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Regnan reorganises ownership structure

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 JUL 2015  |  NEWS
... Equity Ownership Services, Victorian Funds Management Corporation (VFMC), VicSuper, HESTA, and Vanguard Investments Australia. Most of the six previous shareholders will convert to long-term clients of Regnan's ESG engagement and advocacy service, with ...

Investors, payday lenders engage on lending practices

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 JUL 2015  |  NEWS
... consumer leases closer to the standards of the consumer credit code." Earlier this year, Credit Suisse's Asia Pacific/Australia Equity Research team authored a report examining various social, regulatory and governance issues relating to ASX-listed payday ...

Australian Ethical launches Emerging Companies Fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 JUL 2015  |  NEWS
Australian Ethical Investment has launched the Emerging Companies Fund, a diversified portfolio of shares in micro- and small-capitalisation companies. Phil Vernon, Australian Ethical managing director The fund reflects Australian's investment approach ...

CEFC provides $100m financing for Origin Solar Servicing

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 JUL 2015  |  NEWS
... for customers will be lower than what they would pay for energy from the grid, Origin said. "Origin is already one of Australia's longest-standing and largest solar retailers and we aspire to be number one, driving long-term growth in the solar market," ...

Community 21 closes share offering, raises nearly $750,000

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 JUL 2015  |  NEWS
Community 21 has closed its capital raising campaign, having raised almost AU$750,000 and issuing shares to 18 new not for profit (NFP) shareholders. Peter Quarmby, Community 21 executive director Community 21 is the financial services company that ...

Swiss Re hedges wind risk for Infigen Energy wind farms

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 26 JUN 2015  |  NEWS
... structuring the hedge for Infigen Energy was complex because it the portfolio covers sites in three states - Western Australia has a different energy market to New South Wales and South Australia, Summons said. "Western Australia is a completely different ...

Government proposes governance changes for super boards

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 26 JUN 2015  |  NEWS
... one third independent directors and an independent chair. Pauline Vamos, CEO, Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia Many industry bodies expressed support for the proposed legislation. The Australian Institute of Company Directors (AICD) said ...

SVA Commonwealth Bank partner on education toolkit

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JUN 2015  |  NEWS
Commonwealth Bank has committed AU$6 million to an initiative with Social Ventures Australia (SVA) to develop a teaching and learning toolkit to "enable and support a culture of evidence-informed practice" in Australian schools. Susan Metcalf, chief ...

Citywide make two board appointments

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JUN 2015  |  NEWS
... the world, including more than 20 years with Shell. He is a director of the Melbourne Forum, deputy chairman of Renew Australia, member of the Advisory Board of 8over8 Ltd, president of Lorne Sculpture Biennale and president of Les Amities. Hardy is ...

Early stages for ESG-factor investing: Northern Trust

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUN 2015  |  NEWS
Institutional investors both in Australia and around the world are still in early stages of uptake in both environmental, social and governance (ESG)-factor investing and in quantitative-based tailored approaches to risk and return, according to Northern ...