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NAB partners to launch Victorian microfinance retail hubs

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 4 MAY 2012  |  NEWS
NAB, Good Shepherd Microfinance and the Victorian state government have launched an AU$7.8m retail project to provide access to microfinance products, financial counselling and other services to financially excluded people in Victoria. Good Shepherd ...

bankmecu, Foresters Community Finance partner on loan scheme

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 4 MAY 2012  |  NEWS
bankmecu and Foresters Community Finance, in conjunction with the Victorian government, have entered into a partnership by which the bank will provide loans to help community based organisations buy their own property. The agreement formalises an existing ...

Carbon Farming Initiative grants for biochar research

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 APR 2012  |  NEWS
The Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (DAFF) has awarded AU$2m in funding to five research projects that will investigate how farmers can participate in the Carbon Farming Initiative (CFI) by using biochar to reduce carbon emissions. ...

QIC selects Molpus Woodlands Group for timber mandate

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 APR 2012  |  NEWS
QIC has selected the US-based Molpus Woodlands Group as an investment partner, with the timberland specialist purchasing approximately 42,000 acres of timberland on QIC's behalf. James Dick, QIC head of alternative investments The AU$63.5bn institutional ...

Sustainable workforce a material corporate issue

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 APR 2012  |  NEWS
As companies and organisations look to manage their material sustainability factors, the issue of a sustainably managed and motivated workforce is coming to the forefront. While occupational health and safety issues are routinely managed and reported ...

CFSGAM reports top quartile performance in UNPRI principles

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 APR 2012  |  NEWS
Colonial First State Global Asset Management (CFSGAM) is rated as performing in the top quartile of global investment managers for five of the six UNPRI principles, and the firm has reaffirmed its commitment to leadership in integrating ESG considerations ...

LCA-financed retrofitted office building sells for $12.25m

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 APR 2012  |  NEWS
A commercial property in Brisbane that underwent an energy efficient retrofit financed by Low Carbon Australia has been sold for AU$12.25m, representing a 17% internal rate of return (IRR). O'Connell's OBM House, an office building at 26 Wharf Street ...

Industry welcomes CEFC expert review

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 APR 2012  |  NEWS
Investors, banks and industry bodies welcomed the report on the structure of the Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC), saying that the expert review panel's conclusions reflected a pragmatic view of the CEFC's role in facilitating private investment ...

International human rights law impacts Australian companies

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 APR 2012  |  NEWS
Australian companies are exposed to risks stemming from human rights issues, and should be aware of international laws and frameworks creating obligations or pressure to set, implement and monitor human rights policies. Although there is not one set ...

ASA opposes Santos CEO $2m share grant

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 APR 2012  |  NEWS
The Australian Shareholders' Association (ASA) has struck out at a proposal from Santos to grant AU$2m grant of performance shares to CEO David Knox, in addition to his normal base salary plus short and long term incentives. The company put the issue ...