Ethical names heavyweights to investment committee

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 APR 2022  |  NEWS
... Institutional Bank. He now sits on several investment committees and boards across funds management, infrastructure, and insurance. "Over the last several years I have watched and been encouraged by the growth in ESG in the companies I am involved with ...

Building real asset future with climate in mind: AXA IM

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 7 APR 2022  |  NEWS
... because of climate change." AXA IM Real Assets manages €110 billion on behalf of institutional clients as well as AXA Insurance Companies. Prior to joining AXA IM in 2018, Travalos was regional development manager at Stockland Australia and national ...

PwC Australia appoints first chief sustainability officer

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 25 FEB 2022  |  NEWS
... has hired an industry veteran as its first chief sustainability officer. Janette O'Neill joins PwC Australia from QBE Insurance, where she has been group head of sustainability since 2017. In her new role, O'Neill will provide leading expertise to PwC ...

TCorp issues $1.5 billion sustainability bond

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 10 FEB 2022  |  NEWS
... Westpac. Interest in the bond far outstripped issuance, with TCorp seeing total bids of $2.952 billion. Asset managers and insurance made up 61% of allocation, with Australian investors comprising 71% of the total demand. The bond will fund a range of ...

Hejaz Financial Services make senior banking appointments

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 DEC 2021  |  NEWS
... Hejaz Dealer Group network. Sahi has a background in law and finance as well as experience working in superannuation and insurance, wealth, sales and lending within the financial and insurance industries. She comes to Hejaz after most recently responsible ...

APRA releases guidance on climate change risk

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 2 DEC 2021  |  NEWS
... want to make sure that those decisions are well-informed, and don't undermine the interests of bank depositors, insurance policyholders or superannuation member." Next year, APRA said it intends to undertake a survey to help gauge the alignment between ...