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UBS ditches Net-Zero Banking Alliance

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 11 AUG 2025  |  NEWS
... Alliance, which launched in 2021. The alliance had 125 global banks as members at the time of writing. Commonwealth Bank, NAB, Westpac, ANZ and BOQ are currently members. In March, UBS said it delayed its climate targ ets deadline to 2035 for its operations ...

Picture Wealth named fastest-growing planner: report

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 24 JUL 2025  |  NEWS
... number growing rapidly." Allan Maitland, the company's chief executive and formerly the head of consumer bank for Westpac in WA, added that part of the company's appeal is its ability to cater for advisers, self-employed or not, to continue providing ...

VFMC farewells asset allocation lead

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 17 JUL 2025  |  NEWS
... Asian-focused, long-only, high conviction equities fund manager. During her career, Taylor has held roles with IAG, Merrill Lynch, Westpac and the Reserve Bank of Australia. In her farewell message, Taylor highlighted several achievements during her ...

UK ditches sustainable finance taxonomy

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 17 JUL 2025  |  NEWS
... taxonomy. ASFI launched the nation's sustainable finance taxonomy that will be trialled by the likes of HESTA, Rest, Westpac and Moody's Ratings. HM Treasury pointed out that what is clear is that international experience suggests designing and ...

Acenda hires from Hostplus

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 3 JUL 2025  |  NEWS
... industry." Acenda is set to welcome a group chief executive, as Kent Griffin and Tim Tez announce their departures. Former Westpac executive Chris de Bruin has been appointed chief executive, subject to regulatory approvals of the merger between Acenda ...

Activist investor hires distribution lead

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 3 JUL 2025  |  NEWS
... at MSCI, a director at asset manager BlackRock and worked with the credit analysis and relationship management team at Westpac. As a specialist activist investor, Sandon Capital regularly engages with company boards and fellow shareholders to unlock ...

Green moves: Greenpeace, IGCC, Mirvac, PRI

ELIZABETH FRY  |  MONDAY, 30 JUN 2025  |  NEWS
... policy efforts related to climate change. Tapsall joined the data firm from the banking sector. In 2018, he worked at Westpac as the head of sustainability, governance, and advisory. In this capacity, he oversaw Westpac's sustainability strategy ...

Australian banks fail to manage financed deforestation: Report

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 23 JUN 2025  |  NEWS
... exposed, financing twice as many of these properties as other banks. It is followed by ANZ, Commonwealth Bank, Rabobank and Westpac. In several cases, mortgages were issued or reissued during or just after the clearing; the ACF believes this raises "serious ...

Australia's sustainable finance taxonomy launches

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 20 JUN 2025  |  NEWS
... Institute (ASFI) has launched the nation's sustainable finance taxonomy and will be trialled by the likes of HESTA, Rest, Westpac and Moody's Ratings. The sustainable finance taxonomy aims to support the credible allocation of capital towards Paris-aligned ...

Podcast: Banking on the climate transition

THE GREENER WAY  |  FRIDAY, 2 MAY 2025  |  NEWS
Australia's big five banks - ANZ, Commonwealth Bank, Macquarie Group, NAB and Westpac - have all committed to limiting or cutting financing to fossil fuel projects that they feel are not aligned to achieving a net zero future. This requires a lot of ...