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PRI moving ahead with governance review, disclosure regime

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 4 APR 2014  |  NEWS
... -activities, and future engagements over labour standards in the extractive industry and direct employee issues in the retail sector, Reynolds said.. Reynolds has recently returned to Australia and attended the Conference of Major Super Funds (CMSF) ...

CEFC commits $30 million to EUA financing fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 MAR 2014  |  NEWS
... office spaces, the building's value and its competitiveness. A $2 million upgrade to a Sydney CBD office and commercial retail building is expected to halve its grid electricity use through the installation of new lighting, building metering, improved ...

South Australia government to support Good Money store

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 7 MAR 2014  |  NEWS
The South Australian government will support a Good Shepherd Microfinance retail site in Adelaide to provide access to microfinance products, financial counselling and other services to financially excluded people. Good Shepherd Microfinance CEO Adam ...

RIAA launches RI Academy in Canada, India

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 7 FEB 2014  |  NEWS
... bodies to get the RI Academy out there." The three courses offer financial professionals, including institutional investors, retail investors and financial planners and advisers, professional training in responsible investment. "It meets the continual ...

South Australia introduces building upgrade finance bill

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 FEB 2014  |  NEWS
... properties that could be eligible for BUF, with over 3,000 commercial and industrial properties, mainly commercial office and retail buildings, according to the spokesperson at the Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources. The department ...

Good Super launches, aims for ethical impact

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 17 JAN 2014  |  NEWS
A new retail superannuation fund, Good Super, has been launched with the mission of generating member returns by investing to impact on thematic, long-term questions facing Australia, including climate change, changing demographics, and social justice ...

APRA: 22% of superannuation fund directors women

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 10 JAN 2014  |  NEWS
... change. Additionally, pressure has to be brought by members to manage this change. [Representation of women on boards] at retail funds is 25% and [representation of women on boards] at industry funds is 18% - that is a serious concern." Scheerlinck said ...

ANREV real estate investors outperform global GRESB

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 10 JAN 2014  |  NEWS
... at the Global sample level," the report said. "In the APAC region, this concerns mainly office portfolios, followed by retail shopping malls. However energy ratings are less common in APAC, 59% of the Global participants obtained energy ratings, compared ...

NAB, bankmecu, Stockland on Integrated Reporting framework

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 DEC 2013  |  NEWS
... non-financial information provided more depth to the report - in one, Stockland reported its energy efficiency program across its retail centres, which contributed to AU$35 million savings in energy costs as well a reduction of 55,000 tonnes of CO2 emissions. ...

Kmart, Pacific Brands increase Bangladesh disclosures

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 DEC 2013  |  NEWS
Kmart's decision to publish the locations of its supplier factories in Bangladesh has been welcomed as a new level of transparency around supply chain risk. Mans Carlsson-Sweeny, AMP Capital Target, which, like Kmart, is owned by Wesfarmers, will follow ...