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J.P. Morgan Asset Management launches ESG integration policy statement

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 14 JUL 2020  |  NEWS
... contribute to achieving an enhanced financial return, through better-informed investment decisions and strengthened risk management," Wu said. "ESG integration aimed at achieving sustainable risk-adjusted returns is about using research, insights and ...

MSCI climate tool provides new data for private real estate assets

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 13 JUL 2020  |  NEWS
... investors - including investment managers, asset owners, banks and insurers - to improve portfolio performance, risk management, regulatory reporting and progress towards broader sustainability goals. "The methodology assesses the current exposure to ...

ESG data enhances value strategies: Maple-Brown Abbott

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 JUL 2020  |  NEWS
... exposure but equally at a firm level, we are reviewing our risk register, to see how we can implement this into our risk management processes." COVID-19 crosses all factors in the ESG spectrum, she noted. "COVID-19 is a really interesting subject, because ...

MSCI launches Real Estate Climate Value-at-Risk solution for investors

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 JUL 2020  |  NEWS
... investors - including investment managers, asset owners, banks and insurers - to improve portfolio performance, risk management, regulatory reporting and progress towards broader sustainability goals. The framework is closely aligned to the G20's Financial ...

First Sentier Investors launch Modern Slavery Toolkit

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUN 2020  |  NEWS
... importance of risk to people and salience of human rights, which is different to how they'd prioritise other ESG risk management, which is more around materiality." Identifying risks from modern slavery is hampered by the fact that the data around modern ...

Climate action by regulators deferred, not denied: MinterEllison

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAY 2020  |  NEWS
... end of the 2020 financial year, and concluded that while there might be "moderation" in immediate climate change risk management, "regulatory and investor expectations are unlikely to significantly diminish in 2020." "We thought it would be useful for ...

Coronavirus pandemic produces supply chain crisis: Baker McKenzie

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 9 APR 2020  |  NEWS
... essential items such as food stuffs and pharmaceuticals," the report said. Companies with considered supply chain risk management processes are in stronger position to identify the disruptive impacts and respond to the unique set of circumstances rippling ...

ANZ companies report board level climate oversight, more needed: CDP

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 APR 2020  |  NEWS
... integrated company-wide processes for identifying, assessing, and managing climate-related issues in their overall risk management, a rate higher than the wider APAC average (54%). The report analyses companies based on the four core elements stipulated ...

Governance Institute releases climate change risk disclosure guide

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 FEB 2020  |  NEWS
... your head in the sand or pretend that it's not there, it's about getting constituents involved, transforming your risk management strategy, and having that feed into the risk management strategy of the organisation."

Comment: hindsight is 2020

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 FEB 2020  |  NEWS
... conditions. Regulators and investment and legal experts acknowledge that climate change will impact financial risk management and long term investment decisions. This will influence where funds are flowing to and thus asset prices. Larry Fink, the CEO ...