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Fiona Reynolds to take PRI managing director role

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 NOV 2012  |  NEWS
... Responsible Investment (PRI). Fiona Reynolds The newly created position will see Reynolds work alongside James Gifford, executive director. She will be responsible for overseeing areas including organisational development, signatory relations and outreach ...

Boards increasing engagement on remuneration reports

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 NOV 2012  |  NEWS
... listed companies are continuing to increase the amount of time they spend engaging with investors, particularly around executive remuneration issues, said Amanda Wilson, Regnan managing director. Wilson said that in the lead-up to this year's annual ...

PRI publishes hedge fund responsible investment paper

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 NOV 2012  |  NEWS
... Hermes EOS, Highland Good Steward Management and Universities Superannuation Scheme. See Also: Q&A with James Gifford, executive director of the UNPRI

Combet announces phase-out of solar credit mechanism

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 NOV 2012  |  NEWS
... undersupply, liable entities could buy certificates from a clearinghouse for $40. Nick Armstrong, co-founder and chief executive of COzero, welcomed the news. "COzero supports a strong photovoltaic industry and the Smallscale Renewable Energy Scheme ...

Commonwealth Bank reports increased customer satisfaction

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 NOV 2012  |  NEWS
... Opportunity for Women in the Workplace Agency (EOWA). The bank also reported increases in the percentage of women in executive manager and above roles - 30.9%, up from 28.2% in 2011. The bank's goal is to increase the representation of women at executive ...

Rann steps down as chairman of Low Carbon Australia

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 NOV 2012  |  NEWS
Mike Rann has stepped down as chairman of Low Carbon Australia to take up an appointment as high commissioner to the United Kingdom. Martijn Wilder, a director of Low Carbon Australia and head of Baker and Mackenzie's global climate change and emissions ...

Sustainable development and Australia in the Asian Century

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 NOV 2012  |  NEWS
... agree with the direction that the government has taken with the clean energy package," said Jennifer Lauber Patterson, executive director, Frontier Carbon Limited, and head, Climate Market Investment Association for Australia, NZ, Singapore, Indonesia. ...

Responsible investment in The Asian Century

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 NOV 2012  |  NEWS
... environmental challenges - we are facing in Asia will affect institutional investor decisions," said Nathan Fabian, chief executive of the Investor Group on Climate Change. "While I don't think that the white paper draws a direct line from environmental ...

Trustees exposed to legal risk over climate change impacts

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 26 OCT 2012  |  NEWS
... that climate change could bring, there has not broad-based action to mitigate or hedge that risk, according to AODP executive director Julian Poulter. "The conclusion is stark and grim one for trustees that haven't built any capacities in this area," ...

More women, more new entrants appointed to ASX100 boards

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 OCT 2012  |  NEWS
... Australian Council of Superannuation Investors (ACSI). Ann Byrne ACSI published its 11 th study on board composition and non-executive pay, and for the first time extended the survey beyond the ASX100 to include the ASX200. The survey sampled 87 Top ...