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Australia's insurers to face climate stress tests in 2020
31 December 2019Australia's insurers are to undergo stress tests next year linked to the possible effects of climate change on assets they hold, reports say.
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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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Australia launches HLEG-style sustainable finance initiative
27 March 2019A group of leaders and senior executives at Australia’s major banks, superannuation funds and insurance companies has been assembled to devise a sustainable finance ‘roadmap’.
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Mandatory climate change disclosures - only a question of time
27 February 2019Geoff Summerhayes, board member of the Australian regulator and chair of the UNEP SIF, warns insurers of increased scrutiny from regulators
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ClimateWise launches practical guides to scenario analysis
22 February 2019New and updated tools have been launched to help Investors use scenario analysis to understand how climate risks could affect their investment portfolios.
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Australian prudential regulator warns of climate-change investment risks
20 February 2017The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (Apra) has told general insurers it supervises to focus more on climate-related risks when making investment decisions.