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Church threatens to dump $21bn of fossil fuels

KANIKA SOOD | MONDAY, 16 JUL 2018

... companies' progress by 2023. It wants the bodies to pull money out of any companies that fail to meet the aims of the Paris Agreement. CCLA Investment Management manages investments on behalf of the almost 500-year old church, as well as other religious ...

Climate change a real risk for investors: Poll

KARREN VERGARA | MONDAY, 19 MAR 2018

... and found less than half see climate change as a material business risk. Less than two-thirds acknowledged the Paris Agreement or the need to decarbonise the economy; while 60% do not have an emissions reduction target. The lack of improvement in climate ...

Is climate change a risk to retirement savings?

KANIKA SOOD | MONDAY, 12 MAR 2018

... increasing claims related to extreme weather. Fossil fuel companies could lose value as the world implements the Paris Agreement on climate change to keep to below 2A,C. Energy companies that do not make a timely low-carbon transition risk being left ...

Super funds partner to tackle the coal problem

ALEX BURKE | TUESDAY, 10 OCT 2017

... 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 generators ...

Industry super fund grows ESG team

KARREN VERGARA | TUESDAY, 1 AUG 2017

... 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 in investments ...

Banks come out on top for climate change disclosure

EMMA RAPAPORT | TUESDAY, 11 JUL 2017

... 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 to ...

Super funds condemn Trump climate withdrawal

ALEX BURKE | FRIDAY, 2 JUN 2017

... 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: "Our ...

More transparency needed on fossil fuel investment

DARREN SNYDER | THURSDAY, 29 SEP 2016

... to expand fossil fuel reserves, Market Forces said. Analyst and report author, Daniel Gocher, said: "With the Paris agreement being ratified by the world's biggest economies and aiming to keep the world under two degrees warming, we know that a large ...

CalPERS urges Rio Tinto to report climate change risk

DARREN SNYDER | TUESDAY, 12 APR 2016

... resolution, and we encourage other companies to reshape their strategy within the two degree targets set by the Paris agreement." The resolution, co-filed by CalPERS and a coalition of asset owners assembled by CCLA Investment Management, focuses on ...

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Australian Unity to shed 195 roles

MATTHEW WAI

Australian Unity is reducing its workforce by 195 positions due to underperformance stemming from delays in government support for its Home Health platform and the integration of several businesses.

Count shutters limited-advice business, slips in size ranking

MATTHEW WAI

Count Financial has reportedly wound up its restricted SMSF/limited-advice service, losing some 26 advisers on the Financial Adviser Register, latest data shows.

First Super recruits head of investments from Prime Super

MATTHEW WAI

First Super has appointed a new head of investments, replacing Chris Artis, who was in the position for the past three months on an interim basis.

BMO eyes Euroz Hartleys' capital markets business

KARREN VERGARA

Euroz Hartleys confirmed it is in discussions with Canada's BMO Financial Group for a potential sale of its capital markets business for $145 million.

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