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Data security a governance concern: AMP Capital

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 OCT 2015  |  NEWS
Data security and cyber security issues have the potential for significant reputational and financial impacts on companies' performance, and AMP Capital says the issue should be well understood and priorities at the board level. Karin Halliday, AMP ...

CAER, South Pole Group partner on investment services

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 SEP 2015  |  NEWS
South Pole Group and CAER have partnered to offer investment portfolio carbon footprinting services. Duncan Paterson, CAER CEO CAER will distribute analysis services in the Australian and New Zealand market as a result of this partnership, and is led ...

First State Super invests in Australian tech, almonds

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 SEP 2015  |  NEWS
... capital focusing on Australian internet start-ups and Australia agriculture, which the fund says is in line with the investment principal of universal ownership. First State Super has invested AU$110 million with Blackbird Ventures, a venture capital ...

Vote Your Super rallies support for AGL AGM

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 SEP 2015  |  NEWS
... which historically do not garner much support from investors. ACCR has met with investor groups such as the Responsible Investment Association Australasia (RIAA) and the Australian Council of Superannuation Investors (ACSI), Le Couteur said. Meanwhile ...

Australia falls in EY renewable energy index

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 SEP 2015  |  NEWS
... third place in the RECAI rankings, beause of economic, political and energy market reforms as well as ongoing foreign investment, with Germany in fourth. "Policy changes still have an immense impact on renewable energy deployment and the RECAI movements ...

Westpac, Stockland named DJSI industry leaders

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 SEP 2015  |  NEWS
... review, DJSI said. "More and more investors look at companies' environmental policies and track records in making their investment decisions," said David Blitzer, managing director and chairman of the Index Committee at S&P Dow Jones Indices. "The Dow ...

US pension suit points to potential fiduciary risks: MinterEllison

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 11 SEP 2015  |  NEWS
... it introduces a new way of thinking. Superannuation members have traditionally not taken action against trustees on investment related issues in Australia, but if they start to see it happen overseas, they start to wonder if they could do the same thing ...

CEFC commits $250m to large scale solar

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 11 SEP 2015  |  NEWS
... producers in the large scale solar supply chain, which is still developing in Australia," said Ted Dow, CEFC chief investment officer. "The CEFC finance will be available for projects which have power purchase agreements, as well as those proposing to ...

Pollinate Energy sells 10,000th solar light

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 SEP 2015  |  NEWS
... overall plan of selling in all of India's largest 53 cities by 2020. Each city requires about $60,000 (AUD) of initial investment, and can be fully self-sustaining within 18 months, Pollinate Energy said. Equis Funds Group sponsors Pollinate Energy's ...

CEFC finances Ayers Rock Resort solar project

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 SEP 2015  |  NEWS
... Yates, CEFC CEO. "The CEFC's finance for the Ayers Rock Resort solar project is encouraging additional private sector investment in renewable energy and helping to build Australia's technical experience in remote-area solar installation and maintenance." ...