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AGL Energy, First Solar granted $130m for solar project

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 JUN 2012  |  NEWS
... Solar Flagships Council found the AGL project had the overall highest level of merit and represented value-for-money, low risk and high commercial viability, said Minister for Resources and Energy Martin Ferguson. The Solar Flagships Council is an independent ...

Investor Profile: Omega Global Investors

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 8 JUN 2012  |  NEWS
... Q: What is Omega's approach to investment? How integral are ESG signals to portfolio construction? M Mc: Our approach is a risk controlled approach, incorporating managed volatility and fundamental analysis. We combine some quantitative models with investment ...

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 ...

LGS ESG sovereign debt strategy includes green bond tilt

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 JUN 2012  |  NEWS
... are sustainability indicators, and as long as we could get an investment approach on this sector that met our investment risk profile - low tracking error, low volatility - it allowed us to tilt away from the ESG risks and then towards better performing ...

Majority of ASX200 lack formal labour, human rights policies

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 MAY 2012  |  NEWS
... labour rights are basic privileges expected to be extended to all employees, and that labour conflicts can be a source of risk that can cause financial and reputational losses for the company and investors. "Brand damage, strikes and other industrial ...

Disruptive innovation, ESG factors pose media sector risk

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 25 MAY 2012  |  NEWS
... swings back and is on the rise, traditional media companies may not be the beneficiaries of the increased advertising, a risk for investors. But in addition to the disruptive innovations of social and digital media, there are social and governance issues ...

Carbon price cost could have 0.1% impact on services sector

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 25 MAY 2012  |  NEWS
... switched off in meetings rooms when not in use - a manual process. Furthermore, Pangolin conducted a Carbon Strategy and Risk Report in late 2011 for FB Rice to assess and prepare for the impact of the carbon price on the firm. FB Rice is looking to ...

Fund management bodies oppose ASX share placements proposal

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 MAY 2012  |  NEWS
The Australian Council of Superannuation Investors (ACSI) and the Financial Services Council (FSC) are opposing a proposal by the Australian Stock Exchange (ASX) to allow small to mid-cap companies to issue discounted new shares to investors via placements. ...

Perpetual to extend ESG dashboard to fixed income space

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 MAY 2012  |  NEWS
... function. "For fixed income, we expect the look and feel will be quite similar, except it will be more focused on downside risk," Berrutti said. "The fixed income guys have the asymmetry where they have the upside limited to the interest being paid ...

Skills shortage in oil and gas sector a material ESG risk

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 11 MAY 2012  |  NEWS
... years, and that there are not enough workers of similar experience levels to replace them. This human capital management risk poses a threat in terms of both health and safety and delays in projected capital expenditure spending. "There is a decent link ...