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Climate finance groups call for stronger regulations

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  TUESDAY, 30 SEP 2025  |  NEWS
... Significant players among the 50 are Market Forces, Sierra Club US, World Wildlife Fund, Share Action UK, Environmental Defence Canada, Finance Watch, and Reclaim Finance. Marking 10 years since former Bank of England governor Mark Carney's landmark ...

UBS ditches Net-Zero Banking Alliance

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 11 AUG 2025  |  NEWS
... Banking Alliance, like a number of our global peers," the bank said. UBS joins the likes of HSBC, BMO, National Bank of Canada and Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce, which have all left the initiative. J.P. Morgan, Citigroup, Bank of America, Morgan ...

HSBC ditches global climate alliance initiative

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 18 JUL 2025  |  NEWS
... Net Zero to support the net zero transition. It follows the announcements earlier this year that BMO, National Bank of Canada, TD Bank Group and Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce have also left the initiative. "Our approach to setting financed emissions ...

ETF Shares to bolster sales team

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 5 JUN 2025  |  NEWS
... Despite the market growing at a 30% CAGR, it remains highly concentrated, with only seven index ETF issuers. By comparison, Canada has over 20 and the UK over 30. Taylor brings international experience from roles at Franklin Templeton and Schroders in ...

Canada pension fund hires ex-CalPERS CIO

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 20 MAR 2025  |  NEWS
... scheme has hired a former CalPERS investment chief who famously led a big push into private equity and private debt. The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board has confirmed the appointment of Ben Meng as head of investment portfolio management. The CPPIB ...

CDPQ splashes $11bn on renewable energy producer

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 27 FEB 2025  |  NEWS
... and operates renewable units like hydroelectric facilities, wind farms, solar farms and energy storage facilities across Canada, the US, France and Chile. CDPQ executive vice president and head of infrastructure Emmanuel Jaclot said the acquisition displays ...

ESG groups scramble to pivot

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 6 FEB 2025  |  NEWS
... exit of four Canadian banks, the Net-Zero Banking Alliance (NZBA) has now bade farewell to JPMorgan Chase, Royal Bank of Canada, and Scotiabank. NZBA confirmed the departures; it still has 135 members holding US$56 trillion in total assets. Meanwhile ...

Green moves: Warakirri, La Trobe Financial, Future Generation, Tracker Group, GRI

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 6 FEB 2025  |  NEWS
... term that commenced January 1. The GSSB set the world's first globally accepted standards for sustainability reporting. Canada-based Cho teaches sustainability accounting at New York University and is one of two academics alongside Melbourne-based chair ...

Canadian pension fund names new CIO

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 30 JAN 2025  |  NEWS
... building PPS's infrastructure portfolio and team and also oversaw PSP's C$15 billion semi-independent investment arm, Canada Growth Fund. "Patrick is an exceptional leader with a deep understanding of our mission and priorities," said PSP's ...

More climate exits as Trump takes charge

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JAN 2025  |  NEWS
... world's largest asset manager, BlackRock, earlier this month. Meanwhile, four Canadian banks left NZBA: BMO, National Bank of Canada, TD Bank Group and Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce. The banks did not give reasons for their departure but said ...