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Net Balance/ECO-Buy merger looks to impact strategy, policy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 MAY 2013  |  NEWS
... materials, and there is a two-fold need to access those products from overseas markets as well as develop the domestic Australian market for manufacturing products from recycled materials, "That's a market development processes - setting up local manufacturing ...

Superannuation funds urged to examine impact of investments

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 MAY 2013  |  NEWS
... into consideration, and it is not only possible but imperative to do so, two fund professionals said at the annual Australian Council of Superannuation Investors (ACSI) conference. Ricard Brandweiner, director investment services, First State Super (L) ...

CFSGAM to create global responsible investment committee

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 MAY 2013  |  NEWS
... securities fund, based out of Sydney, highlighted engagement with SP Austnet over its management structure. "SP Ausnet, an Australian regulated utility, has an external management structure between itself and SPI Management Services," CFSGAM wrote. "We ...

Geodynamics announces successful test of geothermal energy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 MAY 2013  |  NEWS
... is a globally significant demonstration of EGS geothermal capability. I would like to acknowledge the support of the Australian government through the Australian Renewable Energy Agency's provision of the Renewable Energy Demonstration Program grant ...

CEFC evaluating potential project commitments ahead of July

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 MAY 2013  |  NEWS
... CEFC board to adopt a portfolio benchmark return for fund performance based on a weighted average of the five-year Australian government bond rate, reflecting the long-term nature of the fund's performance. The CEFC will also be able to offer a limited ...

Australian exposed to carbon bubble through coal resources

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 MAY 2013  |  NEWS
Australian coal exports are 11% of the global coal market, but represent 25% of a precautionary global carbon budget for coal, exposing investors in coal resourcesto potentially rapid devaluation and stranded assets, according to a report by The Climate ...

Australian Ethical Investment board director resigns

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 MAY 2013  |  NEWS
Australian Ethical Investment board director Justine Hickey has resigned, a decision she foreshadowed at the November 2012 AGM. Hickey was re-elected as director at the November 2012 AGM, but she advised shareholders at the time that she would not serve ...

NGOs, institutional investors seeking engagement pathways

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 26 APR 2013  |  NEWS
... Spear, head of investor education, AustralianSuper The Asset Owners Disclosure Project (AODP) has been joined by the Australian Youth Climate Coalition (AYCC) on The Vital Few, a grassroots project that asks people to contact their superannuation fund ...

Clean Energy Finance Corporation gets investment mandate

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 26 APR 2013  |  NEWS
... CEFC board to adopt a portfolio benchmark return for fund performance based on a weighted average of the five-year Australian government bond rate, reflecting the long-term nature of the fund's performance. The CEFC will also be able to offer a limited ...

Publish What You Pay reexamining extractive companies

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 26 APR 2013  |  NEWS
... investors and analysts on the current reporting standards. The final report will be an update to PWYP's 2011 report, The Australian Securities Exchange: extractive industry companies and payment disclosure, and will be launched at the Extractive Industries ...