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Investor Profile: Omega Global Investors

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 8 JUN 2012  |  NEWS
Omega Global Investors is a specialist fixed income investment manager based in Melbourne. Omega received a nearly AU$170m mandate from the nearly AU$6bn Local Government Super superannuation fund to implement a global government bond strategy that ...

AMP Capital fund buys stake in Indian clean energy company

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 8 JUN 2012  |  NEWS
The AMP Capital Asian Giants Infrastructure Fund (AGIF) has purchased a minority stake in clean energy company Shalivahana Green Energy Limited (SGEL) for almost US$29m. SGEL develops, owns and operates a portfolio of power generation assets across ...

Clean Energy Regulator and ASIC to work together

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 JUN 2012  |  NEWS
The Clean Energy Regulator (CER) and the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) have signed an agreement outlining how they will manage regulatory responsibilities under the forthcoming carbon pricing regime. The CER administers a number ...

Pangolin Associates to partner with PKF

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 JUN 2012  |  NEWS
Energy and carbon management consultancy Pangolin Associates will partner with PKF, an accountancy and business advisory firm, to collaborate on the provision of climate change related services. Iain Smale Pangolin Associates and PKF have previously ...

Report: US$174bn global market for climate-themed bonds

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 JUN 2012  |  NEWS
There is USD$174bn worth of climate-themed bonds outstanding today, covering sectors including energy, building and industry, climate finance, water, waste and pollution controls, agriculture and forestry, according to a report by the Climate Bonds ...

Majority of ASX200 lack formal labour, human rights policies

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 MAY 2012  |  NEWS
Only 14% of ASX200 companies have formal policies addressing labour and human rights issues, despite the index's heavy weighting towards sectors with high frequency and/or severity of labour and human rights controversies, according to a new report ...

Former SA Premier Rann appointed Low Carbon Australia Chair

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 MAY 2012  |  NEWS
Former South Australia Premier Mike Rann has been appointed incoming chair of Low Carbon Australia by Minister for Climate Change and Energy Efficiency Greg Combet. "Mr Rann brings a wealth of knowledge and experience, to our organisation at a time ...

Carbon price cost could have 0.1% impact on services sector

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 25 MAY 2012  |  NEWS
Although the impacts of the carbon price will vary depending on the business sector, the cost of the carbon price in the first year on the services sector could be as low as 0.1% of general ledger expenses, according to consultancy Pangolin Associates. ...

Carbon price to bring reporting and compliance complexities

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 25 MAY 2012  |  NEWS
Companies should familiarise themselves with the compliance side of the forthcoming carbon price to be aware of the mechanism and available assistance, and should review contracts to see how they will be affected by up-stream and down-stream cost pass-ons ...

Low Carbon Australia finances $1.6m Ipswich building upgrade

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 MAY 2012  |  NEWS
Low Carbon Australia has helped finance the $1.6m upgrade of a 7,000 square metre office and retail building in Ipswich, Queensland. The redevelopment of Trident's Limestone Street Centre featured upgrades to lighting, air-conditioning and a building ...