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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 ...

Pension fund giant cuts BHP

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 9 MAY 2019
... because the consumption of coal consumed for energy use today is not consistent with the achievement of the targets in the Paris Agreement." KLP is based in Oslo and is owned by the members of the public sector occupational pensions.

Natixis bets on thematic investing

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 MAR 2019
... safety. Thematics Asset Management will start operating under the Natixis IM banner in the second quarter and will be based in Paris. Five of the six founders and owners of the new business are from Pictet Asset Management, a privately-owned European ...

Big banks, super funds join forces for sustainability

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 MAR 2019
... that will better enable the financial services sector to contribute to delivering on international commitments, such as the Paris Agreement on Climate Change and the UN Sustainable Development Goals, while underpinning economic stability and prosperity ...

Institutional investors call out climate policy

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 FEB 2019
... emission reductions to 2030. "This will make a key contribution to us meeting our 26% emissions reduction target under the Paris agreement," Price said. "The ERF is investing in our farmers to help them revegetate degraded land, to protect existing forest ...

BNP Paribas Securities Services names APAC lead

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 21 JAN 2019
... 2800 people across Australia, China, Hong Kong, India, Japan, Malaysia, New Zealand and Singapore. Benoit will relocate to Paris to take up his new position as head of strategic business development and transformation next month. In this role, Benoit ...

UK loses £800bn in assets amid Brexit fears

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 8 JAN 2019
... in the near future. About 2000 new European roles have been or will be hired locally. Dublin, Luxembourg, Frankfurt and Paris are the most popular locations. About one-third (30%) of the firms monitored confirmed at least one location in Europe they ...

Chief economist update: The clown in the White House

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 18 DEC 2018
... tweet: "It is incredible that with a very strong dollar and virtually no inflation, the outside world blowing up around us, Paris is burning and China way down, the Fed is even considering yet another interest rate hike. Take the Victory!" Nah, the Fed's ...