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Examining the corporate governance implications of share buybacks

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 APR 2018  |  NEWS
... These reports on executive pay and performance did not examine the impact of share repurchases, but Marshall has compared the data from the current study on share buybacks and executive remuneration and come up with some initial conclusions. "An initial ...

CEFC invests $150 million with IFM Australian Infrastructure Fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 APR 2018  |  NEWS
... future. Today, I invite other investors in infrastructure to follow our lead and make a difference." The CEFC pointed to data from Australia's National Greenhouse Gas Inventory, which found that "infrastructure-related emissions account for more than ...

Exploring the risks, impacts of future of work on investments

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 29 MAR 2018  |  NEWS
... created that are not currently imagined, meaning there are needs to retrain and reskill workers, and also attract people with data science and analytics skills. Further, the Morgan Stanley study points out that energy transition and shift to electronic ...

BetaShares' Australian Sustainability Leaders ETF certified by RIAA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 29 MAR 2018  |  NEWS
... Sustainability Leaders ETF (ASX:ETHI) based on a number of recent issues, including Cambridge Analytica's use of personal data of Facebook users. Facebook (NASDAQ: FB) currently comprises 3.9% of the ETHI portfolio. The Responsible Investment Committee ...

Deloitte survey finds procurement leaders lack visibility in supply chain

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 MAR 2018  |  NEWS
... to help with managing risks and exposures within the supply chain that need to be integrated. "We can use those tools and data analytics to help identify human rights risks in the supply chain," Black noted. "We're doing some great work with clients ...

ACSI report finds gaps in ASX200 codes of conduct, whistleblowing

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 MAR 2018  |  NEWS
... their code of conduct," with omissions including well known business risks including fair dealing/product responsibility, data protection and cybercrime, anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism finance (AML/CTF). ACSI noted that overall, ASX50 companies ...

Eight Investment Partners launches 8IP Australian Equity Impact Fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 MAR 2018  |  NEWS
... environmental benefit as part of their business strategy. "When we write the annual impact report, it's based on the financial year data and we write it at the end of the calendar year," Series said. "What I want to do is measure the impact of the businesses ...

$12.5 million ARENA initiative to fund distributed energy resources projects, studies

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 MAR 2018  |  NEWS
... fridges, air conditioning systems, hot water heaters and pool pumps) as well as relevant enablers such as smart meters and data services," ARENA said. This will be ARENA's first targeted funding for DER, said Ivor Frischknecht, ARENA CEO. "Distributed ...

Evolution towards autonomous vehicles present infrastructure investment: AMP Capital

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 MAR 2018  |  NEWS
... risk." Autonomous vehicles will also necessitate the widespread adoption of 5G wireless networks. "AVs are huge generators of data," Jones said. "If you work on a theory that you're going to work on algorithmic computing, they'll produce around 4tb of ...

Less than one-fifth of board, executive positions held by women globally: Vigeo Eiris

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 MAR 2018  |  NEWS
... less than one fifth of board and executive-level positions were held by women in 2016, according to survey of Vigeo Eiris data. Julia Leske, CEO, CAER Vigeo Eiris has published research to coincide with International Women's Day, looking at both board ...