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Treasury issues statement on systemic climate risk to government bonds

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 NOV 2023  |  NEWS
... is currently no internationally agreed framework for assessing climate risks and opportunities associated with sovereign debt instruments. The Commonwealth will continue to engage with asset owners and relevant stakeholders to keep investors informed ...

Australia the guinea pig for PRI sovereign engagement pilot

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 31 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
... exposure to systemic climate-related risks. These risks encompass not only financial elements like the value of sovereign debt investments but also broader concerns such as the competitiveness of national economies and the stability of global economic ...

Climate: debt rise, credit falls for 59 nations as early as 2030

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 11 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
... credit ratings in 59 countries due to climate-related factors, resulting in a substantial rise in both corporate and sovereign debt by tens of billions of dollars from 2030. Under various warming scenarios, climate-induced sovereign downgrades will increasingly ...

Climate transition a factor in sovereign debt pricing: Ardea

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 1 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
... Governments that manage climate change transition poorly may encounter difficulty finding investors to buy their sovereign debt. New research finds carbon dioxide emissions, natural resources rents, and renewable energy adoption statistically impact ...

Climate risk warning on government bond yields

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 15 SEP 2022  |  NEWS
... yields and investors need to pay more attention to how transition risk will impact the liquidity and stability of sovereign debt markets, according to the head of research for Ardea Investment Management. Speaking at the JANA annual conference, which ...

HSBC Australia to explore mangrove bond

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 2 SEP 2021  |  NEWS
... locations, including Brisbane and Darwin, with the potential to do so. "What we're investigating is use of sub-sovereign debt for mangrove protection and restoration," Bhattacharjee said. "In terms of the economic accounting that would be taken into ...

Banks face multi-billion risks from climate change: Accenture

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 22 JUL 2021  |  NEWS
... increased flood risk as an impact to banks' mortgage portfolios, severe weather events leading to re-pricing of sovereign debt and impacting business continuity. The report also cited transition risks including tightening energy efficiency standards ...

Investors integrating ESG into securities lending: State Street

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 22 APR 2021  |  NEWS
... securities in short term money markets meet ESG criteria, Chua says. "They're looking at things like commercial paper, sovereign debt and corporate debt and then applying the ESG scores," Chua says. "This is where we get an investible set. The other ...

What's in a name: evaluating the goals behind net zero targets

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 18 MAR 2021  |  NEWS
... like a 16 to 29% reduction of CO2 emissions by 2025 on equity and corporate debt," Baker said. "Phase 2 is around sovereign debt being included. There are absolute or intensity base reductions required, sector specific reductions, recommendations around ...

Northern Trust scores win in Vanguard reversal

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 29 OCT 2020  |  NEWS
... will use a factor-based strategy using quality and value factors, with an ESG and carbon reduction overlay. In sovereign debt, Northern Trust will stick to the index strategy that Vanguard ran for ANZ Investments. n equities, Northern Trust is taking ...
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