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Weighing ESG risks of nickel as a critical mineral: ISS ESG

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 27 APR 2023  |  NEWS
... the supply chain. "These policies could add cost to the supply chain because you're adding more work." However, sovereign risk does play a role, which is where Russia's role as a supplier of nickel comes in. "Obviously, your end investor is going to ...

New Forests launches ANZ forestry and agriculture fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 1 DEC 2022  |  NEWS
... institutional investors seeking to build a diversified core forestry, land-based investment portfolio in stable, low sovereign risk locations with close access to export markets across Asia. "Beyond the sustainable management of assets, ANZLAFF is designed ...

Australia bears sovereign risk with fossil fuel dependence: Beyond Ratings

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 MAR 2020  |  NEWS
Countries such as Australia that heavily depend on fossil fuels are likely to be more impacted when reaching targets for a zero-carbon global economy, given expected structural changes in the economy, according to Beyond Ratings, a division of London ...

Investment and the art of political maintenance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 DEC 2014  |  NEWS
... in the way that elected politicians are, but funds' investment activities are impacted by politics, policy and sovereign risk concerns, and they, in turn, impact on the political system in providing for the long term income and capital needs for Australian ...

Catholic Super makes case for global climate policies

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 26 SEP 2014  |  NEWS
... going to have a long conversation w/ gov't about that.... But international investors now see Australia as having a sovereign risk in this area. Sovereign risk is something we tend to associate with developing world markets, not with a developed market ...

VicSuper chooses SSgA for active global equities ESG mandate

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 NOV 2013  |  NEWS
... VicSuper started using a new benchmark index for its passive international fixed interest portfolio that integrates sovereign risk criteria evaluating countries for their willingness and ability to repay debt. VicSuper developed the new benchmark in ...

Willingness to pay affects BlackRock sovereign debt scores

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 25 OCT 2013  |  NEWS
... 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 "Fragile Five" - Brazil, India, Indonesia, South Africa and ...

Resource constraints could render pension funds insolvent

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 JAN 2013  |  NEWS
... superannuation funds are much more highly invested in carbon exposed assets and climate change related assets. That's our sovereign risk, if you like." See Also: Trustees exposed to legal risk over climate change impacts Climate change a portfolio risk ...

VicSuper integrates governance risk into bond portfolio

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 JAN 2013  |  NEWS
... VicSuper has developed a new benchmark index for its passive international fixed interest portfolio that integrates sovereign risk criteria evaluating countries for their willingness and ability to repay debt. Ronan Walsh, VicSuper The AU$9.8bn public ...

Climate change issues integrated into investment decisions

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JUN 2011  |  NEWS
... investors must engage with policymakers, particularly because larger investors such as superannuation funds have sovereign risk because they invest across an economy. "We have to recognize the modern reality that portfolio investors and especially large ...
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