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Chief economist update: Coronavirus cures climate change

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 16 MAR 2020
... until the incidence of infections has peaked. The good news? The coronavirus is succeeding where the Kyoto Protocol or the Paris Agreement, and many other gabfests on climate change failed. Nature's rebalancing itself. Greta Thunberg must be plea ...

UNSW to ditch fossil fuels

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 5 MAR 2020
... university's divestment of fossil fuel assets in its investment portfolio supports its net zero emissions goal, in line with the Paris Agreement commitment to limit global warming to 1.5C. "UNSW has a proud history of being at the forefront of climate ...

Academics protest UniSuper investments

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 FEB 2020
... sponsored by the fund in Canberra - is part of its ongoing campaign to "pressure UniSuper to align its investments with the Paris climate agreement." "UniSuper is the default superannuation fund for Australia's academics, scientists, researchers and ...

UK regulator fined for pension failure

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 28 JAN 2020
The UK's financial conduct regulator has been hit with a fine for failing to comply with requirements to include sufficient information in a chair's statement to members of its staff pension plan. The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has been ...

Super fund names advice head

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 20 JAN 2020
The executive manager of distribution at VicSuper has jumped to a $55 billion industry fund to lead its advice and education function. Josh Parisotto has stepped into the chief advice officer role at HESTA, beginning on 13 January 2020. He joins from ...

Climate crisis tops list of risks for 2020s

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 16 JAN 2020
... climate action, the UN has warned that countries have veered off course when it comes to meeting their commitments under the Paris Agreement on climate change." Marsh & McLennan Insights chair John Drzik said big business is feeling the heat. "There ...

UniSuper on climate chopping block

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 13 JAN 2020
... our investments report outlined that the fund encourages the companies it is invested in to meet the expectations of the Paris Agreement. "We believe climate change and the transition to a low carbon economy will pose investment-related risks, which ...

LGIAsuper offloads European assets

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 9 JAN 2020
The European real estate manager for LGIAsuper has sold-off two of its property assets in Paris and Copenhagen, raking in a nice $36.5 million for the Queensland-based super fund. Europa Capital sold its Semaphore investment, an office building west ...

UK pension fund expands offering, climate risk policy

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 7 JAN 2020
... for Nest, having also announced it is testing ways to support an ambitious 1.5C climate goal - going further than the UN's Paris Accord agreement to limit global warming to 2C. Nest already uses its Climate Aware Fund tool to increase investments in ...

Market Forces takes aim at big banks

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 19 DEC 2019
... saying NAB will face a shareholder resolution calling on it to disclose targets and strategy in line with the goals of the Paris Agreement on climate change. "Every day counts when it comes to getting to grips with the climate crisis," said Market Forces ...