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French giant intensifies action on global warming

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 12 DEC 2017
... investors and businesses together, banks and financial institutions have the greatest capacity for environmental change. The Paris Climate Agreement aims to keep global warming below two degrees by the end of the century, but researchers believe there ...

Super funds partner to tackle the coal problem

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 10 OCT 2017
... higher than the average - but this is likely to change. Part of the reason for this is the global push towards meeting the Paris Agreement's goal of ensuring a global temperature rise this century of no more than 2A,C. On top of this, multiple coal-fired ...

Alternative investment manager opens Sydney office

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  THURSDAY, 14 SEP 2017
A Paris-based investment manager which specialises in alternative beta strategies is eyeing opportunities in Australia with views to opening a Sydney office next year. Speaking at a media lunch in Sydney yesterday, Capital Funds Management (CFM) president ...

Industry super fund grows ESG team

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 1 AUG 2017
... super fund's sustainable balanced option investment. Chief executive Stephen Rowe said Vision Super is a signatory of the Paris Agreement and takes the risks posed by climate change seriously. He added the team was established to manage climate risk ...

Robeco wins Asian equities mandate

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 25 JUL 2017
A global investment firm has awarded an Asian equities mandate to Robeco's Asia-Pacific Equities investment team. Russell Investments selected Robeco's Asian Stars strategy, to be managed by the Hong Kong-based Robeco team which currently oversees about ...

Banks come out on top for climate change disclosure

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  TUESDAY, 11 JUL 2017
... Stability Board's Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) report, and Australia's ratification of the Paris Agreement. ACSI said it will be encouraging companies to adopt the best practice framework developed by the TCFD, and has written ...

Major US pension fund divests Australian coal

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 JUN 2017
... committee chair Harry Keiley said. "In just the past year, we have consistently reinforced our unwavering commitment to the Paris Climate Accord and our belief that climate risk is a drag on our portfolio's long-term performance." The action follows ...

Super funds condemn Trump climate withdrawal

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 2 JUN 2017
... trillion in funds under management, has condemned US President Donald Trump's decision to withdraw the country from the Paris Agreement on climate change. Trump justified the withdrawal saying his administration was "putting American jobs first," adding ...

Eurozone ascending

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 MAY 2017
... indication, don't expect any changes in ECB monetary policy settings anytime soon. Coure told his audience at a conference at the Paris School of Economics that, "When interest rates are negative some people complain, we think that it clearly contributed ...

Responsible investing demand unstoppable

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 3 APR 2017
... going forward, Serov said. Already, 'hard' and 'soft' regulations are affecting the way asset managers in Europe operate, Paris-based AXA Investment Managers global head of responsible investment Matt Christensen warned. This is an extract of a news ...