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Senate rejects CPM repeal, business calculates liabilities

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 MAR 2014  |  NEWS
The Senate has rejected a bill to repeal the Clean Energy Future legislation, but businesses continue to operate as if the current carbon pricing mechanism will continue beyond 1 July, according to carbon advisory firm RepuTex. The federal government ...

CEFC provides $20m loan facility to Carnegie Wave Energy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 MAR 2014  |  NEWS
... world, and the necessary skills to be a leader in the field," said Oliver Yates, CEFC CEO. "This is the technology of the future, with the potential to create new manufacturing and employment opportunities for Australia. It is critical that activity ...

AMP Capital increases focus on corporate succession planning

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 MAR 2014  |  NEWS
... 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 are looking for someone new, or developing internal candidates/skills ...

Cbus Super to target suicide prevention initiatives

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 7 MAR 2014  |  NEWS
... support will continue, and Cbus will also improve internal training so the fund can better track incidence of suicide in future. "We're actually going to provide better training to staff internally to create better data going forward so we can better ...

NZ Super Fund sells partial forestry stake to iwi collective

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 MAR 2014  |  NEWS
... capability, these six iwi have been able to access a sizeable, highly strategic investment opportunity that will benefit future generations," Mr Orr said. This is an exciting and ground-breaking step forward for New Zealand and for the Maori economy. ...

NAB outlines goals in 2014 Reconciliation Action Plan

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 FEB 2014  |  NEWS
... Australians have a healthy relationship with money, cultivating prosperous communities and the bank's role in leading a future focused nation Presenting the 2014 RAP as within the Wealth of Opportunity strategy is deliberately done to reflect that the ...

CCA final report reveals future policy shock for investors

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 FEB 2014  |  NEWS
... Climate Change Authority (CCA) report recommending a target range of 40-60% carbon emissions reductions by 2030 signals a "future policy shock" on climate ambition, which brings more policy uncertainty for investors, according to the Investor Group on ...

UCA Funds Management sets exclusions in fossil fuel policy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 FEB 2014  |  NEWS
UCA Funds Management has developed a fossil fuel policy that rules out future investments in thermal coal, unconventional oil such as shale and deep water drilling and in companies that extract gas through fracking. Michael Walsh, UCA Funds Management ...

Stewardship: the costs of developing social enterprises

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 FEB 2014  |  NEWS
... requires," she said. "Unlike established markets, you can't just 'invest and forget' and expect a return at some point in the future. So hopefully this emerging market can attract that special breed of person, inside corporates, government and family ...

AGL commences construction on Nyngan Solar Plant

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 JAN 2014  |  NEWS
... in a guide to gaining regulatory approvals. Sharing knowledge helps build investor confidence, reduce risk and costs on future projects and paves the way for more solar energy plants to be built across the country. This project is an example of ARENA ...