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Retail supply chain policies pose sustainability challenges

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 AUG 2012  |  NEWS
Australian retailers need to maintain cost control, including targeting supply chain efficiencies, but those efficiency gains must not come at the expense of the sustainability of the supply chain, according to a report by AMP Capital. Australian retailers ...

O'Halloran to step down as RIAA executive director

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 AUG 2012  |  NEWS
Louise O'Halloran is stepping down as executive director of the Responsible Investment Association Australasia (RIAA), after 11 years in the position. In that time, RIAA has grown to represent members with over AU$650bn in funds under management, ranging ...

Industry leaders establish Banking and Finance Oath

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 17 AUG 2012  |  NEWS
A group of professionals from the banking and finance industry have established the Banking and Finance Oath (BFO), an organisation that seeks to restore trust and encourage ethical behaviour in the financial services industry. Stephen Dunne, AMP Capital ...

Emerald Club and Premium Wealth Management sign alliance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 AUG 2012  |  NEWS
The Emerald Club has announced a strategic alliance with financial planning group Premium Wealth Management. Premium will take a 25% ownership stake in the Emerald Club, and, in a separate deal, will introduce the Emerald Club's offer to Premium's affiliated ...

Australian Ethical appoints Russell for administration

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 AUG 2012  |  NEWS
Australian Ethical Super has appointed Russell Investments for administration, with the mandate to begin in March 2013. Russell cited its focus on member services, use of technology and ability for clients to access the Bravura Sonata application systems ...

Investors alert to possible Metcash poker machine move

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 JUL 2012  |  NEWS
With retailer Woolworths Limited facing a November extraordinary general meeting (EGM) over a move to change the company's constitution to limit the poker machines they own to AU$1 maximum bets, another distributor, Metcash, faced media allegations ...

Australian Ethical management survive general meeting vote

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JUN 2012  |  NEWS
Shareholders of Australian Ethical have voted to keep the existing board and executive management in place, rejecting a series of resolutions put to a general meeting. Phil Vernon, Australian Ethical managing director The resolutions had been brought ...

British government to mandate LSE greenhouse gas disclosure

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JUN 2012  |  NEWS
Companies listed on the London Stock Exchange's main market will have to disclose their greenhouse gas emissions from 2013, British Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg has announced. The British government will introduce legislation bringing in the new ...

Australian Ethical Investments faces EGM board spill

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 JUN 2012  |  NEWS
A group of dissatisfied shareholders are seeking to spill the entire board of fund manager Australian Ethical Investments at an extraordinary general meeting called for 21 June. The group of shareholders, which include Timothy Xirakis, former head of ...

Disruptive innovation, ESG factors pose media sector risk

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 25 MAY 2012  |  NEWS
Listed media companies are impacted by ethical and governance issues as well as industry-wide disruptive innovations, and investors should research carefully to avoid potential value traps, according to AMP Capital. Mans Carlsson-Sweeny The media sector ...