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  • Asia an 'untapped market' for financial inclusion impact investments

    07 June 2023

    Asia is an 'untapped market' for financial inclusion focused impact investments, a report by a Temasek-funded non-profit has found.

  • Insurers taking concrete steps in better climate practices, says UK regulator

    21 October 2022

    Sam Woods letter highlights risk management as key area, but work remains to be done

  • Insurers say regulators have the sustainability power

    21 August 2020

    JP Morgan Asset Management and Environmental Finance's sister publication Insurance Asset Risk have joined forces to understand what lies under the bonnet of insurers' responsible investment announcements. Findings were compiled in a report. We present some of the key high- level discoveries, with part one focusing on regulation. Vincent Huck reports

  • Australian regulator to advise insurers on climate change response

    24 February 2020

    Australia's insurance regulator is preparing a guide on the best practices for insurers in understanding and preparing for climate change, which it hopes will also help address a "data deficit" on the topic.

  • Sustainability: to regulate or not to regulate?

    05 December 2019

    Financial regulation has a role to play in tackling climate change, but it cannot be a silver bullet. So the time has come for policymakers to step up their game, delegates at the Insurance and Climate Risk conference heard. Vincent Huck reports

  • InsuranceERM survey: CROs take the lead on climate risk management

    12 November 2019

    Survey of UK insurers reveal roles responsible for financial risks arising from climate change

  • A healthy investment opportunity

    21 October 2019

    There is no shortage of opportunities for investors who want to target SDG3 – good health and wellbeing – but measuring impact can be a challenge

  • Australia's regulator talks TCFD

    10 July 2019

    Geoff Summerhayes of the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) tells Elena K. Johansson how it will deal with climate risk and integrate the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) guidelines.

  • UK regulator advises insurers on physical risks from climate change

    22 May 2019

    The UK's Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) has collaborated with the insurance industry to produce a framework to help general insurers understand the potential financial impacts from physical climate change risk.

  • It's time for a Marshall Plan for the planet, says Aviva

    13 May 2019

    "A Marshall Plan for the planet" will be needed to help to pay for the trillions needed to build the clean infrastructure needed to combat climate change, Aviva Investors said.