MSCI in Practice | Physical Risk in APAC: From Hazard Data to Portfolio Action

Physical risk is already showing up in returns, the question is whether investor analysis captures it. Research has shown that companies with assets in hurricane paths underperformed over 30 trading days, after controlling for all standard risk factors.¹ This is just one example of how widespread physical climate exposures can translate into financial impact. 

Join us in this webinar as we present MSCI’s Physical Risk Guide for Asset Owners and Asset Managers, and outline a step-by-step framework for operationalizing physical risk assessment across investment, risk and sustainability workflows. Featuring illustrative portfolio analyses grounded in APAC market and sector examples, the session covers the full analytical sequence, from asset-level exposure across key hazards to financial impact assessment and issuer engagement.  

What you'll take away:

• Understand which hazards are most material to portfolios with APAC exposure and how they may translate into financial impact 

• Learn how to use asset-level geolocation rather than headquarters data to understand where physical risk is concentrated in portfolios 

• Gain insight into how APAC investors are integrating physical risk into portfolio analysis

• See how MSCI's Physical Risk solutions, including the new portfolio dashboard, designed to support risk management, diversification, engagement and disclosure decisions

   

   

   

   

   ¹https://www.msci.com/research-and-insights/paper/is-physical-risk-financially-material