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NGS Super sets up impact committee

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 24 JAN 2020
... holdings align with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDG). This year, it will also release its first Task Force on Climate Related Disclosures (TCFD) report, identifying the risks and opportunities for its members' savings stemming from ...

FPA, AFA partner on life insurance

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 14 JUN 2019
... work collaboratively as a community with Government, towards the shared goal of great outcomes for consumers." The task force will also report back to advisers with a common view on what will be required of them after the 2021 review. "The FPA and AFA ...

Labor Government on the cards: Spot poll

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 4 OCT 2018
... slow down or fall into a recession. Labor recently announced that if it comes to power, it will set up a dedicated task force to implement the Royal Commission's final recommendations due next year. Responding to the interim report, acting opposition ...

Legal woes continue for super fund

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 OCT 2018
... truly fulfil their duties, Rest must seek information from investment managers about climate risks and comply with the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures. As APRA is the regulator of super funds, McVeigh's new claim quotes a speech ...

Labor proposes RC implementation task force

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 28 SEP 2018
If Labor comes to power, it will set up a dedicated task force to implement the Royal Commission's final recommendations due next year. Responding to the interim report, acting opposition leader Tanya Plibersek told a media conference in Sydney ...

Pension funds feel the heat on climate change

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 13 SEP 2018
... portfolios. Some provide no such information at all. The report assesses the funds against the recommendations of the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures, with the AODP saying the lack of strategy and disclosure could amount to a breach ...

Instos partner with Canadian government

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 7 JUN 2018
... institutions and outside consultants will assess efforts by various groups to adopt the Financial Stability Board's Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures. They will then devise a unified approach and publish sample guidance for other ...

Climate change a real risk for investors: Poll

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 19 MAR 2018
... climate risk is distinctly financial in nature. It also demonstrates a failure to respond to the recommendations of the Task Force on Climate-Related Financial Disclosures (TCFD), established by the Financial Stability Board, chaired by Bank of England ...

Is climate change a risk to retirement savings?

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 12 MAR 2018
... in two ways: the risks of transitioning to a low-carbon economy, and the risks stemming from physical changes. The Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TFCD)'s final recommendations, released in June 2017, aimed to develop a framework ...

Industry fund chases insurance giant on climate risk

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 2 MAR 2018
... with Market Forces co-ordinating the move. The resolution requests QBE report as per the recommendations of the global Task Force on Climate-Related Financial Disclosures (TCFD). Last year, QBE forked out a net of US$1.227 billion as a result of natural ...