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Investors face headwinds in integrating physical climate risks

JAMIE WILLIAMSON | FRIDAY, 13 JUN 2025

... predict extreme weather events and the impact they'll have financially. "We are working to integrate physical climate risk metrics into our base case underwriting to ensure that assets are priced correctly in consideration of long-term exposure," one ...

MSCI, Moody's launch private credit risk tool

KARREN VERGARA | TUESDAY, 22 APR 2025

... ratings for deeper risk insight across funds, sectors and geographies. It also delivers credible, transparent credit risk metrics to boards, regulators and investors and support decision-making with insights backed by the independent methodologies, MSCI ...

Northern Trust survey reveals what's testing asset owners

ANDREW MCKEAN | MONDAY, 14 APR 2025

... asset values, particularly in sectors tied to natural resources or infrastructure. Northern Trust also examined the risk metrics "key to effective management" to assess potential vulnerabilities, with liquidity risk being cited as the most important. ...

Franklin Templeton's Brandywine Global launches new fund

ANDREW MCKEAN | TUESDAY, 23 APR 2024

... the portfolio span a diverse mix of sectors and industries. We're generally invested in larger-cap stocks and our risk metrics are aligned with our view that opportunities are not plentiful in the current environment," Roibu said. "Market shifts can ...

Super fund climate risk assessment results released

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS | FRIDAY, 5 AUG 2022

... monitor climate risks using quantitative or qualitative approaches and set targets, use of more advanced quantitative risk metrics such as scope 3 and financed emissions, and forward-looking exposure to physical and transition risk, was limited," APRA ...

Industry fund awards ESG mandate

ANNABELLE DICKSON | TUESDAY, 9 MAR 2021

... beyond traditional financial metrics and it is important for them to have a holistic view of ESG drivers along with risk metrics our ESG Risk Analytics Solutions delivers," Cheever said. "We are excited to support EISS Super as they navigate the ever-changing ...

Fund managers driven to alternatives: Report

ELIZA BAVIN | TUESDAY, 18 FEB 2020

... recommend investors be vigilant about the risks these more-esoteric assets bring," the report said. "Traditional risk metrics, like standard deviation, aren't particularly good at identifying the risks in less liquid assets with infrequent, and often ...

Suncorp pays $1.4m remediation bill

JAMIE WILLIAMSON | TUESDAY, 3 SEP 2019

... have been at risk of having received poor advice from 'high-risk' advisers, who were identified using a range of risk metrics applied to all advisers in the Guardian Advice network. Affected clients were also compensated under this remediation program ...

Best-performing funds with least risk

KANIKA SOOD | TUESDAY, 18 JUN 2019

... measures. However, in the high performance category, the Allan Gray Australia Equity Fund slipped down the ranks when the risk metrics were considered, while Legg Mason Martin Currie Select Opps Fund broke into the top five products in the category. ...

Bank of Queensland chief risk officer retires

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR | TUESDAY, 12 MAR 2019

... chief executive Anthony Rose said: "Under Peter's leadership, BOQ's risk capabilities have matured and the group's risk metrics have significantly improved." Adam McAnalen, currently chief executive of BOQ Finance, has been appointed chief risk officer ...

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Invesco launches new equity fund

ELIZA BAVIN

Invesco said the new fund will give Australian investors access to a systematic global equity strategy with a 20-year track record.

FCA pursues Neil Woodford again

KARREN VERGARA

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is going after failed fund manager Neil Woodford again, this time for allegedly providing unauthorised investment advice via W4.0, his Dubai-based investment platform.

Former APRA deputy chair launches retirement solutions startup

KARREN VERGARA

A former APRA deputy chair has launched CipherIQ, a new venture that provides retirement solutions via account-based pensions in partnership with superannuation funds, financial advisers and retirees.

Global X launches space tech ETF

MATTHEW WAI

Global X has now launched the space tech ETF (ASX: MOON).

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