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EY: Businesses need long term carbon policy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 23 AUG 2013  |  NEWS
Australian businesses need the next government to implement a carbon policy that protects existing commitments and supports long-term investments that reduce carbon emissions, according to EY. The ongoing political uncertainty surrounding the current ...

Carbon price uncertainty erodes business investment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 AUG 2013  |  NEWS
... carbon tax with a fixed price was supported by 28.8%, 3.3% of businesses didn't support any form of priced-based carbon policy and another 3.3% were unsure. But the uncertainty surrounding the future of the carbon pricing mechanism has had an impact ...

Government drafts legislation to bring forward ETS timeline

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 AUG 2013  |  NEWS
... to 2014. Elisa de Wit, partner, Norton Rose Fulbright The changes proposed in Starting Emissions Trading on 1 July 2014: Policy Summary are mechanistic in nature with no untoward surprises said Elisa de Wit, partner at Norton Rose Fulbright. "The key ...

J.P. Morgan rates Australian REITs reporting, management

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 AUG 2013  |  NEWS
... tenants. "The approaches we surveyed came at these ethical challenges in three ways: typically acknowledging no formal policy; referring to us to the group's GRI responses which rely on tenants observing the rule of law; or in a couple of instances referring ...

Asset owners, managers see climate change as material risk

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 AUG 2013  |  NEWS
... weather might be having on their infrastructure investment such as ports and airports regardless of the uncertainty around policy," said Helga Birgden, head of responsible investing for Asia Pacific, Mercer. "This report shows that investors are moving ...

ACSI starts recruitment process for new CEO

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 JUL 2013  |  NEWS
... profit to members' superannuation funds and their attitudes towards investments" and "experience in influencing public policy." ACSI represents 38 Australian superannuation funds and five international pension funds, and the organisation is a member ...

UCA Funds Management holds first investor briefing

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 26 JUL 2013  |  NEWS
... invest to, Baster said. Michael Walsh, UCA Funds Management executive director, noted that UCA Funds Management's ethical policy requires at least 10% exposure to positive companies, noting Cochlear as another example of a positive company. The Australian ...

CEFC study advocates demand management for electricity use

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JUL 2013  |  NEWS
... Achieving greater demand management will require collaborate efforts by government and regulators and would need supportive policy, targets for network businesses for demand reduction and lowered consumer costs. They would be enabled by the Australian ...

Christian Super invests in microinsurance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUL 2013  |  NEWS
Christian Super has made an allocation to microinsurance by investing in LeapFrog Investments. Simba Marekera, policy analyst, Christian Super The AU$720 million superannuation fund made the allocation in early July, said Peter Murphy, Christian Super ...

ETS proposal put auctions, carbon hedging on tighter agenda

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JUL 2013  |  NEWS
... certainty regardless for companies to be ready and hedging positions. Although this may be limited until there is greater policy certainty following the election." There are downsides to Rudd's proposal to bring the floating price period forward. In ...