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Colonial First State GAM publishes global stewardship code

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 DEC 2013  |  NEWS
... of how the Australian market is evolving to greater incorporation of responsible investment practices without hard legislation. "If as an industry we can regulate ourselves through principles based standards, and if we're conducting ourselves in a way ...

CDP: ASX200 companies set short term goals for C02 reduction

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 DEC 2013  |  NEWS
... of the uncertainties related to the Coalition government's plans to repeal the Clean Energy Future carbon pricing legislation. In comparison, five ASX200 companies that reported carbon pricing as a high risk, CDP reported. These five companies were ...

IGCC: insto investors would park capital if CEFC repealed

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 NOV 2013  |  NEWS
... Australia, the Investor Group on Climate Change (IGCC) told a Senate inquiry into the repeal of the Clean Energy Future legislation. "The business model of the CEFC is not an investment banking business model - it is not there to maximise the returns ...

EY: Direct Action Plan will offer opportunities for business

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 NOV 2013  |  NEWS
... of the current Carbon Pricing Mechanism (CPM) and the implementation of the DAP. The government has published draft legislation to repeal the CPM and released terms of reference for the Emissions Reduction Fund (ERF), which is the main funding vehicle ...

CEFC invests $536 million across 39 projects in first year

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 8 NOV 2013  |  NEWS
... industry to profitably abate CO2 emissions." The CEFC takes a commercial approach to investments and was mandated by legislation to adopt a portfolio benchmark return for the performance of their investments. The portfolio benchmark return was based ...

RIAA to engage NZ investors on climate change, investment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 8 NOV 2013  |  NEWS
... for avoiding prejudice to New Zealand's reputation as a responsible member of the world community," according to the legislation. "We have the legislation from the gov't requiring ethical investment and that's the underpinning for the New Zealand Superannuation ...

DLA Piper: climate change legal risk in property development

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 25 OCT 2013  |  NEWS
State legislation requiring local municipal bodies to take climate change into account when considering property development proposals are leading to unexpected and unpredictable outcomes that expose companies and government authorities to legal risk ...

Companies face uncertainty from timing of carbon tax repeal

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 OCT 2013  |  NEWS
... mechanism (CPM) face uncertainty over their compliance and potential pricing arrangements if the government's proposed legislation to repeal the price on carbon is not passed by July 2014. Elisa de Wit, partner, Norton Rose Fulbright This week, the Liberal ...

Publish What You Pay to take case to new government

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 SEP 2013  |  NEWS
... Claire Spoors, coordinator, Publish What You Pay Australia. "Obviously, the US and Europe have introduced the kinds of legislation we wish to see in Australia when it comes to payment disclosure, and Canada has announced that they will bring in payments ...

Corporate governance guidelines on agenda ahead of AGMs

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 23 AUG 2013  |  NEWS
... company's remuneration report has received a 'no' vote of 25% or more at two consecutive annual general meetings under the legislation. If a majority of shareholders then vote in favor of getting rid of the board, directors will face fresh elections ...