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Sustainability a key theme for investor awareness

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JUL 2011  |  NEWS
Sustainability and major sovereign default are two key themes investors need to be aware of, according to Tim Hodgson, senior investment consultant and head of Towers Watson's Thinking Ahead Group. "Sustainability is not a problem for the next three ...

Social risk: the impact on the Australian cattle industry

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 JUL 2011  |  NEWS
... have risks in all sorts of different countries, there are not a lot of laws with repercussions, and on behalf of the investor, it requires a bit more of a philosophical mindset - they have to ask, should a company ought to be doing things, and that's ...

Carbon tax regime to affect liability for joint ventures

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 JUL 2011  |  NEWS
The government's proposed carbon tax regime will affect the way liability for carbon emissions is distributed between joint venture participants, according to an analysis by attorneys at Allens Arthur Robinson. Grant Anderson The carbon tax will cover ...

ACSI releases study on ASX200 ESG reporting

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 JUL 2011  |  NEWS
When it comes to ASX200 companies and their ESG reporting, companies seem to be falling into the mould of the little girl with a little curl in the middle of her forehead in the much-recited children's poem -where the leading companies are good and ...

Institutional investors begin analysis of carbon tax impact

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 JUL 2011  |  NEWS
Now that the government has announced its carbon mitigation scheme, institutional investors and their advisers are weighing how the proposals will impact on their assets and decisions going forward. As outlined Prime Minister Julia Gillard, the proposed ...

Four Australians up for election to UNPRI council

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 JUL 2011  |  NEWS
... service partner. The election will take place until 25 July and is open to all 900+ PRI signatories. The UNPRI is an investor-led initiative was established to help investors achieve better long-term investment returns and sustainable markets through ...

Institutional investors back carbon tax scheme

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 11 JUL 2011  |  NEWS
... sectors of the economy will also receive assistance, with a particular focus on supporting trade-exposed industries. The Investor Group on Climate Change (IGCC), a collaborative body of Australian and New Zealand investors with over AU$600 billion in ...

Investor Profile: Victorian Funds Management Corporation

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 8 JUL 2011  |  NEWS
... our ASX300 stocks, managing relationships with our external providers, that is our research providers for voting, The Investor Group on Climate Change [IGCC] and the Carbon Disclosure Project [CDP] and Regnan our engagement service provider. Another ...

AustralianSuper hires investment governance manager

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 8 JUL 2011  |  NEWS
... Andrew Gray for the newly created position of investment governance manager. "This move will bolster the fund's Active Investor Program which will focus on activities that will enhance or protect the value of the investment portfolio," said Kelly Christodoulou ...

Colonial First State Global Asset Management reports on responsible investment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 JUL 2011  |  NEWS
... Principles - Principle 6: We will each report on our activities and progress towards implementing the Principles See Also: Investor Profile: Colonial First State Global Asset Management