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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 ...

NAB accused of greenwashing

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 19 NOV 2019
... the thermal coal exit, we need to recognise that NAB's position on climate change is consistent with the failure of the Paris Agreement, and an invitation to runaway global warming" said Market Forces Executive Director Julien Vincent. "By signalling ...

HSBC GAM names new investment chief

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 10 SEP 2019
... Radovic is responsible for leading HSBC GAM's global credit research platform and was previously head of credit research in Paris.

Global fintech appoints head of Asia

KRISTI CHENG  |  FRIDAY, 30 AUG 2019
... Abou-Haidar had worked at Finastra since 2016 as managing director for the Asia-Pacific region. Prior to Finastra, he worked at Paris-headquartered Murex as its head of business development for Asia, and at Moody's as head of software sales and presales ...

IFM Investors sets significant emissions targets

KRISTI CHENG  |  MONDAY, 26 AUG 2019
... annual progress reporting." "This exciting initiative represents a genuine commitment and start to aligning our assets to the Paris Agreement, and it makes perfect business sense by reducing costs, mitigating future business risks and contributing to ...

Suncorp responds to shareholder resolution

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 26 JUL 2019
... and progress to achieve the targets set. Market Forces said Suncorp's targets should be consistent with the goal of the Paris Agreement to pursue efforts to limit the temperature increase from global warming to 1.5 degrees above pre-industrial level. ...

Suncorp pressured on coal

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 25 JUL 2019
... Responsible Investment Policy, and Responsible Banking & Insurance Policy which align the business practices with the 2015 Paris Agreement. "Suncorp's exposure to the fossil fuels industry is not material, being less than 0.5% in the insurance business ...

Responsible investments outperform mainstream

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 JUL 2019
... environmental and social risk, and support the achievement of the emissions reductions to meet the commitments of the 2016 Paris Agreement. The Australian Sustainable Financial Initiative is expected to have a similar impact in Australia," Spicer said. ...

Fintechs to play vital ESG role: AXA

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 27 MAY 2019
... the French markets is answer what we are doing about climate change, under the two degree agreement that came out of the Paris accords," Christensen said. "We're looking at creating a warming temperature gauge that would allow us to look at the portfolios ...

NZ$5 trillion investor group supports Christchurch Call

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 16 MAY 2019
... milestone, reaching NZ$5 trillion in assets under management and throwing its weight behind a new movement. At a summit in Paris attended by major tech companies and governments, the Christchurch Call was launched by New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda ...