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Governance Institute of Australia questions shareholder primacy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 OCT 2014  |  NEWS
... shareholder interests are paramount in business decision-making, according to a new paper by Governance Institute of Australia. Judith Fox, director, policy, Governance Institute of Australia The Governance Institute of Australia paper, Shareholder primacy ...

US$9.2 billion in green bonds issued in Q3 2014

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 OCT 2014  |  NEWS
US$9.2 billion in green bonds was issued globally in the third quarter of 2014, with Credit Agricole as the top green bonds underwriter for the quarter, according to the Climate Bonds Initiative. Acronym guide: CACIB is Credit Agricole CIB, BAML is ...

Lonsec: responsible investment equity funds outperform

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 OCT 2014  |  NEWS
Responsible investment Australian equity funds outperformed the ASX300 index and the Australian equity peer group over one and three year time periods, according to researcher Lonsec. Steven Sweeney, senior investment analyst, Lonsec Lonsec released ...

Impact Investing Australia hires Daniel Madhavan

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 OCT 2014  |  NEWS
Impact Investing Australia has hired Daniel Madhavan to the newly created role of chief executive officer. Daniel Madhavan, CEO, Impact Investing Australia Madhavan comes to Impact Investing Australia from JBWere, where he worked for 12 years in a range ...

APRA adds materiality to trustees' risk management declaration

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 17 OCT 2014  |  NEWS
... trustees must disclose to the prudential regulator. Dr Ulysses Chioatto, former executive director and head of research Australia and NZ, ISS APRA sent a letter to superannuation funds earlier this month, informing them that as a result of industry consultation ...

DCA panel addresses employment of people with disabilities

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 17 OCT 2014  |  NEWS
... unemployment, meaning employers are under-utilising a "highly capable pool of talent," according to Diversity Council Australia. DCA and ANZ Bank recently hosted a panel discussion exploring ways in which companies should engage with customers, employees ...

UNSW issues first sustainability report

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 17 OCT 2014  |  NEWS
... doing as well as we could in terms of renewable energy generation, but then that's a challenge for most organisations in Australia. Magner noted that the university's value generation stems from its educational activity, but also noted that valuing that ...

CDP recognise ASX companies for climate action

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 17 OCT 2014  |  NEWS
... 9.6%. The Australian companies represented on the Climate Performance Leadership Index 2014 are Commonwealth Bank of Australia, Dexus Property Group, Henderson Group, Insurance Australia Group, Investa Office Fund and National Australia Bank. Globally ...

LGS hires Scott Armstrong as property portfolio manager

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 OCT 2014  |  NEWS
... of direct property for Uniting Financial Services (UFS), the $1b treasury and investment arm of the Uniting Church in Australia. In this role, he managed a AU$260 million direct property portfolio, in line with the sustainable and ethical investment ...

ARENA, NT government fund $55m PV project

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 OCT 2014  |  NEWS
The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) and the Northern Territory government are funding a $55 million project that will provide solar photovoltaic systems to off-grid communities. ARENA and the NT government will each provide AU$27.5 million ...