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International Integrated Reporting Council appoints new board

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 OCT 2015  |  NEWS
... delighted to continue the good work of the IIRC with such a dynamic new board to help achieve the vision of the IIRC to align capital allocation and corporate behaviour to wider goals of financial stability and sustainable development," Melancon said. ...

Q&A: Richard Brandweiner, CIO First State Super

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 OCT 2015  |  NEWS
... belief in the idea of universal ownership, which is this concept that as funds get bigger, they are increasingly making capital allocation decisions that have implications for the broader economic system: In fact they effectively own a slice of the whole ...

Board skills matrix an assessment opportunity

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 OCT 2015  |  NEWS
... demonstrate how their board is aligned with long term sustainability. Karin Halliday, manager corporate governance, AMP Capital, said she saw positives to boards undergoing the exercise of developing the board skills matrix. "I think that as with any ...

Data security a governance concern: AMP Capital

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 OCT 2015  |  NEWS
... security issues have the potential for significant reputational and financial impacts on companies' performance, and AMP Capital says the issue should be well understood and priorities at the board level. Karin Halliday, AMP Capital corporate governance ...

First State Super invests in Australian tech, almonds

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 SEP 2015  |  NEWS
First State Super has made two allocations in recent months, investing in venture capital focusing on Australian internet start-ups and Australia agriculture, which the fund says is in line with the investment principal of universal ownership. First ...

Diversity Council Australia rates Asia capability

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 SEP 2015  |  NEWS
... included: cultural intelligence; Asian cultural knowledge; Asian cultural experience; Asian language proficiency; Asian social capital; Asian people management lens; (Asian) multicultural identity. "We were pleased to see that 1 in 10 of all Australian ...

Westpac, Stockland named DJSI industry leaders

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 SEP 2015  |  NEWS
... climate strategy; financial stability and systemic risk; financial inclusion; labour practices and human rights; human capital development; stakeholder engagement; risk and crisis. This year, RobecoSAM assessed 85% of the invited universe's free float ...

CEFC commits $250m to large scale solar

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 11 SEP 2015  |  NEWS
... for tenants," Yates said. "People on low incomes are particularly impacted by rising energy prices, but they lack the capital for energy efficiency upgrades and are more likely to own inefficient appliances." The CEFC finance will permit SGCH to build ...

HESTA commits $30m to impact investment with SVA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 4 SEP 2015  |  NEWS
... expected to grow, given the areas that impact investing covers. "In term of the sector itself, it's a meaningful pool of capital," he said. "We're talking about social and affordable housing, the disabilities sector, businesses providing opportunities ...

Future Super, Thomson Reuters launch new indices

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 SEP 2015  |  NEWS
Future Super and Thomson Reuters have launched two indices - the Thomson Reuters/Future Super Australia Fossil Free Index and Thomson Reuters/Future Super Australia Sustainable Leaders Index. Simon Sheikh, managing director, Future Super The indices ...