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ESG concerns a challenge for mining projects: MSCI

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 31 JUL 2015  |  NEWS
... dredging activity by heavy industry remain unresolved from the perspective of local community, fishing and tourism industries, and environmental groups," the report said. "Given tensions are still high, future projects are likely to face cumulative headwinds ...

ACCSR tracks Australian/NZ progress towards CSR innovation

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAY 2015  |  NEWS
... report that CSR helps access new markets, something that participants in the telecommunications, finance and insurance industries reported, ACCSR said. In terms of priorities for the year ahead, respondents identified stakeholder engagement - both within ...

Northern Trust opens Australia/NZ asset management office

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 17 APR 2015  |  NEWS
... billion in assets and is the custodian for asset owners including the Future Fund, CSC, QIC, IAG, ACT Treasury and Energy Industries Superannuation Scheme (EISS). The asset management business will look to leverage the existing relationships in the Australia/NZ ...

School for Social Entrepreneurs holds NDIS training

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 APR 2015  |  NEWS
... with the community they're here to serve." SSE Australia will also match social enterprises with experts from relevant industries to act as mentors so that students can prepare their social enterprises for the NDIS. "It is extremely important that SSE ...

Northern Trust to open asset management in Australia

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 JAN 2015  |  NEWS
... billion in assets and is the custodian for asset owners including the Future Fund, CSC, QIC, IAG, ACT Treasury and Energy Industries Superannuation Scheme (EISS). "Whilst asset servicing has been the lead business for us in Australia, we're starting ...

Investment and the art of political maintenance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 DEC 2014  |  NEWS
... environmental, social and governance (ESG) related risks and opportunities are making a values-based judgement about companies, industries and economies, in terms of what they don't invest in and in terms of what they do invest in. That makes a political ...

Canada adopts mining payment regime, Australia next?

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 DEC 2014  |  NEWS
... Paladin Energy Limited and OceanaGold Corporation as examples. Paladin Energy is a supporting company of the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI), and provides disclosure about payments to the governments of Namibia and Malawi, but does ...

CEFC looks to increase investment in bioenergy projects

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 DEC 2014  |  NEWS
... domestic consumption purposes and the export market and our finance activities in this sector will help develop local industries, generate new employment opportunities and achieve emissions reductions." See Also: RIAA panel discusses tackling ESG duties ...

CEFC allocates more than AU$930m in first full year

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 7 NOV 2014  |  NEWS
... deliver an estimated 4.2 million tonnes of CO2-e abated annually, at a positive return for the taxpayer, while assisting industries Australia-wide in lowering emissions." The CEFC portfolio as it currently stands is predicted to earn a return of approximately ...

APRA adds materiality to trustees' risk management declaration

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 17 OCT 2014  |  NEWS
... letter to funds. This move to harmonise the superannuation fund board risk management declaration with APRA-regulated industries emphasises a widened definition of risk that superannuation funds are legally required to consider, according to legal experts ...