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Colonial First State GAM publishes global stewardship code

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 DEC 2013  |  NEWS
... is that they make clear that our responsibility is not only over the companies we invest in but also for the financial system more broadly, and how do we hold those companies to a high standard, be it in relation to environmental, social or governance ...

Good Shepherd Microfinance welcomes inquiry

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 NOV 2013  |  NEWS
Good Shepherd Microfinance has said that the Financial System Inquiry is an opportunity to find new ways to enable economic participation for the one in six Australians that are financially excluded. Good Shepherd Microfinance CEO Adam Mooney One in ...

Climate Disclosure Standards Board becomes NCD supporter

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 SEP 2013  |  NEWS
... requirements in existing reporting models. "Financial institutions have the power, influence and reach to develop the financial system so that it recognises all resources on which financial and economic wealth depend and encourages reporting, accounting ...

Banco Fie joins Global Alliance for Banking on Values

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 FEB 2013  |  NEWS
... "find global solutions to international problems - and to promote a positive, viable alternative to the current financial system," according to the GABV. Australia's bankmecu is a member of GABV, as is European sustainable bank, Triodos Bank. "Banco ...

PRI work stream to address systemic sustainability barriers

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 JAN 2013  |  NEWS
... strategy, which was adopted in March 2012 and will address top-down barriers to the development of a sustainable financial system, PRI said in a consultation paper accompanying the launch of the work stream. PRI has outlined six potential areas of work ...

Fund manager: remuneration reports filled with "mumbo jumbo"

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 APR 2012  |  NEWS
... recent years around the world, the average person has been pushed to the limit as regards to its tolerance of the financial system and its recent failures. Although many others have different views, I personally think that disclosures and transparency ...

Investors to call on ERSB to investigate carbon asset risk

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 FEB 2012  |  NEWS
... addressed to Mario Draghi, chair of the ESRB. The ESRB was formed to play a role in the macro-oversight of the EU's financial system. "The depth and breadth of our collective financial exposure to high carbon, extractive and environmentally unsustainable ...

Carbon price an "entry point" for sustainability discussion

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 SEP 2011  |  NEWS
... as water and waste charges, transport costs, and others are sourced from data that might be there in existing financial system or could be incorporated into those systems - lost time through injury, women's representation in senior executive positions ...

Chartered Secretaries advise EU to use comply or explain codes

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JUL 2011  |  NEWS
... that "emphasised that actions should be taken to ensure sustainable growth and build a stronger international financial system. Corporate governance is one means to curb harmful short termism and excessive risk-taking." In the paper, the commission examined ...

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Santos receives takeover offer from Abu Dhabi-led consortium

ANDREW MCKEAN
Santos has received a non-binding $8.89 per share cash offer from the XRG Consortium, led by XRG P.J.S.C., a subsidiary of Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ANDOC), alongside Abu Dhabi's sovereign wealth fund ADQ and US private equity firm Carlyle.

What do the best-functioning boards look like?

KARREN VERGARA
The best-functioning boards are future thinkers, understand their ESG responsibilities and are able to show their "battle scars," according to two governance experts.

Funding lifts for climate, health, people startups

KARREN VERGARA
While funding for impact startups has broadly declined, those operating in climate, health and people has seen funding levels improve compared to three years ago, according to the Impact Startups Benchmark Report 2025.

Mind the gap: Investors' role in balancing fairness and competitiveness in executive pay

ALEXANDRE PROST
Investors have a significant role to play in helping to move the dial on executive remuneration, aiming to increase fairness and reduce inequality.

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