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Unconventional gas development poses risks to investors

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 DEC 2012  |  NEWS
... investment Asia Pacific, Colonial First State Asset Management. "The various issues manifest themselves through changes in regulation, increased cost of production or disruption to production and the poor players in the industry have tended to taint ...

Will sustainability survive the end of the boom?

JOSH DOWSE  |  FRIDAY, 7 DEC 2012  |  NEWS
... have heard, business associations want tape of any colour torn up. The nuance that sound sustainability falls outside regulation, and is a sound investment, may go unnoticed. In a survey of members of the Australian Industry Group [3], for example, CEOs ...

MSCI: Asia Pacific, EU green building market show potential

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 30 NOV 2012  |  NEWS
Globally, the green building market has more growth potential in the Asia-Pacific and Europe than in North America, according to research from MSCI. In the latest MSCI ESG IVA Industry Report: Real Estate, MSCI benchmarks 70 of the largest real estate ...

Woolworths poker machine vote fails, but push to continue

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 23 NOV 2012  |  NEWS
... constitution to require disclosure of the company's assumptions of future carbon prices, oil prices, demand for oil and regulation of greenhouse gas emissions and the extent to which these factors might impair assets. The resolution was tabled by the ...

Australian infrastructure underprepared for climate change

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 OCT 2012  |  NEWS
... sectors are all in early stages of action, with The Climate Institute citing obstacles in regulatory framework, gaps in regulation and planning and fragmentation of responsibility as issues. "Australians are no strangers to extreme weather events," said ...

Trustees exposed to legal risk over climate change impacts

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 26 OCT 2012  |  NEWS
... impacts and law and policy development, and these risks require consideration of not just volatility, but future carbon regulation scenarios, new potential risks and measuring and monitoring those risks over time. Technology impacts relates to the uncertainty ...

Operational changes needed to strengthen AGM voting: ACSI

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 OCT 2012  |  NEWS
Participants in the Australian institutional proxy voting system need to reform operational processes to prevent potential errors, according to a study released today by the Australian Council of Superannuation Investors (ACSI). The study was conducted ...

CEFC Chair Jillian Broadbent to quit as member of ASX board

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 30 AUG 2012  |  NEWS
... will be beneficial for the company as it navigates through a period of major change in financial market structure and regulation." Ridout recently joined ClimateWorks Australia's board of directors. She is a Reserve Bank of Australia board member, a ...

Industry leaders establish Banking and Finance Oath

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 17 AUG 2012  |  NEWS
... an ethical challenge or dilemma. As individuals we can provide support, a sounding board and advice to each other. Regulation and compliance has its place, but it is not the only way to rebuild trust in the industry. Through the oath we hope to encourage ...

IIGCC urges greater energy efficiency for EU property sector

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 JUL 2012  |  NEWS
... standards to include requirements for fit-out or refurbishment to improve environmental efficiency, and suggested that regulation should extend as much focus on operation and refurbishment of existing buildings as is extended to new construction. The ...