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Blockchain for carbon credits: Northern Trust

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 13 SEP 2024  |  NEWS
... broader strategy for the firm, which is expanding its asset servicing offering. "It supports key digital asset lifecycle events from asset creation, trading, pricing and custody to reporting. Leveraging blockchain technology, Northern Trust Matrix Zenith ...

Catastrophe bill blows up to $90bn

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 15 AUG 2024  |  NEWS
... values in urban areas, along with insured property being more vulnerable to hail damage. Therefore, multibillion-dollar loss events from this peril are likely to become more common," he added. Swiss Re group chief economist Jérôme Jean Haegeli said ...

UniSuper's environmental option returns -16%

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 JUL 2024  |  NEWS
... actually riskier now," he said. In his experience, and as demonstrated by historic data, markets tend to shrug geopolitical events off, he added. "Markets tend to bounce back pretty quickly... We do not take geopolitical events or the probability of ...

Olympics flame sparks $10bn pledge to sports equality

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 29 JUL 2024  |  NEWS
... a disability, according to the agreement. The agreement also calls for a focus on sustainable and responsible sporting events, aligned with the Paris Climate Agreement. "Sport is health. It's inclusion. It's respect. It's solidarity. It's ...

ASFA partners with First Nations Foundation

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 JUN 2024  |  NEWS
... peoples. Core training modules include Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander culture in everyday life, impacts of historical events, government legislation and policy, working and communicating with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities ...

ESG demand still high for advisers

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 23 MAY 2024  |  NEWS
... renewable energy. Human rights, gender equal, gambling, tobacco, weapons and firearms, are also top of the hit list. The events of the past few years - the pandemic, wars, inflationary pressures, and escalating climate impacts - have prompted investors ...

Make sustainability sexy

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 14 MAY 2024  |  NEWS
Sydney's inaugural Climate Action Week kicked off with a flurry of events across the city, including a panel with Planet Ark founder Jon Dee, and Green Building Council of Australia CEO Davina Rooney. The key message? 'Make sustainability sexy.' ...

Geostrategic risks in a changing world

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 MAY 2024  |  NEWS
... healthcare/pandemic unpreparedness, AI, terrorism, human rights violations, modern slavery, and post-conflict peacebuilding. "Political events come in many different shapes and sizes not all of them will have any significant impact on the financial decision ...

Shared Value founder heads up regional alliance

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAR 2024  |  NEWS
... targets. Since then, the remit has expanded. It has now helped roll out EV charging stations, community resilience, flood events, coastal hazards and sea change, and heat. The team is small - just five people - and the organisation has thrived through ...

Canberra targets natural disaster insurance gap

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 MAR 2024  |  NEWS
... runoff may assist with this," ICA CEO Andrew Hall said. Insurers are mandated to use the same definitions for specific events in their insurance contracts, as well as required to offer a baseline level of cover. However, many consumers are unintentionally ...