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Investments at risk: Finance "out of step" with climate science

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 3 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
... be corrected as a matter of fiduciary duty, according to a report by economist Steve Keen from the University College of London and think tank Carbon Tracker. The report calls widely used economic modelling "wildly out of step" with climate science. ...

AustralianSuper grows global team with numerous hires

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 1 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
... international offices. Mitchell, after 16 years at Macquarie Group, will offer strategic counsel to AustralianSuper's London and New York branches, covering communications, media relations, and government affairs. Meanwhile, in line with AustralianSuper's ...

Asset managers failing on 2050 goals: InfluenceMap

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 1 AUG 2023  |  NEWS
A London-based think tank has found the world's largest asset managers may fail to meet their own 2050 net zero commitments, with support for climate-ambitious resolutions dropping considerably in 2022. InfluenceMap scored the world's 45 largest asset ...

T. Rowe Price creates specialist APAC ESG role

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 28 JUL 2023  |  NEWS
... brings over 20 years of experience in financial services, having spent a decade at Legal & General Investment Management in London, including the past five years as its head of sustainability solutions. She has also held tenures at Goldman Sachs, UBS ...

Transition Pathway Initiative appoints new chairs as founder steps down

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 JUL 2023  |  NEWS
... that the investors will do with the analysis provided by the newly created TPI Global Climate Transition Centre, at the London School of Economics and Political Science, is crucial for investment decision-making and stewardship activities," Russell commented. ...

Arup appoints state energy business leader

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 18 JUL 2023  |  NEWS
... led a hydrogen generation and transport project in the UK, due diligence for renewable energy M&A, advising the £450m London Mayor's Energy Efficiency Fund and €300m Global Energy & Renewable Energy Fund, determining the carbon mitigation strategy ...

Executive appointment roundup: State Street, ANZ

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 13 JUL 2023  |  NEWS
... structured debt and coverage across multiple roles at ANZ, Royal Bank of Scotland and ABN Amro. She relocated from Sydney to London in April. David Simmons has been appointed executive director, sustainable finance, replacing Tonkin in Sydney. Simmons ...

ANZ augments sustainable finance team

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 JUL 2023  |  NEWS
... structured debt and coverage across multiple roles at ANZ, Royal Bank of Scotland and ABN Amro. She relocated from Sydney to London in April. David Simmons has been appointed executive director, sustainable finance, replacing Tonkin in Sydney. Simmons ...

China opposes UN calls for net zero shipping by 2050

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 6 JUL 2023  |  NEWS
... made the call at the International Maritime Organization (IMO) meeting of the Marine Environment Protection Committee in London this week. Shipping transports around 90% of world trade and makes up almost 3% of global emissions. The IMO has so far pledged ...

Executive appointment roundup: First Sentier, MaxCap, Northcape, Federated Hermes

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 29 JUN 2023  |  NEWS
... First Sentier Investors has appointed Sudip Hazra director of its Sustainable Investment Institute. Hazra, who is based in London, was previously director of ESG Research at Invesco EMEA where he led implementation of a global net zero investment research ...