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Climate change realities necessitate superannuation response

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 11 MAY 2012  |  NEWS
... across the world. Even if you do choose to disagree with it, you wouldn't want to bet the future without taking out some insurance. Despite what you may hear, there is a lot happening and there's probably a greater risk of Australia being left behind ...

NAB partners to launch Victorian microfinance retail hubs

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 4 MAY 2012  |  NEWS
... incomes. These products provide financial steps to move beyond a simple transaction account into loans, maybe general insurance, home ownership, all the way into moderate and full financial inclusion. Research shows that there is a strong positive relationship ...

Australian Ethical funds post mixed month for February

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 APR 2012  |  NEWS
... individual stock level, the fund's highest performers included SEEK, which rose 29%, APN News and Media, which rose 24%, Insurance Australia Group, which rose 13.7%, Navitas which rose 17.8%, Qube Logistics which rose 12.1%, Trade Me at 12.8% and Acrux ...

WOB: ASX200 companies not meeting gender diversity standards

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 FEB 2012  |  NEWS
... close behind with the top level amber rating of 2.3. Diversified financials, telecommunications, transportation and insurance also scored well. Materials were in the red zone, with the exception of BHP Billiton, Rio Tinto and OZ Minerals. The report ...

Four appointed to Energy Security Council

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 JAN 2012  |  NEWS
... Energy from 2000 to 2010 and as a director of Pacific Power from 1996 to 2000. Fox has 30 years of financial services and insurance experience within Australia and the Asia-Pacific region, and has experience in debt and structured finance arising from ...

Climate change, human rights, social justice top 2012 agenda

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 JAN 2012  |  NEWS
... looking at how companies are going to deal with weather risk," Wilson said. "Some of them are very exposed - not just the insurance sector, but others w / a flow on effect. We ask for information on modelling and how companies are mitigating risks. We'll ...

IGCC working group to engage with green finance banks

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 OCT 2011  |  NEWS
... favour the term 'loan guarantees' but others have used that as a catch-all phrase for a number of initiatives, like insurance arrangements, and there are other alternatives which need to be determined in the investment mandate." In addition to developing ...

Paper guides investors to ESG investment integration

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 AUG 2011  |  NEWS
... as clean tech, renewable energy or water companies. "This approach is not dissimilar to buying a long-term portfolio insurance as a hedge to ensure multi-period sustainability of investment return," the paper notes. The collaborative approach means targeting ...

Citibank Australia appoints Samantha Mostyn non-executive director

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 JUL 2011  |  NEWS
... Limited, the legal entity which trades as Citibank in Australia. Mostyn was a member of the senior executive team at Insurance Australia Group from 2002-2008. She previously held senior management positions with Singtel Optus and Cable & Wireless, and ...

Majority of ASX100 report on ESG issues

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 JUN 2011  |  NEWS
... stakeholders," according to the report. Macquarie Bank also cited Amcor Ltd, Commonwealth Property Office, Foster's Group Ltd, Insurance Australia Group Ltd, Macarthur Coal Ltd, Orica Ltd, Qantas Airways Ltd, Stockland, and Transurban Group NPV for having ...