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Fund manager: remuneration reports filled with "mumbo jumbo"

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 APR 2012  |  NEWS
... Earlier in the day at the Ownership Matters conference, Belinda Gibson, deputy chair of the Australian Securities and Investment Commission (ASIC) noted that according to the results of an ASIC analysis of executive remuneration reports filed to 30 June ...

Investors require more corporate ESG disclosure

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 30 MAR 2012  |  NEWS
... environmental, social and governance (ESG) risks, including the future anticipated costs of carbon emissions, a panel of investment and accounting principles said. But only 36 companies on the ASX200 are considered at "best practice" for ESG reporting ...

LGS wins SuperRatings Infinity Award

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 30 MAR 2012  |  NEWS
... by research firm SuperRatings. The Infinity Award recognises the superannuation fund that is practicing responsible investment principles and open communication of RI processes to its membership. Candidates are assessed on three criteria - investment ...

Emerald Wrap launches, joins UNPRI

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 MAR 2012  |  NEWS
The Emerald Wrap, a dedicated responsible investment, superannuation and pension platform, has added RaboDirect, a division of Rabobank Australia, as a second term deposit provider to Bendigo and Adelaide Bank, and will become a signatory to the UN ...

New South Wales announces first social benefit bond

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 23 MAR 2012  |  NEWS
Westpac Group, Commonwealth Bank of Australia and the Benevolent Society have been selected by the New South Wales (NSW) government to trial an AU$10m social benefit bond - a financing vehicle that will fund a program to assist at-risk families. The ...

Five Oceans AM to run Skandia Global Equity Fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 MAR 2012  |  NEWS
Five Oceans Asset Management has been selected by Skandia Investment Group (SIG) to manage the US$350m Skandia Global Equity Fund mandate. SIG selected Five Oceans Asset Management for three broad reasons, including the firm's high conviction portfolio ...

City of Sydney, Low Carbon Australia sign agreement

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 MAR 2012  |  NEWS
The City of Sydney and Low Carbon Australia have signed an agreement to encourage investment in low-carbon technologies by businesses, owners' corporations of apartment buildings and government. Under the terms of a memorandum of understanding (MOU) ...

Q&A with James Gifford, executive director of the UNPRI

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 MAR 2012  |  NEWS
... The Sustainability Report to talk about PRI's progress, its future plans, the challenges to implementing responsible investment (RI,) and how PRI can assist its signatories in the process. Performance of Australian PRI signatories versus average principle ...

Clean Energy Council sees CEFC as catalyst to unlock capital

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 MAR 2012  |  NEWS
... efficiency and low emissions technologies. It was announced as part of the Clean Energy Future package to encourage private investment, help overcome capital market barriers to commercialising clean energy technologies, and will invest in firms utilising ...

UNPRI writes letter to UNGC leaders and laggards

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 MAR 2012  |  NEWS
... public policy makers to fully take stock of the rapidly evolving trends in business sustainability and responsible investment -- with an eye towards creating new incentives to drive higher levels of sustainability performance and disclosure. We encourage ...