HSBC suspends Stuart Kirk over climate change 'hyperbole' speech - reports

According to the FT, Kirk was suspended over the weekend pending an internal investigation, although HSBC has declined to comment. The reports follow a speech he gave at an FT Moral Money event on 19 May, in which Kirk bemoaned that throughout his financial career there has always been "some nutjob telling me about the end of the world". "What bothers me about this one is the amount of work these people make me do," he said. Kirk also asked: "Who cares if Miami is six metres under water in 100 years? "Amsterdam has been six metres underwater for ages and that is a really nice pl...