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More women, more new entrants appointed to ASX100 boards

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 OCT 2012  |  NEWS
... independent. Of the ASX100, 12 of the 87 sample were not majority independent at the time of the survey sample date. Of those 12, six met their company's definition of majority independent. The six companies in the sample that were not majority independent ...

Sustainable investing needed as global economy transforms

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 SEP 2012  |  NEWS
... long-horizon performance fee arrangements, which is a relative rarity in the market in Australia. "I gave a speech on sustainability six months ago and I touched on this point - the whole performance fee issue is about trust," Dougherty said. "If you ...

ANZ a leader in financial inclusion, with scope to expand

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 10 AUG 2012  |  NEWS
... have been approved to 1,259 customers with an average default rate of 2%. But changes to the banking environment in the past six years mean that there is wider availability of finance to people with low incomes, including Centrelink advance and other ...

CFSGAM hires Pablo Berrutti as responsible investment head

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 JUL 2012  |  NEWS
... significant progress in recent years, and are currently placed in the top quartile among global investment managers in five of the six United Nations Principles for Responsible Investment. "We are determined to build on this success; these appointments ...

Farmers, land managers examine Carbon Farming Initiative

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 JUN 2012  |  NEWS
... Carbon Farmers of Australia. "If we get a soil carbon methodology up and running, the government has committed AU$250m over six years to the CFI [Non-Kyoto Carbon Fund]," Kiely said. "That's about AU$40m a year to buy ACCUs. My understanding from talking ...

Investor Profile: Five Oceans Asset Management

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 JUN 2012  |  NEWS
... UNPRI before? To what extent have you integrated the UNPRI principles into your operations? RY: We have adopted each of the six principles, and we basically believe that we've got a strong approach to each of the principles in what we do. In terms of ...

AMP Capital fund buys stake in Indian clean energy company

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 8 JUN 2012  |  NEWS
... of both these factors." SGEL has an operating capacity of 80 megawatt (MW) and another 45 MW will be completed in the next six months, Seth said. SGEL also has a pipeline of 300 MW, which includes 60 MW of small hydro projects. Renewable energy generation ...

Banks' plans address Indigenous hiring, financial exclusion

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 JUN 2012  |  NEWS
... they need without understanding what they need." As part of their work with Jawun, Westpac staff go to Cape York on five to six week secondments to work in the communities, while the Redfern programs permit staff at the Sydney headquarters to work in ...

Australian Ethical Investments faces EGM board spill

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 JUN 2012  |  NEWS
... may commence legal proceedings against these individuals in relation to the defamation." In its half year accounts for the six months to 31 December 2011, the company reported a 31% decrease in consolidated net profit after income tax expense as compared ...

Perpetual to extend ESG dashboard to fixed income space

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 MAY 2012  |  NEWS
... second report to the UN Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI), detailing its actions and progress against the PRI's six principles. The report, which is a self-assessment, per PRI protocol, covered activities in 2010 and early 2011. Perpetual assessed ...