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FSC standard mandates ESG policy for superannuation funds

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 MAR 2014  |  NEWS
... policy. "We think that superannuation companies should look like the companies in which they invest," said John Brogden, FSC CEO. "We believe that superannuation funds must adopt modern governance standards, in particular a good level of independence. ...

CEFC commits $30 million to EUA financing fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 MAR 2014  |  NEWS
... Corporation (CEFC) has committed up to AU$30 million to a fund financing environmental upgrade agreements (EUA). Oliver Yates, CEFC CEO The CEFC is partnering with National Australia Bank (NAB) and Eureka Funds Management to add additional funding to ...

Solactive develops Green Bond Index

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 MAR 2014  |  NEWS
... next stage of growth, the green bonds sector needs more than ever an ecosystem of services for investors," said Sean Kidney, CEO of the Climate Bonds Initiative. "We're thrilled with the launch of the Solactive Green Bond Index, as green bond indices ...

AMP Capital increases focus on corporate succession planning

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 MAR 2014  |  NEWS
... leadership, employee engagement and succession planning," she said. "They'll usually say they have an emergency replacement for the CEO, and they have these particular plans for the future.... We then delve deeper and ask directors about whether they ...

CEFC, CBA finance efficiency upgrades for food processors

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 7 MAR 2014  |  NEWS
... upgrade equipment to increase energy efficiency, save on energy costs and boost competitiveness, according to the CEFC. CEFC CEO Oliver Yates The AU$100 million Energy Efficient Loan program provides financing to upgrade with new technologies and energy ...

South Australia government to support Good Money store

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 7 MAR 2014  |  NEWS
... microfinance products, financial counselling and other services to financially excluded people. Good Shepherd Microfinance CEO Adam Mooney South Australian Premier Jay Wetherill has said that if the Labor government is re-elected at the state's 15 March ...

New national law for co-ops and mutuals to cut red tape

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 MAR 2014  |  NEWS
... reporting for co-ops and mutual, according to the Business Council for Cooperatives and Mutuals (BCCM). Melina Morrison, BCCM CEO (Photo courtesy of BCCM) CNL started this week in New South Wales and Victoria and will impact on more than 600 co-operatives ...

Call for EUA inclusion in Emissions Reduction Fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 FEB 2014  |  NEWS
... upgrade agreements (EUA), Sustainable Melbourne Fund has said in a submission to the Department of Environment. Scott Bocskay, CEO of the Sustainable Melbourne Fund Sustainable Melbourne Fund has submitted comment to the department's green paper on their ...

UCA Funds Management sets exclusions in fossil fuel policy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 FEB 2014  |  NEWS
... such as shale and deep water drilling and in companies that extract gas through fracking. Michael Walsh, UCA Funds Management CEO UCA Funds Management is an entity of the Uniting Church of Australia, Synod of Victoria and Tasmania, and provides investment ...

Global Alliance for Banking on Values to meet in Melbourne

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 FEB 2014  |  NEWS
... increase the profile of responsible banking in the Australian context. The third take-away is that this is fundamentally a CEO forum, a great forum to get together and talk about the challenges and opportunities and how we're going to play and win in ...