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Emerging listed miners catching up on corporate governance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 AUG 2012  |  NEWS
... governance issues. "These companies are in the ASX300 for the first time, and one company didn't even know what a proxy adviser was," she said. "They must understand what these firms are expecting, and what the guidelines are.... They need to be aware ...

Using water accounting to measure, manage financial risk

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 JUL 2012  |  NEWS
The development of an Australian water accounting standard means that companies will be able to provide disclosure about water rights and obligations in a financially meaningful fashion, at a time when Australian companies are coming under scrutiny ...

Pangolin Associates to partner with PKF

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 JUN 2012  |  NEWS
Energy and carbon management consultancy Pangolin Associates will partner with PKF, an accountancy and business advisory firm, to collaborate on the provision of climate change related services. Iain Smale Pangolin Associates and PKF have previously ...

International human rights law impacts Australian companies

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 APR 2012  |  NEWS
Australian companies are exposed to risks stemming from human rights issues, and should be aware of international laws and frameworks creating obligations or pressure to set, implement and monitor human rights policies. Although there is not one set ...

Australian Ethical appoints Louise Herron director

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 FEB 2012  |  NEWS
... Australian Ethical Investment has appointed Louise Herron as a non-executive director. Herron, a lawyer and corporate adviser, is currently executive director of corporate advisory firm Ironbark Group, which she co-founded in 2007. She has worked as ...

ESG investment analysis - answering the "so-what" question

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 JAN 2012  |  NEWS
... is that proxy advisers can be useful for investors as one part of the process in forming a view. Now, whether the proxy adviser movements in the other two jurisdictions take a bit of a hit, what does that mean for Australia? "I think the focus there ...

Australian Ethical names exec director business development

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 JAN 2012  |  NEWS
Australian Ethical Investment has appointed Steve Newnham executive director, business development. Newnham has been a director of Australian Ethical for the past year, said Phil Vernon, Australian Ethical's managing director. Newnham will work on developing ...

Share placements become governance issue for investors

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 23 DEC 2011  |  NEWS
Publicly listed companies should recognise existing shareholders when raising equity capital, and should disclose how a capital equity raising is priced and built and ensure that fees associated with a equity capital raising reflect value and risk ...

Emerald Wrap to launch RI investment platform in March

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 DEC 2011  |  NEWS
... quite active in the SRI/ethical space," Medcalf said. "The aim of the wrap is to actually be attractive to every type of adviser. Ultimately, we feel that RI makes sense, however a lot of clients will be transitioning from a more traditional type of ...

RIAA: responsible investment funds grew 8% in 2011

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 DEC 2011  |  NEWS
... (RI) portfolios, community finance, responsible investment portfolios of charities and client portfolios of financial adviser, rose 8% in 2010-11 to AU$19.55b, an 8% increase over the previous year's from AU$18.12bn. Managed responsible investment portfolios ...