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Examining the corporate governance implications of share buybacks

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 APR 2018  |  NEWS
... point, and any allocation of the same capital obviously has to meet a return objective, whether that's reinvestment in the business, brownfields or greenfields M&A, etc. As you run along those actions, you're running up the risk curve, so you have to ...

Diversity Council Australia discusses myths around workplace flexibility

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 APR 2018  |  NEWS
... help staff balance work-life There is a mountain of evidence showing that workplace flexibility is actually a powerful business tool which maximises the performance and wellbeing of organisations, teams, and individuals. 2. The ideal worker is full-time ...

Mercer hires three consultants to responsible investment team

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 APR 2018  |  NEWS
... responsible investing for Asia Pacific at Mercer Stamp will join Mercer's Sydney office and report Helga Birgden, global business leader, Responsible Investment. Stamp comes to Mercer from KPMG, where he spent three years working as a senior consultant ...

Climate Disclosure Standards Board issues TCFD aligned framework

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 APR 2018  |  NEWS
... Disclosures (TCFD). The framework presents links to align reporting environmental information, natural capital and associated business impacts to the TCFDD recommendations and supporting recommended disclosures. CDSB said there is also additional guidance ...

Protecting impact from Greenwash - Duncan Paterson

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 APR 2018  |  NEWS
... on the environment and on people's lives, while other investments will struggle to show positive impacts in excess of business as usual. The impact investment movement is gaining steam, and it has the potential to be one of the most directly impactful ...

New Forests given award for portfolio of carbon offset projects

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 APR 2018  |  NEWS
... as essential. However, traditional financial markets have failed to value forests as a carbon sink and reservoir. Our business aims to bring capital to this opportunity and to enhance the value of responsibly managed forests through carbon revenue and ...

Exploring the risks, impacts of future of work on investments

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 29 MAR 2018  |  NEWS
... Stanley report notes four changes that will impact how companies manage human capital - automation, robotics and AI, business model disruption, and labour cost regulatory pressure, and demographic and societal changes. These disruptions will not only ...

Financial Services industry has key role to play in financing the SDGs: EY

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 29 MAR 2018  |  NEWS
... leader at EY. "The equity market is increasingly recognising the value that non-financial performance is playing in a business's overall value," Bell said. "It's a stark realisation that you have to manage these positive attributes around ESG. We've ...

CEFC investing up to $100m in Lendlease-managed property fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 29 MAR 2018  |  NEWS
The Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) is committing up to $100 million to the Australian Prime Property Fund Commercial (APPF Commercial) with the goal of achieving net zero emissions from the portfolio as early as 2025. Ian Learmonth, CEO, Clean ...

International Finance Corporation issues $300m Kangaroo social bond

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 23 MAR 2018  |  NEWS
... currencies, amounting to a total volume of US$667 million. The IFC also noted that their Banking on Women and Inclusive Business Bond programs were merged into the IFC Social Bond Program and renamed, so including the original issuance, the IFC's social-themed ...