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Investment Association says UK taxonomy no longer needed
07 February 2025The Investment Association (IA) has told the UK to scrap its plans for a 'green taxonomy', telling the Government such a framework is unnecessary due to Sustainability Disclosure Requirements (SDR) and work on transition planning.
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Asia an 'untapped market' for financial inclusion impact investments
07 June 2023Asia is an 'untapped market' for financial inclusion focused impact investments, a report by a Temasek-funded non-profit has found.
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Insurers taking concrete steps in better climate practices, says UK regulator
21 October 2022Sam Woods letter highlights risk management as key area, but work remains to be done
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Insurers say regulators have the sustainability power
21 August 2020JP 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
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Australian regulator to advise insurers on climate change response
24 February 2020Australia'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.
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Sustainability: to regulate or not to regulate?
05 December 2019Financial 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
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InsuranceERM survey: CROs take the lead on climate risk management
12 November 2019Survey of UK insurers reveal roles responsible for financial risks arising from climate change
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A healthy investment opportunity
21 October 2019There is no shortage of opportunities for investors who want to target SDG3 – good health and wellbeing – but measuring impact can be a challenge
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Australia's regulator talks TCFD
10 July 2019Geoff 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.
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UK regulator advises insurers on physical risks from climate change
22 May 2019The 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.