Private Equity Turns to Heat Detectives as Climate Risks Intensify July 8, 2026 By Ishika Mookerjee Erratic weather is forcing private equity investors to scrutinize a new source of financial risk — whether assets in their...
Banks’ Exposure to Heat-Related Losses Faces Scrutiny in EU July 7, 2026 By Frances Schwartzkopff Europe’s bank watchdog will look at how exposed lenders are to heat-related risks, as temperature records keep getting broken. The...
EU Banks Expand Risk Models to Better Prepare for Climate-Change Fallout June 23, 2023 By Frances Schwartzkopff European banks are building out their risk models to better prepare for the fallout from climate change, with some even...
EU Prepares for Climate Stress Test That Includes Insurers March 14, 2023 By Steven Arons The European Union is starting to prepare the region’s next stress test to measure the financial sector’s readiness for climate...
ECB to Limit Purchases of Longer-Term Debt Issued by Climate Laggards September 21, 2022 By Frances Schwartzkopff The European Central Bank will limit purchases of longer-term debt issued by companies that rank poorly under a new scoring...
ECB Climate Stress Test Highlights $71 Billion Risk for Euro Zone Banks July 8, 2022 By Francesco Canepa A sudden jump in carbon prices coupled with floods and droughts this year would lead to losses of at least...
Europe’s Landmark Test of Banks’ Resilience to Climate Risk Is Softer Than Expected July 6, 2022 By Nicholas Comfort and Steven Arons Europe’s landmark test of banks’ resilience to global warming was far softer than many lenders had expected, according to people...
Insurers Must Be Better Prepared for Impact of Climate Change: BoE June 8, 2022 By Carolyn Cohn and Huw Jones Insurers need to plug data gaps to be better prepared for the impact of climate change on their operations and...
Insurers, Banks Must Take Climate Action or Face Profit Hit, Higher Capital Charges: BOE May 24, 2022 By Huw Jones and Andy Bruce LONDON – Banks and insurers that fail to manage climate risks as a “first-order” issue could face a 10% to...
EU Regulator Says Insurers Could Face Climate Stress Tests as Soon as 2023 November 4, 2021 By Carolyn Cohn and Huw Jones LONDON – Insurers could face European climate stress tests as soon as 2023, the head of the EU’s insurance regulator...