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Barclays, MSCI to launch Green Bond Index

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 JUL 2014  |  NEWS
... will be an extremely useful tool for issuers and institutional investors and an important step in the evolution, transparency, and standardization of the Green Bond market," Glascott said. Separately, MSCI have also announced that MSCI ESG Research will ...

ACSI: companies paid premium for rights issue underwriting

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 JUN 2014  |  NEWS
... underwriting fees for share placements in the same way as currently applies to rights issues," ACSI said. "This improved transparency will allow analysis (such as this study) to be applied to placements, not just rights issues. Second, ASX should continue ...

Push to focus on tax reform, transparency as part of G20

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 JUN 2014  |  NEWS
Tax and transparency reforms should be a priority for Australia in its presidency of the G20 because there is a strong link between base erosion and profit sharing (BEPS) and the G20's objective to promote development, according to Oxfam Australia and ...

ASIC guide widens scope of risk, future prospect disclosure

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 23 MAY 2014  |  NEWS
... of how directors should disclose risks and future prospects of a listed company, opening further opportunities for transparency around environmental and social issues and their material impacts. Dr Ulysses Chioatto, executive director and head of research ...

LGS Taps AMP Capital for social infrastructure

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 MAY 2014  |  NEWS
... sustainability, Local Government Super In addition to the fund's investment characteristics, Hartnett also cited CommIF's transparency and the strength of its assets as part of the reason why LGS made the allocation. This is the first time that LGS has ...

Sedex Global partners with World Bank Institute on platform

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 MAY 2014  |  NEWS
... partner with the World Bank Institute to develop the Open Supply Chain Platform, an initiative aimed at companies' transparency and performance in responsible supply chain data. The Open Supply Chain Platform will provide a free, global online platform ...

NAB, GS Microfinance: more needed on financial exclusion

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 MAY 2014  |  NEWS
... aged 18 to 24 and more than 40% are employed. Gavin Slater, NAB group executive, personal banking, said that greater transparency of the fringe lending sector is required in order to fully understand why people, particularly employed Australians, aren't ...

CDSB tackles reporting of carbon asset stranding risks

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 APR 2014  |  NEWS
... bodies making these statements, and yet, reporting somehow is allowed to ignore them." Investors are demanding greater transparency around CASR. "We note the growing interest from policymakers on the carbon bubble, in the context of the build up to international ...

World Bank issues $300m Australian Kangaroo Green Bond

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 17 APR 2014  |  NEWS
... CICERO. It's very clear and the World Bank have committed to providing project information through their website. The transparency from the World Bank makes it easy." Westpac is examining the green bond market for further issuance, and is examining the ...

Green Bond Principles jumps to 25 banking supporters

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 17 APR 2014  |  NEWS
... JPMorgan Chase corporate investment bank, told The Sustainability Report that the initiative was designed to encourage transparency and disclosure. "What was happening was that the market was developing very rapidly and more issuers were jumping in," ...