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UCA Funds Management holds first investor briefing

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 26 JUL 2013  |  NEWS
... not for profits that they will not permit types of transactions known as "dividend washing" that allows not for profits to gain extra franking credits from non-resident institutions that can't use them. The Australian equities portfolio is a high-conviction ...

Westpac, CBA, Benevolent Society launch social benefit bond

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 JUN 2013  |  NEWS
... preventative services funding being unlocked and this is the way that you do it. It's a short term scenario for long term gain." SBBs are one aspect of funding social enterprises and social services, and an asset class that Blackburn-Wright and others ...

Citi analyses impact of carbon price repeal on ASX companies

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 JUN 2013  |  NEWS
... Citi report said. "Instead, we expect the bill to be delayed and then rejected in the Senate." If the Coalition does not gain control of the Senate in the election, and the ALP and Greens continue to oppose repeal, there would have to be a double dissolution ...

Mercer: benefits to creating fairer long-term value in capital

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 31 MAY 2013  |  NEWS
... by engaging in a constructive way with companies and thinking about creating long term value rather than trading stocks to gain short term value. That does resonate because anything that can save costs can be important. There is support for that idea ...

Australia ranked fourth on global renewable energy list

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 31 MAY 2013  |  NEWS
Australia is the fourth most attractive country for investment in renewable energy projects, according to Ernst & Young's Renewable Energy Country Attractiveness Index (RECAI). Global annual clean energy investment hit US$269 billion in 2012, a five-fold ...

Westpac focuses on demographics, environment in strategy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 5 APR 2013  |  NEWS
... this sustainability strategy and an additional AU$2 billion that will be available in lending and investment to help people gain access to social and affordable housing,, but the entire document outlining the strategy has a range of commitments to action ...

NAB publishes 2013 plan for Indigenous employment, inclusion

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAR 2013  |  NEWS
... "We're used to that because we're governed by so many rules and regulations. There should be nothing to fear, everything to gain from being open, honest and transparent. That's one of the things - if we said we're going to do it, we'll have a go at doing ...

AMP Capital notes increased engagement, board diversity

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 FEB 2013  |  NEWS
... meeting commenting on the amazing opportunity we have to access those insights. Through this engagement with companies we can gain valuable insights into performance measures and how they may motivate the CEO. All this helps us make better investment ...

GNDI: encourage board diversity, but not by quotas

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 8 FEB 2013  |  NEWS
A diverse corporate board can have a significant, positive impact on business outcomes, but mandatory quotas are not the most effective way to improve board diversity, according to a joint policy paper issued by the Global Network of Director Institutes ...

Drive to push corporate communication of ESG materiality

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 JAN 2013  |  NEWS
Companies need to develop and implement new strategies to uncover and communicate how environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors are material to business performance, and investors need to ask companies questions on material ESG factors during ...