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Willingness to pay affects BlackRock sovereign debt scores

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 25 OCT 2013  |  NEWS
Political dysfunction in the United States has affected BlackRock's rating of its willingness to repay sovereign debt, according to the quarterly update of the BlackRock Sovereign Risk Index (BSRI). The BSRI focused on the US and what it labels the ...

PRI: ESG factors material to sovereign bond creditworthiness

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 SEP 2013  |  NEWS
... - Moody's Investors Service, Standard & Poors Financial Services and Fitch Ratings do consider corruption in gauging political risk, those risks were underestimated. "The working group felt that Moody's, S&P and Fitch, which together control about 95% ...

EY: Businesses need long term carbon policy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 23 AUG 2013  |  NEWS
... protects existing commitments and supports long-term investments that reduce carbon emissions, according to EY. The ongoing political uncertainty surrounding the current carbon pricing mechanism and the lack of detail to the Liberal coalition's direct ...

WWF: ETS repeal to reduce renewable energy, increase prices

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 AUG 2013  |  NEWS
... energy coming from renewable energy by 2020. The results of RepuTex's analysis are part of WWF-Australia's call for political parties to commit to retaining the ETS in conjunction with the LRET and the forthcoming cap on greenhouse gas emissions from ...

Ernst Ligteringen: G4 and the third industrial revolution

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 JUN 2013  |  NEWS
... the information is also systemically available, but it must not be an issue of red tape or anti-business. That's where political rhetoric isn't always particularly helpful. We need forward- looking policies to help make sure that Australia remains co ...

Australia ranked fourth on global renewable energy list

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 31 MAY 2013  |  NEWS
... competitiveness of renewable energy, the importance of decarbonisation and an increased emphasis on the economic and political stability of individual markets. "The renewable energy landscape today is truly global. From Japan and Southeast Asia to Africa ...

Budget to cut ARENA funding, bring forward money to CTIP

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 17 MAY 2013  |  NEWS
... operations. But, noted Jonathan Jutsen, executive director of specialist consultancy Energetics, there still remains political uncertainty if the Coalition win power in Parliament in the September elections. "CTIP impacts energy efficiency opportunities ...

CEFC evaluating potential project commitments ahead of July

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 MAY 2013  |  NEWS
... of capital which can have a bearing on the overall cost of the transition." The CEFC is gearing up for launch amidst political uncertainty. In the upcoming federal election in September, the opposition Coalition has pledged to shut down the CEFC and ...

Australian boards struggling with climate change adaptation

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 APR 2013  |  NEWS
... responses to climate change adaptation challenges, "apparently paralysed by short-term profit first thinking, uncertain political risks and a corporate culture unused to volatility and disruption," according to a report carried out for the National Climate ...

Investor questions about risks, oversight of coal seam gas

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 APR 2013  |  NEWS
... social unrest can manifest itself in changes to regulation, another risk. "The other thing that is a real unknown is the political uncertainty," Fayers said. "As AGL found out recently, governments can turn very quickly and that's a factor of the community ...