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Corporate governance guidelines on agenda ahead of AGMs

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 23 AUG 2013  |  NEWS
... companies by respondents to the companies, Byrne said. "It has to be on an individual company basis," she said. "The research overall shows us that generally - very generally - the long-term return of M&A is not always high. The other interesting thing ...

Focus on short-term growth could undercut long term gain

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 23 AUG 2013  |  NEWS
... provision of safe working conditions is not only a human rights issue but also an investment issue." AMP Capital's extensive research on supply chains emphasizes the need for good risk management when outsourcing to emerging markets such as Bangladesh ...

Beyond Zero Emissions proposes model for retrofitting houses

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 23 AUG 2013  |  NEWS
... with sufficient retrofitting to reduce energy consumption, according to Beyond Zero Emissions (BZE), a not-for-profit research and education organisation. BZE recently published a report, Zero Carbon Australia Buildings Plan, outlining how existing residential ...

Carbon price uncertainty erodes business investment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 AUG 2013  |  NEWS
... needs to reduce emissions to address climate change. Businesses for a Clean Economy commissioned AECOM to conduct the research. An online survey was sent to 573 businesses across a broad range of industry sectors, and 180 companies responded. Just under ...

ACSI: Investors have confidence in ASX100 boards

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 AUG 2013  |  NEWS
... survey of investors' trust and confidence in corporate boards. A total of 41 institutional investors participated in the research study, collectively managing AU$265 billion of Australian equities. Participants were asked 17 individual questions about ...

Climate Bonds Initiative releases criteria for solar assets

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 AUG 2013  |  NEWS
... for solar energy. The group includes experts from Imperial College, the International Energy Agency (IEA), SolarPACES research consortium, the US National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), Greenpeace, Bloomberg New Energy Finance, Semiconductor Equipment ...

WWF: ETS repeal to reduce renewable energy, increase prices

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 AUG 2013  |  NEWS
... mechanism stays in place, even at a lower price as widely anticipated, modelling by the report's preparers, carbon and energy research RepuTex, suggests that the large scale renewable energy credits (LGC) market will support the development of 7 GW of ...

Government drafts legislation to bring forward ETS timeline

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 AUG 2013  |  NEWS
The Department of Industry, Innovation, Climate Change, Science, Research and Tertiary Education (DIICCSRTE) has released two draft bills to implement the changes required to bring forward the move to the flexible emissions trading scheme (ETS) carbon ...

J.P. Morgan rates Australian REITs reporting, management

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 AUG 2013  |  NEWS
... acknowledging, measuring and managing ESG risks," according to analysis by J.P. Morgan. J.P. Morgan's Australian equity research team questioned the 10 largest Australian REITS - including Westfield, GPT Group, Mirvac, Goodman Group, Stockland, Dexus ...

Asset owners, managers see climate change as material risk

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 AUG 2013  |  NEWS
... there are still a lot of opportunities for managers to develop products for institutions, there are opportunities for research houses to be more specific and in-depth in terms of fully calibrating all risks to companies held in their portfolios, including ...