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Questions raised over governance implications of share buyback schemes

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 APR 2020  |  NEWS
... There will be questions raised as to the sustainability of share buyback programs, Marshall said. "Clearly from a public policy perspective, there is considerable negative feeling on the whole concept of buy-backs and how it may have not necessarily ...

Coronavirus forcing companies to virtual AGMs, full proxy voting

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 APR 2020  |  NEWS
... answer the question, and we'd be able to respond with follow up questions or by changing our vote," said Fiona Balzer, policy and advocacy manager, Australian Shareholders' Association. "They're going to be test cases. I would think that a group of shareholder ...

ANZ companies report board level climate oversight, more needed: CDP

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 APR 2020  |  NEWS
... of identified risks identified by Australian and New Zealand companies, 56% are transition risks and the most common are policy and legal-related, such as increased pricing of GHG emissions, regulations on existing products and services, as well as enhanced ...

GRI hires director of capital markets engagement, head of policy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAR 2020  |  NEWS
GRI has hired two senior staff at its Amsterdam headquarters - a director of capital markets engagement and a head of policy. Siobhan Cleary is the new director of capital markets engagement, a newly created role. She joins 1 May and will be responsible ...

Thinking about the future of work in the time of coronavirus

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAR 2020  |  NEWS
... recognising their interest in economy rather than market returns. They can support this interest by assertively supporting policy settings that deliver broad-based economic resilience, and preventing these interests taking a backseat to narrower company ...

CCA publishes climate policy toolkit for transition to net-zero economy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAR 2020  |  NEWS
The Climate Change Authority (CCA) has released its Climate Policy Toolkit for Australia, which includes recommendations for creating investable policies which support the transition to a net zero emissions economy by 2050. Emma Herd, chief executive ...

Praemium enhances ESG tools with SMA, research

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 MAR 2020  |  NEWS
... Damian Cilmi, head of investment managers and governance, Praemium. "That is all that they do, they have an entrenched policy framework that has been unaltered for a long period of time. It's not a fad to them, and it's not a side project from a traditional ...

Industry coalition organises Principles for Sustainable Securities Lending

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 MAR 2020  |  NEWS
... stocks for the purposes of proxy voting. The principles also covers areas such as collateral and whether ESG screens and policy extends to the type of collateral held in a securities lending pool. "Collateral is very important," Chessum said. "It is ...

Calix outlines case for carbon capture and storage in cement and lime

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 MAR 2020  |  NEWS
... cement and steel industries, CCS and if possible utilisation, but certainly storage, will continue to be a major part of the policy and the planning moving forward." Calix is running the Low Emissions Intensity Lime and Cement (LEILAC) project, a European-Australian ...

Taskforce recommends government support to build social impact investing

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 FEB 2020  |  NEWS
... Investing Australia, a member of the Expert Panel guiding the Taskforce. "The government is unique in its ability to use policy levers and partnering with the private sector to enable the market. Through the establishment of a social impact investing ...