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EITI conference advocates for moving beyond transparency

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 MAY 2013  |  NEWS
Transparent disclosure of payments made by extractive companies to the countries they operate is not an end goal, should be conflated with broader definitions of good governance, and needs to be communicated more effectively to a broader range of stakeholders. ...

Australia to consider country-level payment disclosures

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 MAY 2013  |  NEWS
The Australian government will consider whether mining companies should be made to disclose the payments they make on a country-by-country basis after evaluating the results of the Australian pilot of the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative ...

Fund managers assess retailers' risks in Bangladesh

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 MAY 2013  |  NEWS
Fund managers and analysts are reassessing Australian retailer's supply chain management as a result of the collapse of the Rana Plaza textile factory in Bangladesh last month. Mans Carlsson-Sweeny, AMP Capital The factory collapse, which has left more ...

Graham Dooley new president of Australian Water Association

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 MAY 2013  |  NEWS
... wholly owned subsidiary of Blue Sky Alternative Investments, and invests in water entitlements through its Blue Sky Water Fund, and water infrastructure through the Water Utilities Australia Fund.

Budget to cut ARENA funding, bring forward money to CTIP

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 17 MAY 2013  |  NEWS
... are hoping we can get some continuity should there be a change of government." See Also: Southern Cross Renewable Energy Fund funds Brisbane Metals

VicSuper, SAS Trustee Corporation to divest from tobacco

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 17 MAY 2013  |  NEWS
... are divesting holdings in companies that produce tobacco products. Earlier this year the board of the AU$82 billion Future Fund voted to divest holdings. The Future Fund owns stock in 14 companies in involved in tobacco production, with a combined worth ...

Reconciliation Australia receives $14.4m in budget funding

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 17 MAY 2013  |  NEWS
Reconciliation Australia will receive AU$14.4 million over the next four years as part of the government's 2013-2014 budget. Reconciliation Australia announced the government funding will be used to continue the organisation's work in engaging the public ...

SEFA makes second loan, funds affordable housing purchase

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 MAY 2013  |  NEWS
Social Enterprise Finance Australia (SEFA) has made its second loan, to fund the purchase of housing units in a retirement home park in Tasmania. The loan is towards the construction and installation of four, two-bedroom prefabricated units for the ...

Superannuation funds urged to examine impact of investments

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 MAY 2013  |  NEWS
... environmental, social and governance impacts 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 ...

CFSGAM to create global responsible investment committee

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 MAY 2013  |  NEWS
... discussion into individual team reports from around its offices. For example, the global listed infrastructure securities fund, based out of Sydney, highlighted engagement with SP Austnet over its management structure. "SP Ausnet, an Australian regulated ...