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Australian Ethical Investments faces EGM board spill

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 JUN 2012  |  NEWS
A group of dissatisfied shareholders are seeking to spill the entire board of fund manager Australian Ethical Investments at an extraordinary general meeting called for 21 June. The group of shareholders, which include Timothy Xirakis, former head of ...

Former SA Premier Rann appointed Low Carbon Australia Chair

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 MAY 2012  |  NEWS
... efficiency projects, and has developed investment partnerships with National Australia Bank, Eureka Funds Management, Alleasing, Origin, Macquarie Bank, FlexiGroup, Melbourne City Council and City of Sydney.

Low Carbon Australia to provide financing to foundries

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 APR 2012  |  NEWS
... operating or finance leases from Alleasing or Macquarie Equipment Finance, and energy efficiency finance solutions from Origin, which can provide on-bill financing with Energy Savings Guarantee. McDonald said the specialised knowledge that the finance ...

City of Sydney, Low Carbon Australia sign agreement

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 MAR 2012  |  NEWS
... McDonald, Low Carbon Australia CEO. "Through our partnerships with major organisations including NAB, Macquarie, Alleasing and Origin, we can provide financial solutions to cover the start-up costs of energy efficiency upgrades," McDonald said. "Repayments ...

CEFC moves to Sydney as industry prepares for its launch

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 MAR 2012  |  NEWS
As the federal government announced that the Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) will be located in Sydney, financial and investment institutions look to the CEFC's form and function as much as its location. The AU$10bn CEFC is expected to commence ...

Government extends deadlines for Solar Flagship Program

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 FEB 2012  |  NEWS
The Australian government has extended the tender process for grants to its Solar Flagship Program, designed to fund the construction of a large-scale solar photovoltaic (PV) power station. Resources, Energy and Tourism Minister Martin Ferguson announced ...

Debate over setting surrender charges for carbon units

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 FEB 2012  |  NEWS
The government is consulting with stakeholders on regulations to establish surrender charge for international carbon units that liable companies could purchase to offset carbon emission liabilities. Brokers say that the government must select a policy ...

GESB Super to drop responsible investment option

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 JAN 2012  |  NEWS
GESB, the AU$12bn superannuation fund for Western Australia public sector employees, will drop its MY plan - Responsible Investments Australian Shares option from March 2012. GESB launched the investment option in 2007, and it is managed by AMP Capital ...

Durban agreements to impact Australia's ETS

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 DEC 2011  |  NEWS
Although the multi-country climate change talks in Durban failed to yield a comprehensive treaty, the 17th Conference of the Parties (COP17) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) did result in extensions to programs that ...

Carbon Farming Initiative welcomed, more work to come

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 DEC 2011  |  NEWS
The launch of the Carbon Farming Initiative brings opportunities for landholders to generate tradeable carbon credits from carbon abatement and sequestration activities. At the moment, the CFI only recognises three procedures to generating carbon credits ...