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Australia to consider country-level payment disclosures

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 MAY 2013  |  NEWS
... Kaufmann, president of the Revenue Watch Institute. Bradbury did say that the government will consider country-by-country disclosure of the taxes, royalties and other fees that companies pay as part of that. "We haven't taken a decision at this point," ...

CSA calls for "safe harbour" to encourage IR disclosures

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 MAY 2013  |  NEWS
... the future, without a safe harbour provision, you're exposed to a potential class action lawsuit because you made a disclosure that didn't eventuate. "Given that investors want to have a sense of the company's future prospects and want to know how a ...

ACSI names leaders, laggards in ESG reporting

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 10 MAY 2013  |  NEWS
... for four or more consecutive years, despite having been contacted by ACSI annually to highlight the need for improved disclosure. Those companies are Abacus Property Group, Cudeco, Carsales.com, Fleetwood Corp, Iress, Karoon Gas Australia, Platinum Asset ...

ESG risks impact transport sector earnings, share price

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 10 MAY 2013  |  NEWS
... brand damage, negative impact on staff engagement, and corrective costs and damage to physical assets, the report said. Disclosure of OH&S performance has improved, but significant gaps remain, which poses a risk to investors. Almost all companies that ...

NGOs, institutional investors seeking engagement pathways

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 26 APR 2013  |  NEWS
... to what superannuation can and cannot do. Hilary Spear, head of investor education, AustralianSuper The Asset Owners Disclosure Project (AODP) has been joined by the Australian Youth Climate Coalition (AYCC) on The Vital Few, a grassroots project that ...

Publish What You Pay reexamining extractive companies

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 26 APR 2013  |  NEWS
... will be an update to PWYP's 2011 report, The Australian Securities Exchange: extractive industry companies and payment disclosure, and will be launched at the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) conference in Sydney in May, said Claire ...

Australian boards struggling with climate change adaptation

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 APR 2013  |  NEWS
... Governance Principles and Recommendations, four - promote ethical and responsible decision-making; make timely and balanced disclosure; respect the rights of shareholders; and recognise and manage risk - are material to climate adaptation. While board ...

European Commission proposes standards for ESG disclosure

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 APR 2013  |  NEWS
... stipulated in the new directive, according to the European Commission. Members states of the European Union have introduced disclosure requirements which go beyond the standards in the Fourth Company Law Directive - the European Commission cites standards ...

Investor questions about risks, oversight of coal seam gas

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 APR 2013  |  NEWS
... thus exposed to these risks both directly and indirectly, said Julian Poulter, excutive director of the Asset Owners Disclosure Project. "The fund managers are wrapped up in the same gravy train and say these project provide incredibly high, stable returns," ...

Local Government Super adopts private equity ESG framework

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 APR 2013  |  NEWS
... adopted a new environmental, social and governance (ESG) framework for private equity investment. Bill Hartnett The ESG Disclosure Framework is the result of a global coalition of 40 limited partners, 20 private equity associations and more than 10 leading ...