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Citi analyses impact of carbon price repeal on ASX companies

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 JUN 2013  |  NEWS
... legislation after the September federal election. Headed by Elaine Prior director/analyst carbon, environment and ESG at Citi Investment Research, analysts examined the timing and details of repeal if the election brings in a Liberal- Elaine Prior, director/analyst ...

End of Financial Year time for tax, ethical investment check

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 JUN 2013  |  NEWS
... the 1 July commencement of Stronger Super, Kirk said. At the moment, Australian Ethical is focusing on its message of investment ethics and transparency when talking with employers, he said. "We run a lot of education seminars with our employers," Kirk ...

Ann Byrne to step down as ACSI CEO

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 JUN 2013  |  NEWS
... said she did much of the "heavy lifting" during that process. "ACSI has achieved a great deal in the management of ESG investment risk over the last five years and after October I look forward to reading about its future successes," Byrne said. Byrne ...

Barclays and MSCI launch ESG Fixed Income Indices

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 JUN 2013  |  NEWS
... Indices, the Barclays MSCI Sustainability Indices, and the Barclays MSCI ESG Weighted Indices - cater to different ESG investment objectives. "The goal of the whole Barclays MSCI ESG Fixed Income Indices project was to create a standard for fixed income ...

Publish What You Pay renews call for mandatory disclosures

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 JUN 2013  |  NEWS
... opposition, is that investors support this. Investors understand that corruption costs money and it's a hindrance to investment in mining." See Also: EITI conference advocates for moving beyond transparency

NZ Super excludes nuclear base operators from investments

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 JUN 2013  |  NEWS
... modification and upgrade of nuclear explosive devices, said Anne-Maree O'Connor, NZ Superannuation Fund's responsible investment manager. "This warrants exclusion under the Fund's Responsible Investment Policy," O'Connor said in a statement. The fund's ...

Bill McKibben urges super funds to divest from fossil fuel

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 JUN 2013  |  NEWS
Environmental activist Bill McKibben has met with superannuation funds during his recent Australian tour, pressing the economic and moral case for investors to divest from fossil fuel companies. Bill McKibben, co-founder and chairman of the board of ...

NGS Super allocates to NSW social benefit bond

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 7 JUN 2013  |  NEWS
... values, said Anthony Rodwell-Ball, NGS Super CEO. The fund does consider environmental, social and governance in its investment process, but does not measure the social impact of its investments, he said. "Our priority is, first and foremost, to be a ...

Greens call on Future Fund to divest from coal companies

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 7 JUN 2013  |  NEWS
... other moves by international institutional investors. "City governments in San Francisco and Seattle are ending their investment in fossil fuel companies, along with universities and churches across the United States," she said in a statement. "There ...

CDP signs agreements with SASB, GRI to further standards

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 7 JUN 2013  |  NEWS
... natural resources and accelerating progress to a resource- efficient economy. "We share the common goal of driving investment decisions and corporate actions to value and protect the Earth's natural capital," said Paul Simpson, CDP CEO. "This alignment ...