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APRA adds materiality to trustees' risk management declaration

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 17 OCT 2014  |  NEWS
... declaration, widening the scope of risks that trustees must disclose to the prudential regulator. Dr Ulysses Chioatto, former executive director and head of research Australia and NZ, ISS APRA sent a letter to superannuation funds earlier this month ...

CDP recognise ASX companies for climate action

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 17 OCT 2014  |  NEWS
... passenger cars in Australia," CDP said. "The bottom line is at risk from the climate crisis," said Paul Simpson, chief executive officer of CDP. "The unprecedented environmental challenges that we confront today are also economic problems. This irrefutable ...

LGS hires Scott Armstrong as property portfolio manager

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 OCT 2014  |  NEWS
... impressive experience across the full spectrum of property assets and their management," said Peter Lambert, LGS chief executive officer. "His deep understanding of the risks and investment characteristics of property will ensure he continues to steer ...

VicSuper publishes first G4, Integrated Reporting annual review

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 10 OCT 2014  |  NEWS
... materiality process was the most important stage in the report process. We engaged with everyone in the business - every executive, every manager, every department. We leveraged off of existing mechanisms to find out what our stakeholders are talking ...

CSIRO hire Larry Marshall as chief executive

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 10 OCT 2014  |  NEWS
... The Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) has hired Dr Larry Marshall as its new chief executive. Larry Marshall, incoming chief executive of CSIRO Marshall is currently the managing director of Southern Cross Venture Partners ...

Local Government Super enhances carbon-related screens

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 OCT 2014  |  NEWS
... involved in the manufacture and/or production of coal, based on 33% material threshold," said Peter Lambert, LGS chief executive officer. "We will only divest from two Australian companies - Whitehaven Coal and AGL - and there are a number of international ...

Future Super launches as first fossil-fuel free fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 OCT 2014  |  NEWS
... are managed by Sydney boutique fund manager Grosvenor Pirie. Sheikh is the fund's managing director, while Verwey is executive director. The executive team also features Jemma Morton Green, formerly of J.P. Morgan, and James Thier, a founder of Australian ...

Corporate governance: moving to "owner relations" model

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 OCT 2014  |  NEWS
... ultimately own. But what you're also seeing is a lot of activity by boards hassling super funds to get them to support executive pay resolutions." Part of this evolution has been an increase in the frequency of contact between boards and beneficial owners ...

ClimateWorks Australia: Australia can decarbonise by 2050

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 OCT 2014  |  NEWS
... needed to decarbonise the Australian economy is in energy and carbon forestry, said Anna Skarbek, Climate Works Australia executive director. Anna Skarbek, executive director, ClimateWorks Australia ClimateWorks and ANU developed the report, Pathways ...

IGCC calls on PM to retain Renewable Energy Target

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 OCT 2014  |  NEWS
... "Allocating capital to low carbon activities is one of the most critical climate actions globally," Nathan Fabian, chief executive of the IGCC told The Sustainability Report. "Most governments understand that. Australia's government appears not to at ...