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Quantifying intangible assets to manage, drive company value

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 JUL 2014  |  NEWS
... Dowse said. "When there's a transaction involved, a takeover or merger or some other corporate transaction, the investment banks put in the time to value the intangibles and negotiate a price. But that analysis rarely comes up in the day-to-day management ...

Creating shared value a strategic opportunity for banks

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 11 JUL 2014  |  NEWS
Banks can create shared value by focusing on products that further client prosperity, fueling the growth of regional economies and financing solutions to global challenges, according to research from consultancy FSG. Paula Benson, general manager, corporate ...

ACSI: companies paid premium for rights issue underwriting

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 JUN 2014  |  NEWS
... suggests that companies are paying more than twice as much in fees as they should cost. Underwriters are typically investment banks and stockbroking groups and companies often use underwriting services as part of a package of services when issuing rights. ...

Westpac reports progress on sustainability targets

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 30 MAY 2014  |  NEWS
... for every two years. The review comes as Oxfam Australia released a report, Banking on Shaky Ground - Australia's big four banks and land grabs, in which Oxfam presents evidence of claims that ANZ, Westpac, National Australia Bank and the Commonwealth ...

Labour rights, NGO activism and governance cited as ESG trends

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 MAY 2014  |  NEWS
... report, detailing allegations of land divestment in emerging markets by company that have received finance from Australian banks as another example of a recent controversy involving NGOs and financial institutions. Leske and three other experts spoke ...

NAB, GS Microfinance: more needed on financial exclusion

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 MAY 2014  |  NEWS
... financial exclusion," said Adam Mooney, CEO of Good Shepherd Microfinance. "We are seeing that investment by government, by banks, by us and by other organisations are starting to yield some dividends." NAB highlighted in its report that of the total ...

SVA provides $800,000 financing to Indigenous company

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 APR 2014  |  NEWS
... chairman of Iman Operations. "I think there's a lot of value add," Doyle said. "We could have gone to the market and to the banks, but when I looked at SVA, their values and goals are similar to ours. It seems to be like more than just a financial arrangement ...

IFC, Shenzhen Emissions Trading Exchange sign agreement

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 APR 2014  |  NEWS
... worked in sustainable energy financing in China since 2006 and has provided loans of US$783 million through its partner banks to 178 energy-efficiency and renewable-energy projects, which cut more than 18.6 million tons of greenhouse-gas emissions a ...

Green Bond Principles jumps to 25 banking supporters

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 17 APR 2014  |  NEWS
... Market Association (ICMA) has been appointed secretariat. The Green Bond Principles were launched in January with 12 global banks endorsing the principles. The Principles have moved forward by releasing its governance framework and naming ICMA the secretariat. ...

Westpac signs on to Soft Commodities Compact

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 4 APR 2014  |  NEWS
... 2020. Barclays, BNP Paribas, Deutsche Bank, Lloyds Banking Group and RBS are the other founding signatories. Participating banks will support initiatives to reform supply chains of commodities that are grown rather than mined to reduce tropical deforestation. ...