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Questions raised over governance implications of share buyback schemes

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 APR 2020  |  NEWS
... rather funded by debt, Marshall noted. "If a company is borrowing to buy-back its own shares, that equation can quickly shift," he said. "Again, many companies were looking at very low interest rates, and a bull market environment and decided accordingly. ...

Majority expect savings, super to be ethically invested: RIAA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAR 2020  |  NEWS
A majority of Australians expect their savings and super to be invested responsibly and ethically, and would consider moving to alternative providers that invest in such a fashion, according to new research commissioned by the Responsible Investment ...

Thinking about the future of work in the time of coronavirus

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAR 2020  |  NEWS
... coronavirus pandemic from a healthcare, community and economic perspective, there is a massive workplace deployment and shift from the institutions of offices to home-based interactions. Lisa Annese, CEO, Diversity Council Australia It will be an undefined ...

CCA publishes climate policy toolkit for transition to net-zero economy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAR 2020  |  NEWS
... to reduce climate change and adopt measures to build our resilience has never been stronger. The good news is the global shift to low emissions presents many opportunities for Australia." The report suggests pricing climate-related financial risk, citing ...

Small, mid-caps list governance, social as top ESG concerns: Perennial

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 7 FEB 2020  |  NEWS
... given the work around the financial regulator putting on restrictions on remuneration. It will be interesting to see the shift this year given the events of the last 12 months." The first year of reporting on modern slavery exposures as part of the Modern ...

Australian execs see impacts of, responsibility for climate change: Deloitte

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 21 JAN 2020  |  NEWS
... sustainability to a significant degree. "When you look at the trend over a number of years on this, it's a really substantial shift in Australian leaders," said Robert Hillard, Deloitte Australia's chief strategy and innovation officer. "I'm not surprised ...

Calculating the shorter, longer-term cost of bushfire

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 10 JAN 2020  |  NEWS
... always thought that it ends up apart from the impact on the environment, which could impact significantly on the economy, the shift to a cleaner environment would be growth neutral, but I don't buy the argument that industries would be wiped out, we'd ...

Superannuation funds that invest responsibly outperform: RIAA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 DEC 2019  |  NEWS
... step up in reporting around responsible investment from the super funds," O'Connor said. "That was a really significant shift, where we're seeing 72% of funds report on responsible investment outcomes, as compared 44% in 2016. There is growing accountability ...

Investing in insurance linked securities, integrating climate risk: Amundi

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 DEC 2019  |  NEWS
... have a one-year risk period, which means that Amundi is in a position to reprice transactions as models change and risks shift. "You could have a very good investment case for a one hundred year investment horizon, but in any given year, the occurrence ...

GRI launches tax reporting standard for comprehensive disclosure

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 DEC 2019  |  NEWS
The GRI has launched a new tax reporting standard for comprehensive tax disclosure at the country-by country level. Tim Mohin, GRI chief executive The GRI Tax Standard is designed to aid mutinationals in disclosing how much and where they pay taxes. ...