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Super, fund manager lends muscle to net zero target

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 4 MAR 2021  |  NEWS
... between' companies, where stewardship and engagement is to be critical. Mercer has long been engaged in research on climate risk, starting with a 2011 study that was updated in 2015 and 2019. However, recognising the risk of climate change and building ...

Assessing climate risk in corporate bond portfolios

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 25 FEB 2021  |  NEWS
... sustainability-linked bonds and transition bonds. "A number of green bonds have been issued as of 2019, but the rest of climate risk premia in the fixed income market remains unpriced and undiscovered," said Paolo Gazzola, investment specialist, international ...

Investors lag in integrating climate risk: PGIM

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 25 FEB 2021  |  NEWS
... gradual, or potentially abrupt, repricing of assets to more fully reflect climate risks. "Markets are pricing in climate risk inconsistently," said Shehriyar Antia, head of thematic research at PGIM. "There are examples where markets are being aggressive ...

Investors back climate bill

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 4 FEB 2021  |  NEWS
... direction of travel as set by the Paris Agreement. "Furthermore, investors are increasingly being required to manage for climate risk, as regulators globally see this as a critical investment risk, that has potential to threaten economic stability and ...

BlackRock seeks plans for company transition to net zero

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JAN 2021  |  NEWS
... implemented a "heightened scrutiny" in active portfolios as a framework for managing securities that pose significant climate risk. "We expect the issuers we invest in on our clients' behalf to be adequately managing the global transition towards a net ...

Australia to join climate resilience investment initiative

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 25 JAN 2021  |  NEWS
... Investment and update the national strategy are welcome steps toward bolstering the necessary frameworks for managing climate risk and accelerating private capital support for climate adaptation measures," Herd said. "Expert advice presented to the Australian ...

Biden inauguration brings climate challenge for Australia

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 21 JAN 2021  |  NEWS
... and social implications," Petersen said. "You're going to rewire the biggest economy in the world to address climate risk, and how does Australia respond to that? Well, it needs to do the same thing, for the simple reason that it wants to find new ...

Translating net zero goals into near-term decisions: Robeco

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 21 JAN 2021  |  NEWS
... research. That also feeds into the financial models. "This is also about second line risk management. You look at climate risk scenarios, stress test scenarios, and you can imagine those scenarios say something about how economic sectors will be doing ...

Thai regulator becomes TCFD suppporter

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 JAN 2021  |  NEWS
... the Task Force on Climate-Related Financial Disclosures (TCFD). By becoming an official supporter of the voluntary climate risk disclosure framework, the SEC will aim to "raise awareness and encourage business sectors to (1) incorporate climate-related ...

Integrating ESG to manage risks of high yield credit

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 18 JAN 2021  |  NEWS
... energy-related issuer? You take it into account, because it could be 15% of investor base that you eliminate. Q: How is climate risk priced into high yield? A: If an energy utility with brown coal-based generation comes to market, not many people want ...