Search Results

Showing 351 - 360 of 386 results for "quant"

Valuing environmental services as source of risk and return

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 AUG 2012  |  NEWS
Calculating the value of the ecosystem in which a company operates can not only provide measures of the company's dependency on services such as water, land, biomass and climate control, but also offers information for strategic consideration of risk ...

ANZ a leader in financial inclusion, with scope to expand

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 10 AUG 2012  |  NEWS
ANZ is a leader both in Australia and internationally for the development, strategy and delivery of financial inclusion and capability programs, according to a third-party review of the bank. According to the review by the Allen Consulting Group, ANZ's ...

Investors conducting climate change risk assessments

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 JUL 2012  |  NEWS
... "There are a number of tools and that's where asset consultants can help with strategic asset allocation, modelling on the quant side,... multi-factor analysis and the importance of issues like diversification in relation to climate change," she said. ...

Using water accounting to measure, manage financial risk

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 JUL 2012  |  NEWS
The development of an Australian water accounting standard means that companies will be able to provide disclosure about water rights and obligations in a financially meaningful fashion, at a time when Australian companies are coming under scrutiny ...

Investor Profile: Omega Global Investors

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 8 JUN 2012  |  NEWS
Omega Global Investors is a specialist fixed income investment manager based in Melbourne. Omega received a nearly AU$170m mandate from the nearly AU$6bn Local Government Super superannuation fund to implement a global government bond strategy that ...

Fund management bodies oppose ASX share placements proposal

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 MAY 2012  |  NEWS
The Australian Council of Superannuation Investors (ACSI) and the Financial Services Council (FSC) are opposing a proposal by the Australian Stock Exchange (ASX) to allow small to mid-cap companies to issue discounted new shares to investors via placements. ...

Superannuation funds increasingly act, invest sustainably

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 11 MAY 2012  |  NEWS
While 80% of superannuation funds have told research firm SuperRatings that they believe they have a responsibility to operate sustainably, only 20-30% of those respondents measure and report energy, waste and water usage regularly. In their annual ...

GBST, CAER to offer quantitative ESG data tool

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 4 MAY 2012  |  NEWS
Global financial services technology provider GBST and corporate ESG research firm CAER - Corporate Analysis. Enhanced Responsibility are partnering on a quantitative ESG risk management tool aimed at superannuation funds and fund managers. The product ...

Carbon Farming Initiative grants for biochar research

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 APR 2012  |  NEWS
The Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry (DAFF) has awarded AU$2m in funding to five research projects that will investigate how farmers can participate in the Carbon Farming Initiative (CFI) by using biochar to reduce carbon emissions. ...

Sustainable workforce a material corporate issue

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 APR 2012  |  NEWS
As companies and organisations look to manage their material sustainability factors, the issue of a sustainably managed and motivated workforce is coming to the forefront. While occupational health and safety issues are routinely managed and reported ...