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ASIC urges additional executive remuneration disclosures

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 JUL 2011  |  NEWS
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has highlighted four areas where ASX listed companies can provide more clarity on remuneration arrangements for their directors and executives. ASIC reviewed 60 remuneration reports of ASX300 ...

Mercer: providing education and intervention on ESG

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 JUN 2011  |  NEWS
... you discuss how you're working on this." The standards are stringent - for example, taking the particular sub-set of Australian equities strategies, around 6-7% of all rated strategies score an ESG1. Approximately 20% of the same category rate ESG4 ...

IGCC: carbon price delay could cost electricity sector $2.5bn

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUN 2011  |  NEWS
... would avoid all these costs. "This report shows the longer Australia puts off the inevitable, the more it will cost Australian investors and energy users. The cost of the carbon price may not be certain, but what is certain is the cost of delay," said ...

"Two Strikes" for directors legislation passes Parliament

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JUN 2011  |  NEWS
Shareholders in Australian companies have vastly increased power to over executive remuneration under legislation that will take effect in July. The Corporations Amendment (Improving Accountability on Director and Executive Remuneration) Bill 2011 ...

Government allocates funds to GRI Focal Point Australia

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 17 JUN 2011  |  NEWS
The Australian government will allocate AU$400,000 over the next two years to the Global Reporting Initiative Focal Point Australia, said David Bradbury, parliamentary secretary to the treasurer. The Focal Point is the product of a 2008 agreement between ...

Climate change issues integrated into investment decisions

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JUN 2011  |  NEWS
... level of thematic allocation is too low relative to the risk we face to avoid dangerous climate change." In the report, Australian respondents were concerned about the lack of carbon pricing system and a less certain regulatory environment, although ...

Low Carbon Australia makes two board appointments

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 10 JUN 2011  |  NEWS
... adviser and director. Nicholls is chair of Yarra Trams, a director of Fairfax Media, Sigma Pharmaceutical Group, and the Australian Institute of Company Directors. Previously, Nicholls has served as chair of Healthscope, chair of Australia Post, and ...

Investor Profile: Australian Ethical Investment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 JUN 2011  |  NEWS
James Thier is a a founding director of Australian Ethical Investment, a fund manager with AU$650m in assets under management that has specialised in ethical and sustainable investment since its 1986 inception. In addition to specialist funds, Australian ...

New water accounting standard to measure quantity, rights and obligations

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 JUN 2011  |  NEWS
The Water Accounting Standards Board (WASB) is in the process of developing the Australian Water Accounting Standard (AWAS), which will quantify information about water, rights and other claims to water, and obligations against water. The preliminary ...

Virgin Australia certified carbon neutral

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 JUN 2011  |  NEWS
... National Carbon Offset Standard (NCOS). The carbon neutral initiative is a voluntary certification scheme which allows Australian businesses to measure, reduce, and offset greenhouse gas emissions associated with business operations or products. This ...