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Combining quality measures with ESG can yield higher returns

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 APR 2014  |  NEWS
... that "gaug[e]the efficacy of a company's business model along numerous quantifiable dimensions such as earnings patterns, cash flow, capital structure, and capital expenditures," as well as assess companies on their ESG performance. According to Northern ...

UCA Funds Management sets exclusions in fossil fuel policy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 FEB 2014  |  NEWS
... faith-based organisations and their members. It has AU$900 million in assets under management and has three portfolios - the UCA Cash Portfolio, the UCA Growth Portfolio and the UCA Australian Equities Portfolio. The fund manager's fossil fuel policy ...

UCA Funds Management on asset allocation for NFP portfolios

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 FEB 2014  |  NEWS
... philosophy. At the other end, you have people who invest with us, who say can you help us with getting the mix right between cash, growth and equities. They're looking for some guidance. We can only give general advice, but they're orgs and they don't ...

Interest spurs new developments in social enterprise funding

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 JAN 2014  |  NEWS
... also looking at its own existing product lines, Dowland said. "I'm intrigued with it in the work on how we're positioning cash that's invested responsibly in this marketplace," Dowland said. "If we can get that right, what we've got in cash invested ...

Remuneration consultant disclosure regime questioned

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 DEC 2013  |  NEWS
... Lawrence said. "Smaller companies, particularly smaller mining companies tend to pay less. Either they're more focused on cash, or maybe because what they pay for is data, and they've worked out that data shouldn't be that expensive. There seem to be ...

Westpac discloses environmental, social, financial metrics

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 NOV 2013  |  NEWS
... social and environmental indicators based on its new sustainability strategy announced in February. The bank reported 2013 cash earnings of AU$7.097 billion, an 8% increase over 2012 and earnings per share of 228.9 cents, an increase of 6%. The bank ...

UCA Funds Management appoints Terry McCredden to board

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 NOV 2013  |  NEWS
... faith-based organisations and their members. It has AU$900 million in assets under management and has three portfolios - the UCA Cash Portfolio, the UCA Growth Portfolio and the UCA Australian Equities Portfolio.

City of Melbourne looks to commercial solar installation

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 OCT 2013  |  NEWS
... partner that with a 10 or 20-year fixed interest finance agreement from an EUA, that can become a project that generates free cash-flow for a business, right now." EUAs are agreements between a building owner, local council and financier to finance environmental ...

IIRC asks investors to critique pilot integrated reports

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 OCT 2013  |  NEWS
... response to the IIRC's query if the integrated report allowed an assessment of the organisation's ability to generate long term cash flow. "Roughly half of the critiques reported an adequate glimpse into future cash flow viability," the IIRC said. "A ...

Companies face uncertainty from timing of carbon tax repeal

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 OCT 2013  |  NEWS
... utilise the buy-back mechanism," she said. "You could have the scenario where a number of companies pursue that route and cash in the free units, and if the repeal goes through and it is retrospective, they won't have a liability for 14/15, but they ...