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Publish What You Pay to take case to new government

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 SEP 2013  |  NEWS
Publish What You Pay Australia will press its case to the new federal government for the adoption of mandatory disclosure standards for companies in the mining and extractive industry. This week, Prime Minister Tony Abbott named the ministers who will ...

UN Global Compact designs equities index that outperforms

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 SEP 2013  |  NEWS
... company had been signatories for a minimum of one year, are publicly listed and passed a financial screen requiring positive pre-tax earnings on average for the three years preceding the index annual review. Going forward, constituent companies will ...

Australian Ethical Investment to reorganise business

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 SEP 2013  |  NEWS
... functions. Phil Vernon, Australian Ethical managing director Australian Ethical announced the changes will cost AU$300,000 before tax. "It's an evolution of the business, where the Sydney office is more prominent," said Phil Vernon, Australian Ethical's ...

GNDI comments on proposed Integrated Reporting framework

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 SEP 2013  |  NEWS
... provide guidance on how the Integrated Reporting framework would fit within individual countries corporate governance framework, tax and corporate laws and determine the cost, benefits and implementation implications for entities and their shareholders." ...

Carbon price uncertainty erodes business investment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 AUG 2013  |  NEWS
... around the low-carbon economy. Of the 180 respondents, 64.7% favoured a market-based emissions trading scheme, while a carbon tax with a fixed price was supported by 28.8%, 3.3% of businesses didn't support any form of priced-based carbon policy and ...

UCA Funds Management holds first investor briefing

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 26 JUL 2013  |  NEWS
... portfolio would be 38% lower than this year. Baster pointed to rule change by the Australian Taxation Office that impacts on how tax-exempt institutions such as the clients of UCA Funds Management can use franking credits - not for profits have the ability ...

Report: majority of businesses prefer floating carbon price

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 JUL 2013  |  NEWS
... received 180 responses. Of those 180 participants, 64.7% favoured a market-based emissions trading scheme, while a carbon tax with a fixed price was supported by 28.8%, 3.3% of businesses didn't support any form of priced-based carbon policy and another ...

Citi analyses impact of carbon price repeal on ASX companies

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 JUN 2013  |  NEWS
... in February 2010. "[T]here is limited detail," the report said. "The plan relies on incentives, whereby the government (ie tax payer) would purchase emissions reductions. This plan appears to avoid placing liabilities on companies. However, we have reservations ...

End of Financial Year time for tax, ethical investment check

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 JUN 2013  |  NEWS
... the financial year is an opportunity for investors to consider how their superannuation money is being invested from both a tax and an ethics perspective, according to Australian Ethical. In a recent communication, the ethical superannuation and fund ...

Publish What You Pay renews call for mandatory disclosures

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 JUN 2013  |  NEWS
... Australian government in taxes. "[The government] have made a small step towards preparing for this type of disclosure through the tax provision rules for most multi-national companies," Spoors said. "It has passed the House and needs to pass the Senate." ...