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Deutsche AM maps impact of climate risk

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 14 NOV 2017
Deutsche Asset Management is introducing a new approach to climate risk management, now mapping the physical location of corporate facilities and their exposure to climate risks. Partnering with a California-based climate intelligence advisory firm ...

Queensland Treasury issues green bonds

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  FRIDAY, 17 FEB 2017
... energy Energy efficiency processes and products Low-carbon transport - electrified rail infrastructure and cycle ways. Drought resilience and flood defence Water and wastewater treatment plants and distribution infrastructure Preservation of the Great ...

Economic Wrap

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 25 JUL 2016
... slightly above market expectations of 5.7 percent, driven by food costs. India food costs are being impacted by a widespread drought that is estimated to be impacted up to 330 million people in the subcontinent. GDP growth in India expected to approach ...

Market wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 15 MAY 2014
... stocks were down two cents to $5.26. Meanwhile, agricultural giant Graincorp was down nine cents to $8.84 after it said drought conditions had caused its first half profit to tumble. Overnight in the US, the Dow Jones Industrial Average slumped 101.47 ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 26 FEB 2013
The Australian sharemarket has opened almost 1.5 per cent weaker as former Italian prime minister Silvio Berlusconi's strong electoral showing sparked fears of eurozone instability. At 1026 AEDT on Tuesday, the benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was down 75.1 ...

Farm land a viable alternative

BEN COLLINS  |  FRIDAY, 31 AUG 2012
... world rose 10% from June, to July of this year, said data from the World Bank's recently released Food Price Watch report. Drought in the U.S. has resulted in vast damages to the summer crops of corn and soybeans, for which the country is the world's ...

Food is the new Europe

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 24 JUL 2012
... index has surged by 39.6% -- the highest in 13 months -- from the 2012 low set just a bit over a month ago as the worst drought in the US since 1956 fuelled expectations of lower crop yields and stretching already tight supplies. The price of corn and ...

Lost

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 17 JUL 2012
... bringing in less bang for the buck, etc., etc. And oh, there's now also surging grains and agricultural prices (due to the US drought) which would boost inflation, which would hinder stronger CB easing, which would slow growth. Sell, sell, sell. But... ...

Uncertainly good or bad

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 JUL 2012
... and troubles everywhere". He listed 10 "outside macro data" to support his view. This, to me, is like predicting that a drought is coming cause people are running out of toilet papers. Anyways... back to the point. While the sharp decline in Chinese ...

Aus Super hands Orion mandate to Fidelity

BEN COLLINS  |  TUESDAY, 10 JUL 2012
... to Fidelity's Australian equities fund manager, Paul Taylor. Fidelity's win comes in the midst of an investment mandate drought. Rainmaker data shows that the number of mandates changing hands is down, with 500 swaps in the year up to 31 March 2012. ...