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Amundi revamps climate fund

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  MONDAY, 12 APR 2021
... social issues. Amundi head of the institutional and corporate clients division & ESG Jean-Jacques Barberis said within the Paris Agreement the concept of a fair transition is central to net-zero economies. "There will be no transition if it is not socially ...

Cbus awards $240m mandate

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 18 MAR 2021
... with exposure to products and services enabling mitigation of climate change. "All portfolio companies are aligned with the Paris Agreement and are positioned to provide significant net CO2 savings," Crawford said. "The strategy to invest in companies ...

CSC pivots towards divestment

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 MAR 2021
... Whitehaven," Market Forces campaigner Rachel Deans said. "We are calling on all superfunds which claim to be aligned with the Paris climate agreement to divest from pure play fossil fuel companies. They are simply out of line and out of time." Market ...

Mercer joins net-zero club

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 MAR 2021
... 2030. Mercer said the commitment aligns with targeting a 1.5 degree Celsius limit on global temperature increases and the Paris Agreement's ambitions. Mercer Pacific chief investment officer Kylie Willment said the commitment is based on the belief that ...

VanEck readies new ETF

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 FEB 2021
... transform industries, society and the world." Newly elected US president Joe Biden recently turned the spotlight on the Paris climate agreement, to which the US has re-committed. Biden has promised to spend US$2 trillion on clean energy projects over ...

Woodside results vindicate divestment argument: Activists

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 19 FEB 2021
... now committed to net zero absolute carbon emissions across its portfolio by 2050. This brings UniSuper in line with the Paris Agreement and with some of the largest super funds including AustralianSuper, Aware Super, HESTA, Rest and Cbus - all of which ...

Chief economist update: USA Inc is under new management

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 21 JAN 2021
... mandate for federal workers and federal property, seek the extension of an eviction pause and student loan relief, rejoin the Paris climate accord, suspend construction of Mr. Trump's border wall, lift the travel ban on certain predominantly Muslim ...

Chief economist update: Eurozone at risk of double-dip

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 18 JAN 2021
... become the new hotspot by registering 30,000 new cases in one day, declared a state of emergency with night time curfews in Paris and eight other cities. Germany also toughened rules on gatherings and curfews for bars and restaurants. "The UK's tiered ...

CFM local head takes on new role

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 8 JAN 2021
... investors' needs. The strategies have been removed from Australian platforms but remain available to offshore investors. The Paris-based quant investment manager is currently developing a range of strategies for institutional and retail investors ...

Dealer service provider adds former MLC advice firm

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 DEC 2020
ClearView's LaVista Licensee Solutions is adding a former MLC Financial Planning firm. LaVista will provide licensee services to Sydney-based Investorplan. "I get a lot of confidence knowing that LaVista leverages the back-office resources and infrastructure ...