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Ownership Matters hires Marty Chung

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 11 NOV 2011  |  NEWS
Ownership Matters (OM) has appointed Marty Chung as a senior governance analyst. Chung joins Dean Paatsch, Martin Lawrence and Simon Connal as part of the OM team that is focused on the governance of Australian companies and capital markets. Chung previously ...

Only 4% of CDP respondents see high risks with carbon pricing

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 NOV 2011  |  NEWS
A majority of ASX200 and NZ50 companies reported to this year's Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP) that they saw risks associated with carbon pricing, but many also saw opportunities and only 4% of respondents said the risks were rated as high. According ...

Carbon tax passes Senate, pricing concerns remain

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 NOV 2011  |  NEWS
The Australian Senate has passed the Clean Energy Future legislative package, starting the countdown to the 1 July 2012 launch of a carbon pricing regime. But while businesses have short term certainty with the package's passage, they will still have ...

Investors weigh environmental, social risks of coal seam gas

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 4 NOV 2011  |  NEWS
The mining of coal seam gas has never been more prominent in Australia, and institutional investors are weighing the environmental, social and political risks of being invested in companies with exposures to coal seam gas operations. While there are ...

Australia to pilot Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 4 NOV 2011  |  NEWS
... publication and verification of company payments and government revenues from oil, gas, and mining. Under the EITI pilot, Australia will assess the transparency of its financial reporting arrangements for the resources sector against EITI principles ...

Low Carbon Australia relaunches Carbon Offset Guide

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 4 NOV 2011  |  NEWS
Low Carbon Australia has relaunched the Carbon Offset Guide website, which provides information on carbon offset providers in Australia. Low Carbon Australia, EPA Victoria, and the University of Queensland have developed the guide as a comprehensive ...

Commonwealth Bank reports lower customer satisfaction

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 NOV 2011  |  NEWS
The Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA) reported a customer satisfaction rating of 75.2%, slightly lower than last year and putting the bank in 4 th place against the other three main Australia banks, against a backdrop of full year net profits of ...

Governance, environmental issues for AGM season

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 OCT 2011  |  NEWS
With the arrival of the annual general meeting (AGM) season, governance experts and sustainability researchers say that some issues at play this year will include executive remuneration and the processes around capital raisings, plus resolutions on ...

75% of ASX100 exposed to corruption in high-risk countries

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 OCT 2011  |  NEWS
Three quarters of ASX100 companies that operate in a sector or country deemed "high-risk" for corruption, up from 56% in 2006, and Australian companies lag US, UK and European counterparts in prohibiting the giving and receiving of bribes, according ...

Three Australian companies to participate in IIRC program

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 OCT 2011  |  NEWS
The International Integrated Reporting Committee (IIRC) has selected National Australia Bank, Stockland and Mecu Limited and more than 40 other leading global companies as participants in a pilot program initiative to test integrated reporting (IR) ...