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Climate risk assessment impacts on small, mid-cap portfolios: Fairlight AM

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 9 APR 2020  |  NEWS
Ed note: The Sustainability Report is pleased to present this opinion piece from Ian Carmichael, portfolio manager and partner, Fairlight Asset Management. The opinions expressed reflect Fairlight Asset Management 's position. Ian Carmichael, portfolio ...

Companies that manage ESG issues "more resilient": Saturna Capital

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 JAN 2020  |  NEWS
Companies that actively manage environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues "make better contributions to the global economy and are more resilient," according to US-based fund manager Saturna Capital. Scott Klimo, CIO, Saturna Capital Saturna ...

Calculating the shorter, longer-term cost of bushfire

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 10 JAN 2020  |  NEWS
Economists have begun to count the costs of bushfires throughout southern Australia, identifying that the agriculture, tourism, retail and construction sectors will see negative impacts, but also saying that the worst impacts will be "indirect." Carlos ...

Integrating ESG essential to infrastructure portfolio: First Sentier Investors

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 DEC 2019  |  NEWS
Integrating environmental, social and corporate governance (ESG) considerations is essential to building an infrastructure portfolio because of the long term nature of the assets, according to First Sentier Investors. Niall Mills, First Sentier Investors ...

Investing in insurance linked securities, integrating climate risk: Amundi

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 DEC 2019  |  NEWS
... industry." While the majority of Amundi's ILS portfolio consists of property catastrophe reinsurance, wind, earthquake, flood and bushfire-related peril, it does hold one transaction related to pandemic risk, Liu said. "In terms of pandemic risk, we ...

AMP Capital launches 2030 ESG strategy for real estate business

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 NOV 2019  |  NEWS
... another consultant to ask climate risk related questions, such as \when was the last time your property had a 1 in 100 year flood, what happened, did insurance cover it, ask all these questions, gathering the data, to feed into a model that will then ...

Climate change impacts "top of mind" for investors: Nuveen Real Estate

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 SEP 2019  |  NEWS
Climate change impacts on real estate investments is a "top of mind" concern for investors, according to the head of sustainability at Nuveen Real Estate. Abigail Dean, head of sustainability, Nuveen Real Estate Nuveen Real Estate, the investment manager ...

Climate Bonds Initiative releases Water Criteria Phase 2 Consultation

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 OCT 2017  |  NEWS
... infrastructure, such as wetlands and watersheds including for purposes as water collection, storage, treatment and distribution, flood protection and drought resilience." "Nature-based solutions offer us a range of exciting ways to work with ecosystems ...

Mining sector showing "signs of progress" on emissions management, face continued risk: CDP

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 JUL 2017  |  NEWS
The mining sector is showing "signs of progress in its operational emissions management, reduced exposure to thermal coal and capital allocation in the context of a low-carbon transition," but continues to face continued risk from downstream regulation ...

Good Shepherd Microfinance, IAG pilot microinsurance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 OCT 2015  |  NEWS
... things that clients specifically deem valuable themselves." Insurance 4 That covers damage or loss caused by theft, fire, flood storm and cyclone, with an additional theft cover for portable items anywhere in Australia. Items that can be insured include ...