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Carbon tax passes Senate, pricing concerns remain

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 NOV 2011  |  NEWS
... until there is greater certainty." That view was echoed by law firm Clayton Utz, which issued a bulletin after the legislation passed on Tuesday. "We do not know yet what will be the emissions cap to apply when the scheme moves from fixed price to capped ...

Jillian Broadbent to chair Clean Energy Finance Corp panel

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 OCT 2011  |  NEWS
... responsibilities, powers and statutory duties of the board, chair and CEO. Those recommendations will inform the drafting o legislation that will be introduced later in 2012 to allow the CEFC to start operating in 2013/2014. The Investor Group on Climate ...

Business, investors get certainty as carbon package passes

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 OCT 2011  |  NEWS
The passage of the government's Clean Energy Future Legislation by the lower house of Parliament on Wednesday means businesses and investors have certainty around the carbon pricing regime and can plan accordingly for launch on 1 July 2012. Grant Anderson ...

Systemic fault jeopardises proxy vote integrity

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 30 SEP 2011  |  NEWS
... can pass a resolution on a show of hands of a few shareholders, completely missing of hundreds of millions.... The legislation should be amended to should say 'all shareholders', and not a show of hands of who is there." Guaranteeing that proxies have ...

Renewable energy poses opportunities, risks for investors

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 SEP 2011  |  NEWS
... priced higher than now, looking to the proposed carbon pricing regime presented in the government's Clean Energy Future legislation. Industry Funds Management has a significant exposure to renewable energy generation. IFM owns Pacific Hydro, a renewable ...

Investors urge adoption of carbon legislation

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 SEP 2011  |  NEWS
The Gillard government has introduced its Clean Energy Future Legislation into parliament and scheduled a vote in the House of Representatives for 12 October, a move welcomed by the Investor Group on Climate Change (IGCC). Under legislation outlined ...

Companies increasing remuneration report transparency

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 SEP 2011  |  NEWS
... Remuneration) Bill 2011, better known as the "two strikes and you're out" test, was passed in June of this year. The legislation gives shareholders in Australian publicly listed companies the right to remove directors if a company's remuneration report ...

Carbon Farming Initiative offers landholders revenue opportunities

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 AUG 2011  |  NEWS
... Grant Anderson The Federal Parliament passed the Carbon Credits (Carbon Farming Initiative) Act 2011 on 23 August. The legislation serves to implement certain national obligations under the Kyoto Protocol and the United Nations Framework Convention on ...

Mirvac Group net profit up 30%, increased energy savings

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 AUG 2011  |  NEWS
... result in the cost of a three-bedroom house rising by less than AU$1,000. Mirvac is not directly liable under the draft legislation, and the company estimates that total impacts for FY2013 will be AU2.8m based on estimated electricity and gas consumption ...

Carbon price will capture mines' fugitive emissions

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 AUG 2011  |  NEWS
... extraction process, according to a briefing from the International Council on Mining and Metals (ICMM). If passed, the legislation will see a carbon pricing scheme from 1 July 2012, starting with a fixed carbon tax of AU$23/ton of carbon dioxide, increasing ...

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Santos receives takeover offer from Abu Dhabi-led consortium

ANDREW MCKEAN
Santos has received a non-binding $8.89 per share cash offer from the XRG Consortium, led by XRG P.J.S.C., a subsidiary of Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ANDOC), alongside Abu Dhabi's sovereign wealth fund ADQ and US private equity firm Carlyle.

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Mind the gap: Investors' role in balancing fairness and competitiveness in executive pay

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