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Analysing the opportunities, challenges of the ESG investing sector

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 SEP 2021  |  NEWS
ESG is not only a risk management tool, but an investment strategy that can generate value for investors. As the ESG and responsible investment market grows, the industry is evolving in the way its strategies are created and implemented, said Mark Spicer ...

Climate transition a business opportunity: Geoff Summerhayes

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 9 SEP 2021  |  NEWS
... and engagement and disclosure. In Pollination's experience, however, while institutions are improving their risk management, they are not yet effectively targeting opportunity or supporting system transition, Summerhayes said. "We see institutions ...

Opinion: Mind the gap: Investors continue to stall on climate action, despite sentiment confirming its risks

DAVID KLAUSNER  |  FRIDAY, 20 AUG 2021  |  NEWS
... from Singapore. In December 2020, the Monetary Authority of Singapore released its Guidelines on Environmental Risk Management for asset managers, banks, and insurance companies. These outline how financial institutions will need to develop environmental ...

Bank launches sustainability-linked derivatives

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 5 AUG 2021  |  NEWS
... rate swaps, given that they are the most used instrument by clients, said Damian Underwood, head of consultative risk management and FX structuring within ANZ's markets division. Clients who take out a sustainability linked loan may also choose to hedge ...

Banks face multi-billion risks from climate change: Accenture

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 22 JUL 2021  |  NEWS
... place an appropriate governance process to approve the inclusion or exclusion of climate risks in their overall risk management framework." The report recommends four key actions: adjust risk appetite towards climate change, create a climate risk register ...

Global fund manager evolving approaches to ESG investing

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 6 JUL 2021  |  NEWS
... company performance." "What we've done more specifically is we've married TCFD's anticipatory framework across risk management, strategy and governance, beyond simply climate, to all financially material issues across SASB's 77 industry specific standards ...

Hostplus announces four board appointments

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 1 JUL 2021  |  NEWS
... within financial institutions, within companies and those individuals are not demonstrating appropriate climate risk management or appropriate regard for climate risk, there is a chance for members, other engaged stakeholders and orgs like Market Forces ...

QSuper members call for greater climate action

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 1 JUL 2021  |  NEWS
... Super have written a letter to QSuper on behalf of two members who want that fund to strengthen its climate change risk management. Equity Generation Lawyers has written to QSuper board chair Don Luke asking him to "explain why QSuper has delayed quantifying ...

Integrating the circular economy into investment strategies: American Century

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 3 JUN 2021  |  NEWS
... circular economy concepts can relate to overall governance, but American Century views it as more than just a risk management exercise. "The governance aspect is really important," Zhang said. "Management quality is absolutely important, but beyond management ...

APRA to conduct climate vulnerability assessment on banks

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 6 MAY 2021  |  NEWS
... approaches that we use to establish global scenarios, but also to improve the ADI's data collection and to inform risk management, and that's the quantitative aspect of the climate vulnerability assessment. APRA will be saying more about that over the ...