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SEC to ditch climate disclosure rules

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 2 JUN 2026  |  NEWS
... disclose detailed information on climate-related risks, greenhouse gas emissions, and the financial impacts of extreme weather events on their business models, strategies and outlook. However, the rules never officially took effect after facing setbacks ...

ASIC flags disclosure flaws in mandatory climate reports

VINNY VUCAGO  |  MONDAY, 18 MAY 2026  |  NEWS
... regime and risk misleading users. ASIC also identified instances where companies previously impacted by extreme weather events had not adequately disclosed similar climate related risks or mitigation strategies in forward looking sustainability reporting ...

Pension funds urged to account for climate risk in private assets

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  THURSDAY, 23 APR 2026  |  NEWS
... begin to be priced into financial markets. In Ortec Finance's latest scenarios, physical risk caused by extreme weather events will lead to sharp and lasting declines in GDP, much reduced tax revenues and large uninsured losses. "This added stress will ...

Insurers grapple with managing physical risks: Report

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 9 MAR 2026  |  NEWS
As extreme weather events intensify, global insurers believe that physical risks are increasingly becoming systemic financial risks, as a mixed bag report they can confidently address such risks in their frameworks, the MSCI Institute found. The report ...

Companies up risk management to tackle physical risks: Research

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 13 NOV 2025  |  NEWS
... to hazards such as earthquakes, tsunamis and volcanic ashfall. MSCI estimated that over the last decade extreme weather events have cost the global economy more than US$2 trillion. Meanwhile, Australia has some of the highest cumulative losses in the ...

The hidden climate risks in asset owners' portfolios

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  MONDAY, 10 NOV 2025  |  NEWS
... that adoption of these frameworks is the highest among companies recently impact by climate-exacerbated extreme weather events. The report urges investors to factor location and physical-risk data into their portfolio assessments, to avoid mispricing ...

Heat-related illness to 'overwhelm' Australian healthcare

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 29 SEP 2025  |  NEWS
... Health and Wellbeing, up from 26% in the 2007 study. BMI believes the heightened temperature and frequent extreme weather events will further exacerbate those currently dealing with mental health conditions, as Australia's mental health resources are ...

Sustainability in 2025

VIRGINIE DERUE  |  FRIDAY, 16 MAY 2025  |  NEWS
... climate-related financial risks Climate change's financial impact is becoming increasingly clear amid more extreme weather events-temperature rises, more frequent storms as well as increased droughts in some regions and rising precipitation in others. ...

Australian Ethical grows FUM to $13.26bn

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 20 JAN 2025  |  NEWS
... risks and costs affect investors, directly and indirectly, short term and over the long term, and recent extreme weather events illustrate the growing financial as well as human impact of environmental degradation." Australian Ethical will provide its ...

Perpetual reveals decade of philanthropy insights

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 29 NOV 2024  |  NEWS
... The report said this modest growth may be partly due to increased funder awareness because of catastrophic major weather events and biodiversity collaborations across Australia. The next generation within family foundations have also played a role in ...
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