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Business begins unwinding of carbon tax arrangements

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 JUL 2014  |  NEWS
... result in average household savings of AU$550 per year is that the figure is not expected to result because of the indirect nature of price flow-throughs. "The carbon price has been in for two years, and to some extent the price has been, if you like ...

Superannuation fund investments will shape future economy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 JUN 2014  |  NEWS
... and being passive to the environment around you is not an option." Inflection Point's target client base will global in nature, targeting sovereign wealth funds, pension funds and other large institutional investors, he said. Inflection Point is not ...

ASIC guide widens scope of risk, future prospect disclosure

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 23 MAY 2014  |  NEWS
... risks could affect the entity's achievement of its financialperformance or outcomes disclosed, taking into account the nature and business of the entity and its business strategy," the ASIC guide said. " For example, environmental risks that may affect ...

Norton Rose Fulbright: trustees must consider climate change

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 APR 2014  |  NEWS
... a watching brief in relation to climate change, and from a risk perspective, they should be educating themselves on the nature of the risk and the probability of those risks manifesting themselves in terms of negative impacts in the value of their portfolios," ...

Combining quality measures with ESG can yield higher returns

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 APR 2014  |  NEWS
... an ESG metric doesn't look necessarily at the balance sheet of a company in relation to the cash flows, things of that nature that are often looked at in quality measures, much like the quality measures of Northern Trust." There is a growing use of environmental ...

Margaret River Winery installs SunPower solar system

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 APR 2014  |  NEWS
... "All the investments we are making are about the long term. Some have an impact on the short-term, but decisions in this nature will bring long term benefits.... We are very sensitive to the environment that we're in because it is part and parcel of ...

ESG integration into quantitative investment management

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 MAR 2014  |  NEWS
... for this article. "Over the short term, there is going to be volatility with any approach when it comes to the short term nature of the outcomes," said Anthony Golowenko, portfolio strategist - active equities, SSgA. "In a crisis environment, ESG tends ...

Teachers Mutual Bank, NAB, Westpac top "most ethical" list

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 MAR 2014  |  NEWS
... strategy. It's great to see Australia leading the world in ethical banking practices which is testament to the forward-thinking nature of our industry." Teachers Mutual Bank was recognised for its work in its five sustainability priority areas - business ...

Mercer: ESG as source of innovation in shifting economy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 MAR 2014  |  NEWS
... types of questions and dialogues which we're just starting to see emerge." Ambachtsheer pointed to the "member-oriented" nature of the retirement industry in Australia, plus the nature of financial and non-financial reporting in the Australian listed ...

NAB outlines goals in 2014 Reconciliation Action Plan

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 FEB 2014  |  NEWS
... doing in the Indigenous space is sincere and authentic. And shareholders need to feel comfortable with the cost effective nature of these programs." Further, in the area of increasing understand of and respect for Indigenous culture, NAB reported that ...