'There is no place for virtue signalling in finance': Stuart Kirk quits HSBC following controversial climate comments

James Baxter-Derrington
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Stuart Kirk had been suspended by HSBC prior to his resignation today
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Stuart Kirk had been suspended by HSBC prior to his resignation today

Kirk leaves role as HSBC Global Asset Management's global head of sustainable investing after being suspended for recent outspoken comments

An HSBC executive who was recently suspended after a controversial speech he made about climate change has resigned from his role as global head of sustainable investments at the bank's asset management...

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