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Voluntary sustainability disclosures carry legal weight

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 23 MAR 2012  |  NEWS
... secondly if it seems true on the surface do they have data to support it, and if they don't have data to support it, my advice to the client is, don't say it." Beatty says that the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) framework is useful because the template ...

Five Oceans AM to run Skandia Global Equity Fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 MAR 2012  |  NEWS
... except in excluding tobacco and armaments stocks, Youngman said. Five Oceans uses MSCI for ESG research and proxy voting advice, Youngman said. Five Oceans believes that ESG analysis can present unpriced risks and opportunities, he said. "The stock selection ...

Working group to develop Sharia-compliant green securities

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 MAR 2012  |  NEWS
... Disclosure Project, and the Ceres Investor Network on Climate Risk (INCR). It has an industry working group to provide advice into the eligibility criteria - the working group includes International Finance Corporation (IFC), Standard & Poor's, Aviva ...

Fourth Carbon Farming Initiative methodology approved

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 MAR 2012  |  NEWS
... protection of Australia's natural environment. Following the CFI's official launch last December, clients are asking for advice and information about issues including methodologies, transitioning to the CFI and to Australian Carbon Credit Units (ACCU) ...

AMP Capital, VFMC publish 2011 proxy voting record

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 FEB 2012  |  NEWS
... on changes before they're written down on paper. It's been a benefit to both sides." VFMC uses proxy advisor Regnan for advice, but will contact companies directly in the case of holdings managed in-house, McKay said. At VFMC, concerns over the number ...

Call for working group on shareholder resolution reform

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 10 FEB 2012  |  NEWS
... "At ANZ we considered the resolution proposed by Ethinvest very carefully including, obtaining all appropriate specialist advice," Morschel wrote "The proposed resolution sought to bind management to undertake certain actions it is clear to ANZ that ...

Environmental Upgrade Agreements vehicle for green investment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 DEC 2011  |  NEWS
... CEO of Low Carbon Australia. "We're able to use the fact that we're government backed in a way to provide that impartial advice and at the same time, we're in there as the active player as the finance provider. This is one of the beauties of this particular ...

Carbon credits to be regulated as financial products

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 25 NOV 2011  |  NEWS
... regulate how people behave. Thus, this is entirely expected." The AFS license permits holders to provide financial product advice to clients; deal in a financial product and make a market for a financial product among other services. ASIC assesses license ...

Company directors must improve shareholder communication

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 NOV 2011  |  NEWS
... that the company does not march in lockstep. "I actually went back and looked at how often we voted in line with proxy advice," she said. "[The report said] 61% of the time our votes matched the proxy advice, 21% of the time we voted harder than the ...

Investors weigh environmental, social risks of coal seam gas

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 4 NOV 2011  |  NEWS
... transition, while we believe that renewable egnery is 100% the way to be." Fayers emphasised that Regnan do not provide advice on divestiture, but noted that divestment can limit the amount of engagement. "The problem with divestment is that you're no ...