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Mercer research surveys governance at superannuation funds

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 JUL 2014  |  NEWS
... surveyed 33 superannuation fund CEOs, fund secretaries and governance, risk and compliance managers, in the wake of new regulations from the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) around governance standards, including risk management. In ...

ACSI lists ASX sustainability reporting leaders, laggards

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 4 JUL 2014  |  NEWS
... validation." ACSI noted that their annual research this year comes in the context of new reporting guidelines and regulations from ASIC and the ASX Corporate Governance Council, which will have implications for companies' sustainability reporting. Earlier ...

CFI a source of economic opportunity for Indigenous groups

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 JUN 2014  |  NEWS
... when it comes to the additionality test. "The CFI is a complex process to work through - there are so many rules and regulations to it and a lot of green tape," he said. "We shouldn't get caught up in other programs, but by default, we might get caught ...

Norton Rose Fulbright: trustees must consider climate change

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 APR 2014  |  NEWS
... investors such as pension funds to divest from assets in South Africa. Morally couched divestment movements can lead to regulations that could negatively impact on investments as well. "Trustees might be put in a position where they say, you know what ...

PRI moving ahead with governance review, disclosure regime

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 4 APR 2014  |  NEWS
... Superannuation Trustees (AIST), said she sees similarities between the disclosure obligations on PRI signatories and new regulations on Australian superannuation funds from the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority that will increase disclosures ...

GRESB launches 2014 survey

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 APR 2014  |  NEWS
... and waste, and investigates the use of voluntary standards and certification schemes and compliance with mandatory regulations." See Also: PRI, GRESB agree to closer collaboration ANREV real estate investors outperform global GRESB

South Australia introduces building upgrade finance bill

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 FEB 2014  |  NEWS
... leverage test, which appears in the Victorian, but not the New South Wales, legislation. There are still a whole range of regulations to come subsequent to the passing of this legislation, which will obviously complement what would get passed. It's not ...

Supply chain, G4, social value to top sustainability agenda

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 31 JAN 2014  |  NEWS
... said. "It is very difficult to make decisions about projects on carbon abatement at the moment, until the rules, the regulations, and the mechanisms are defined, and there is a greater indication of what people may get is out of the Emissions Reduction ...

Interest spurs new developments in social enterprise funding

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 JAN 2014  |  NEWS
... tight and you can argue that maybe one of the reasons why Australia survived the global financial crisis is that the regulations are pretty robust. The regulatory framework was not designed to facilitate innovation, so the first step is to say, is it ...

CDSB guide for companies complying with UK GHG disclosure

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 NOV 2013  |  NEWS
... Affairs has previously cited the CDSB framework as one of the standards that can be used to help comply with the new regulations. "I am delighted to provide another useful tool for report writers, environmental practitioners and the accounting profession ...