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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 ...

Investment consultant strengthens Australian team

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  FRIDAY, 31 MAR 2017
... addition to its headquarters in London, bfinance now has six offices globally including in Amsterdam, Munich, Montreal, Paris and Sydney. To date the company has advised more than 300 institutions on more than 700 engagements, involving investments totaling ...

Merger creates active management behemoth

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 7 MAR 2017
... Life and Aberdeen chief executives Keith Skeoch and Martin Gilbert will become co-chief executives. Bill Rattray and Rod Paris will become chief financial officer and chief investment officer respectively. The statement also said that it is envisaged ...

Russell appoints senior analyst

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  TUESDAY, 7 FEB 2017
Global asset manager Russell Investments appointed former BT Financial Group senior investment analyst Jane Williams to its global research team. Williams, who spent seven years with BTFG, joined Russell in January as a senior manager research analyst ...

Climate calling

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 9 JAN 2017
... and 'what are you doing to help me lower my carbon footprint' and help society by meeting the aspirations of the recent Paris (COP21) agreement. "I think that's quite a new conversation for a lot of investment managers. They're not used to their clients ...

Standard Life appoints Aberdeen exec

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 DEC 2016
... investment operating platform MyFolio and derivatives counterparty management. He will report to chief investment officer, Rod Paris. Paris said: "Archie has a blend of direct investment experience and client relationship management, across geographies ...

VicSuper appoints product manager

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 14 OCT 2016
VicSuper has appointed a new product manager to help tackle the retirement income conundrum. Amanda Hoffman joins VicSuper from Industry Fund Services, where she was a senior product manager. Before that she held senior roles at Orchard Funds Management ...