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Assistance will "significantly reduce" effects of carbon tax on industry

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 AUG 2011  |  NEWS
... availability prevented estimation of assistance for a further 15 eligible activities. We also review gaps in company disclosure that limit the ability of investors to quantify levels of company assistance and earnings impacts," said Michael Salvatico ...

Board capacity a key governance concern

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 JUL 2011  |  NEWS
... to give us comfort about the rigor of these processes. Once you have this discussion, you can urge them to have more disclosure around the issues and the contingency issues in place." The Australian Institute of Company Directors also believes that an ...

Chartered Secretaries advise EU to use comply or explain codes

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JUL 2011  |  NEWS
Chartered Secretaries of Australia (CSA) have advised the European Commission (EC) to adopt a "comply or explain" principles-based approach to corporate governance. CSA is responding to a green paper on corporate governance codes published by the commission ...

ACSI releases study on ASX200 ESG reporting

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 JUL 2011  |  NEWS
... Council of Superannuation Investors (ACSI), "over half of the ASX 200 still fail to provide considered and meaningful disclosure on their ESG risks and performance." Ann Byrne ACSI released their conclusions in their fourth annual review of the Sustainability ...

Investor Profile: Victorian Funds Management Corporation

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 8 JUL 2011  |  NEWS
... external providers, that is our research providers for voting, The Investor Group on Climate Change [IGCC] and the Carbon Disclosure Project [CDP] and Regnan our engagement service provider. Another key part of my role is working closely with our investment ...

PUMA's environmental P&L reporting: a model for Australia?

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 8 JUL 2011  |  NEWS
... Although PUMA might be at the vanguard for this type of reporting, Australia has the accounting framework and financial disclosure regime to support this sort of reporting should companies choose to calculate and disclose the economic costs or benefits ...

Report: 100 South African companies used GRI in 2010

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 JUL 2011  |  NEWS
... with laws, rules, codes and standards; internal audit; governing stakeholder relationships; integrated reporting and disclosure. "Of the 75 governance principles cited within the Code (noting that 'good governance' is in essence all about ensuring 'sustainability') ...

Colonial First State Global Asset Management reports on responsible investment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 JUL 2011  |  NEWS
... cases where we judge facilitation payments to less material risks and where the company's being more transparent about disclosure, we work with the company to communicate our position and ask for more disclosure. The issue of facilitation payments goes ...

ASIC urges additional executive remuneration disclosures

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 JUL 2011  |  NEWS
... "To assist directors in the preparation of the 30 June 2011 reports, we have included some of the better examples of disclosure we observed during our review. We encourage company directors to prepare this year's reports with the overriding objective ...

Climate change issues integrated into investment decisions

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JUN 2011  |  NEWS
... coherent climate policy means investors are focused on engaging with companies, particularly with regards to improving disclosure, rather than integrating climate change into valuations or actively encouraging investment managers to do so. "It is extremely ...