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AMP Capital assesses progress, risks in Bangladesh factories

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 JUN 2014  |  NEWS
... financial risk/reward ratios as cost savings from cheaper labour can be offset by incremental business risks including impact on lead times, product quality and other concerns, and supply chain sustainability -if suppliers don't pay their workers a fair ...

CFI a source of economic opportunity for Indigenous groups

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 JUN 2014  |  NEWS
... We could get caught up in that by mistake." Another area of concern generally about the ERF, which will also potentially impact on CFI activity on land owned by Indigenous people is the structure of how abatement units will be sold, via a reverse auction ...

Farmland attractive to super funds, but liquidity a concern

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 JUN 2014  |  NEWS
... urbanisation, rise of the developing world, obesity in the developed world and climate change - saying that those megatrends can impact on the sector's investment returns. "Each of these megatrends will shape agriculture investment in the coming decades ...

Foresters Community Finance, InterFinancial to partner

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 JUN 2014  |  NEWS
... gives us a real say in the direction of SIA, and we do recognise that this is an opportunity as well to be involved in impact investing." Foresters and InterFinancial will work together to "enhance the management and development of an innovative range ...

Push to focus on tax reform, transparency as part of G20

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 JUN 2014  |  NEWS
... general populace who shoulder the tax base more and more." In addition to being an issue of eroding taxation base and the impact on governments' ability to maintain public services, tax transparency and reform is also an issue for investors. Spoors cited ...

AMP Capital lists fossil fuel exclusions for RIL funds

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 30 MAY 2014  |  NEWS
AMP Capital has developed a list of companies exposed to the most emissions-intensive fossil fuels that they will exclude from their Responsible Investment Leaders (RIL) funds range. Ian Woods, AMP Capital RIL is a range of fund of funds with a long-term ...

KPMG finds companies invest $12.2bn in social programs

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 30 MAY 2014  |  NEWS
... investments in social programs valued at US$12.2 billion in 2013, but less than a third of those companies are reporting on the impact of those investments, according to a new global report by KPMG International. Chi Woo, KPMG Australia partner KPMG's ...

ASIC guide widens scope of risk, future prospect disclosure

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 23 MAY 2014  |  NEWS
... is disclosed should: (a) be described in its context (e.g. why the risk is important or significant, and its potential impact on the entity's financial prospects)." This is an extension of the interpretation of the Corporations Act, Chioatto said. "It's ...

Net Balance, Gold Standard report on co-benefits value

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 23 MAY 2014  |  NEWS
... designed climate mitigation projects can deliver environmental, social and economic benefits resulting in greater financial impact than previously calculated, according to a study from The Gold Standard. Neil Salisbury, director, Net Balance Written ...

Managing ESG reputation can benefit corporate value

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 23 MAY 2014  |  NEWS
... important." There should be more focus on drawing connections between the value of a strong reputation and its concomitant impact on asset values, Risely said. "What we're actually doing, and this is one of the areas where we really need to join the ...