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Share placements become governance issue for investors

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 23 DEC 2011  |  NEWS
... raisings through equity is not likely to dwindle, given the tighter access to credit markets and access to debt given global banking issues. For institutional investors, the first risk of equity capital raisings is dilution of existing investments, which ...

Emerald Wrap to launch RI investment platform in March

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 DEC 2011  |  NEWS
... Adelaide Bank were selected because of an existing relationship with Powerwrap and because of their role in community banking, said Justin Medcalf, co-founder and managing director of The Emerald Wrap. "The community banking focus has been one of the ...

Westpac reports sustainability progress, net profit

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 NOV 2011  |  NEWS
... emissions, against a backdrop of a net profit of AU$6.99bn, an increase of 10% over 2010's result. The financial services and banking group reported that employee engagement raised a tic from 80 in 2010 to 81 in 2011, out of a possible 100 and its percentage ...

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

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 NOV 2011  |  NEWS
... rankings, the CDP report also noted a "two-speed" business response to disclosure and performance, with financials - both the banking and real-estate subsectors - continuing to improve their disclosures and the other sectors lagging behind. Of the respondents ...

CDP finds 68% of global corporates embed climate change strategies

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 SEP 2011  |  NEWS
... responded to the CDP questionnaire, and the report was authored by PwC on behalf of CDP. In the report, CDP named Westpac Banking Corporation as one of the top 10 best performing companies on its Carbon Performance Leadership Index (CPLI) and Carbon ...

DEXUS appoint Tonianne Dwyer independent director

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 26 AUG 2011  |  NEWS
... regeneration, and was previously head of funds management. Prior to joining Quintain, Dwyer was a director of investment banking at Hambros Bank, SG Cowen and Societe Generale based in London focusing on international mergers and acquisitions, equity ...

Retailers could save $1bn pa with investment in energy efficiency

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 JUL 2011  |  NEWS
... historical growth rates and double current projections for the retail sector," said Spiro Pappas, head of institutional banking, NAB. The report assumed an electricity price of $157Mwh by 2020, representing a 33% increase on 2010 electricity prices ...

Report: 100 South African companies used GRI in 2010

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 JUL 2011  |  NEWS
... 20 companies with the highest GRI compliance scores, 10 are from the metals and mining sector, while four are from the banking and financial services sector, three are from the retail sector, and the rest are from the general industry sectors. The report ...

ANZ publishes interim corporate responsibility report

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAY 2011  |  NEWS
... growth in deposits and micro-loans to the country. The bank also reported mixed accomplishments so far in sustainable banking operations. Although the bank is certified "carbon neutral" by Low Carbon Australia, the bank reported an 8% rise in greenhouse ...

Finsia drafts principles to disclose, address gender divide

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 MAY 2011  |  NEWS
... representation of women in Australia's financial services industry. The report notes that between 1989 and 1999, the number of banking and finance university enrolments held by women grew from around 32% to 42% and that in 2009, women were 50.14% of ...