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Carbon tax regime to affect liability for joint ventures

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 JUL 2011  |  NEWS
... market should open up with lots of opportunities for traders." One area of concern is the fact that there might not be enough lead time for companies to gain a sense of certainty around the price of carbon. "There are five years of rolling caps under ...

Institutional investors begin analysis of carbon tax impact

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 JUL 2011  |  NEWS
... interest rates; and while there will be pressure on property owners to make buildings more energy efficient it won't be enough to significantly change the return potential from commercial property." However, Oliver noted that the carbon tax and eventual ...

Benchmarking superannuation funds' sustainability performance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 JUL 2011  |  NEWS
... super funds," he said. "First is investing - clearly, you have to invest in a sustainable manner. But investing alone isn't enough. We think funds internal behaviour and attitude also matters. We want to see them behaving in a sustainable manner, looking ...

Integrating ESG to enhance quantitative-style investment analysis

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 10 JUN 2011  |  NEWS
... MSCI ESG Research in Sydney. "As we saw through the global financial crisis, the information in those indicators was not enough to stop those disasters from happening. They're backward-looking, whereas ESG to a large extent is forward looking. ESG research ...

Investor Profile: Colonial First State Global Asset Management

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAY 2011  |  NEWS
... relative to its peers, then it may just influence when you run a discounted cash flow, price by small amount. That can be enough to tip you over the edge in the buy, hold, sell decision. AM: Particularly with the Core Australian Equities team, where ...

ANZ publishes interim corporate responsibility report

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAY 2011  |  NEWS
... to last financial year." One fund manager was skeptical of ANZ's decision to release an interim report. "Once a year is enough in my personal opinion," said Michael Walsh, head of strategy and development, ethical analyst, at Hunter Hall. "If anything ...

Westpac targets 40 percent women in senior management by 2014

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 APR 2011  |  NEWS
... leadership roles to be filled by women," the bank said in its report. "We are focusing on our most senior 4000 roles - a large enough population to drive real change that is sustainable." Westpac pointed to their Diversity Council - chaired by CEO Gail ...

Sustainability reporting: the drive towards integration

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 24 MAR 2011  |  NEWS
... multitude of questionnaires coming in. that's partly because the information that's provided in the reports aren't clear enough." But Black of the ACCSR emphasised that while not perfect, the fact that companies are reporting on sustainability issues ...