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CEFC finances University of Melbourne upgrades

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 FEB 2016  |  NEWS
... project finance at the CEFC. "Australia's 39 universities make a major contribution to the national economy and to the Australian community," McCartney said. "Yet they face the ongoing challenges of public budget restraint, intensifying global competition ...

Impact Investing Australia launches guide to define social costs

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 FEB 2016  |  NEWS
Deloitte Access Economics in association with the Australian Advisory Board on Impact Investing have developed a guide to help the social services sector to define and understand the costs of social services. Rosemary Addis, chair of the Australian ...

Pauline Vamos to step down as ASFA CEO

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 FEB 2016  |  NEWS
Pauline Vamos is stepping down as CEO of the Association of Superannuation Funds (ASFA), after eight and a half years in the role. The ASFA board will commence its recruitment process shortly and have asked Vamos to stay on to at least the end of June ...

ACSI, TIAA-CREF engage on "show of hands" AGM voting

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 FEB 2016  |  NEWS
A number of large Australian companies have moved from using "show of hands" voting to poll voting, a result welcomed by a global collaborative investor coalition that engaged with companies on the issue. Louise Davidson, ACSI CEO A group of large global ...

Impact investing key trend for 2016: AXA IM

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 FEB 2016  |  NEWS
... elected government. These factors will increase the interest in impact investment, and the measurement of impact in the Australian market." At the moment, companies, investors and citizens are moving past initial confusion and scepticism about the role ...

Senate inquiry to examine carbon risk disclosure

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 5 FEB 2016  |  NEWS
... international carbon risk disclosure frameworks; (b) current carbon risk disclosure practices within corporate Australia; (c) Australian involvement in the G20 Financial Stability Board discussions on carbon risk impacts for financial stability; (d) ...

Fund members concerned about climate change risk: CFGAM

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 5 FEB 2016  |  NEWS
... of CFSGAM and Jake Reynolds from the Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership conducted a survey of 1,000 Australian superannuation fund members as part of the Cambridge University Masters of Sustainability Leadership program. The survey showed ...

Mercer hires Yolanda Beattie as practice leader

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 5 FEB 2016  |  NEWS
... practice leader. Yolanda Beattie, diversity and inclusion practice leader, Mercer Beattie comes to Mercer from the Australian government's Workplace Gender Equality Agency (WGEA), where she was executive manager strategy and engagement. She will spearhead ...

Governance Institute issues guide for political donation policies

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 FEB 2016  |  NEWS
... evaluated, there is also reputational risk to making political donations - Fox noted that shareholder groups such as Australian Shareholders Association question political donations at companies' annual general meetings or in shareholder engagement meetings. ...

Nordea joins Corporate Human Rights Benchmark

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 JAN 2016  |  NEWS
... for more than a year now, and is seeking feedback from investors globally. While not directly working on the CHRB, Australian advisor CAER is part of the EIRIS Global Network, a worldwide network of ESG research providers which utilise the EIRIS research ...

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Santos receives takeover offer from Abu Dhabi-led consortium

ANDREW MCKEAN
Santos has received a non-binding $8.89 per share cash offer from the XRG Consortium, led by XRG P.J.S.C., a subsidiary of Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ANDOC), alongside Abu Dhabi's sovereign wealth fund ADQ and US private equity firm Carlyle.

What do the best-functioning boards look like?

KARREN VERGARA
The best-functioning boards are future thinkers, understand their ESG responsibilities and are able to show their "battle scars," according to two governance experts.

Funding lifts for climate, health, people startups

KARREN VERGARA
While funding for impact startups has broadly declined, those operating in climate, health and people has seen funding levels improve compared to three years ago, according to the Impact Startups Benchmark Report 2025.

Mind the gap: Investors' role in balancing fairness and competitiveness in executive pay

ALEXANDRE PROST
Investors have a significant role to play in helping to move the dial on executive remuneration, aiming to increase fairness and reduce inequality.

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