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ASIC affirms October deadline for carbon trading AFS licence

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 31 AUG 2012  |  NEWS
Institutions that intend to provide financial services in carbon units under the federal pricing regime have until the end of October to apply to the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) for an Australian financial services (AFS) ...

Investors, traders welcome Australian/EU ETS linkage

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 30 AUG 2012  |  NEWS
... duration of a price floor," said Nathan Fabian, IGCC CEO. "The end game for global investors is low cost abatement and investment in carbon competitive industries. Linking the Australian and EU schemes supports both of these objectives. We originally ...

ACSI to target exec bonus disclosure, voting rights at AGMs

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 AUG 2012  |  NEWS
The Australian Council of Superannuation Investors (ACSI) will focus on increased disclosure of executive bonuses, the 'no vacancy' rule, director elections, capital raising and pre-emptive rights and poll voting as the key issues underpinning the proxy ...

Retail supply chain policies pose sustainability challenges

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 AUG 2012  |  NEWS
Australian retailers need to maintain cost control, including targeting supply chain efficiencies, but those efficiency gains must not come at the expense of the sustainability of the supply chain, according to a report by AMP Capital. Australian retailers ...

Valuing environmental services as source of risk and return

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 AUG 2012  |  NEWS
... greenhouse gas emissions is a useful model for companies looking to integrate ecosystem service accounting to their investment planning and budgeting, there are limits to its utility. Companies can offset greenhouse gas emissions in one facility with ...

O'Halloran to step down as RIAA executive director

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 AUG 2012  |  NEWS
Louise O'Halloran is stepping down as executive director of the Responsible Investment Association Australasia (RIAA), after 11 years in the position. In that time, RIAA has grown to represent members with over AU$650bn in funds under management, ranging ...

Broadbent named chair of CEFC

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 AUG 2012  |  NEWS
... expert review panel. Carapiet comes to the CEFC after a 22-year career at Macquarie Bank, where he served as head of the investment banking division of Macquarie Capital and became the executive chair in 2010. He is currently the chair of SAS Trustee ...

Superannuation funds aware of ESG macro-impact

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 AUG 2012  |  NEWS
... Superannuation funds are realising that environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors should be integrated into macro-level investment decisions, and not merely as issues in individual companies, according to boutique fund manager Solaris Investment ...

Sustainable Melbourne Fund invests in Swanston St retrofit

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 AUG 2012  |  NEWS
... in a AU$440,000 environmental retrofit of a commercial building held by an owners corporation. Scott Bocskay The SMF investment will fund the installation of an energy efficient chiller unit at 55 Swanston Street, which will result in the reduction of ...

ANZ a leader in financial inclusion, with scope to expand

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 10 AUG 2012  |  NEWS
... Consulting Group, ANZ's financial inclusion strategy is both sound and represents first-mover advantage in community investment, and that the best practice aspects of the Bank's programs means that ANZ could generate considerable societal and reputational ...