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Microfinance a source of financial and social return

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 7 OCT 2011  |  NEWS
... than fueling increased consumption in emerging markets. Microfinance institutions (MFIs) generally pursue either private debt or equity investments, with debt being the most common structure. MFI vehicles tend to be open-end funds or limited partnerships ...

DEXUS profits up, water, energy and GHG intensity down

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 SEP 2011  |  NEWS
... and distributions paid were 5.2 cents per security for the year. The company reported gearing of 28.4%, access to multiple debt markets and limited short term debt expiries. In its sustainability highlights, Dexus reported that throughout its portfolio ...

ESG analysis now part of mainstream investment management

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 SEP 2011  |  NEWS
... Do you remember Fukishima? Of course we do. If you remember the [global financial crisis], there's the issue of sovereign debt, and there's something that I'm always talking about, peak oil. All of these headlines go to these issues - environmental issues ...

Imbalances, sustainability and their impact on investing

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 5 AUG 2011  |  NEWS
... have imbalances than if we don't. You can see imbalances in Western developed economies in terms of the ratio of household debt to household income, you can see it in terms of the ratio of government revenue to government expenditure and government debt ...

Rio Tinto annual report: fewer injuries, increase in GHG emission

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 21 APR 2011  |  NEWS
... a 40 per cent increase in community contributions against a backdrop of record US$14bn in underlying earnings and falling debt in its 2010 annual report. The global miner disclosed a rate of 0.66 injuries per 200,000 work hours, a 39 per cent improvement ...