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Working group to develop Sharia-compliant green securities

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 MAR 2012  |  NEWS
The Climate Bonds Initiative, the Clean Energy Business Council of the Middle East and North Africa and The Gulf Bond and Sukuk Association have formed a working group to develop best practices and promote the issuance of "green" sukuks, Sharia-compliant ...

Leightons under investigation over payment disclosure

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 17 FEB 2012  |  NEWS
... risk." The potential risk to investors is considerable. Last year, CAER wrote a report on behalf of the Australian Council of Superannuation Investors (ACSI) concluding that three quarters of ASX100 companies that operate in a sector or country deemed ...

KPMG: companies should review anti-corruption policies

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 JAN 2012  |  NEWS
... to an October 2011 report on anti-corruption practices in corporate Australia, authored by CAER for the Australian Council of Superannuation Investors (ACSI). "The documentation of the payment must satisfy the reporting requirements set out within the ...

Superannuation to heed call for greater disclosure

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 JAN 2012  |  NEWS
... people really want that information plus exactly what holdings their fund has." The FSC co-authored with the Australian Council of Superannuation Investors (ACSI) a set of guidances aimed at listed corporations and what basic ESG disclosures should be ...

GBCA certifies record 100 Green Star projects for 2011

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 JAN 2012  |  NEWS
The Green Building Council of Australia (GBCA) has reported certifying 100 Green Star building projects in one calendar year. This is the highest number of certifications that GBCA has done since certifying 88 projects in 2009. GBCA launched the Green ...

Share placements become governance issue for investors

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 23 DEC 2011  |  NEWS
... issue is making sure the system serves the interest of the beneficiaries and not the intermediaries." The Australian Council of Superannuation Investors (ACSI) addressed pre-emptive rights in its July 2011 governance guidelines. "ACSI recognises that ...

Reports critique ASX companies' supply chain disclosures

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 DEC 2011  |  NEWS
... with Net Balance concluding ASX100 companies do not uniformly disclose those supply chain impacts, and the Australian Council of Superannuation Investors (ACSI) reporting ASX200 companies significantly lag their global peers in the development of labour ...

Company directors must improve shareholder communication

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 NOV 2011  |  NEWS
... managers and company directors outside of the AGM season and better targeted communication. Ann Byrne, CEO of Australian Council of Superannuation Investors (ACSI), said that ACSI engage with around 70 ASX200 companies each year, and that while executive ...

75% of ASX100 exposed to corruption in high-risk countries

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 OCT 2011  |  NEWS
... and European counterparts in prohibiting the giving and receiving of bribes, according to a paper by the Australian Council of Superannuation Investors (ACSI). Duncan Paterson, CAER CEO The report further notes that 126 of ASX200 companies are exposed ...

Investor groups call for climate change policy action

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 OCT 2011  |  NEWS
... Change (IIGCC), along with the United Nations Environment Programme Finance Initiative (UNEP FI), and the Advisory Council of the Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI), released a joint report and statement reiterating investor support for climate ...