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CDP: water a substantial risk to ASX100 companies

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 JUN 2012  |  NEWS
... Water Disclosure questionnaire to 54 companies in the ASX100, while also sending questionnaires to peers in the FTSE Global Equity Index Series (Global500) and the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE). According to the CDP report, Shining the light on corporate ...

ARENA board members, CEO named

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 JUN 2012  |  NEWS
... Engineer of the Year in 2011 and has a strong background in developing renewable energy technologies. Smith is head of private equity at Industry Funds management. Donaghey has a background in strategic planning, general management and business analysis ...

MSCI launches ESG portfolio analytics tool

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 JUN 2012  |  NEWS
... reporting tool to help fund managers and institutional investors assess the ESG characteristics and risk profile of an equity portfolio. MSCI ESG Portfolio Analytics reports include portfolio and index benchmark ESG scores, analysis with the lowest and ...

EUAs finance $4.9m in Melbourne environmental retrofits

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 JUN 2012  |  NEWS
... explain and promote the EUA structure and utility. "If you say to a property CFO, you can finance this through debt, through equity or through an or EUA, they say, what's an EUA," Bocskay said. "You have to go into a complete and thorough assessment ...

Investor Profile: Omega Global Investors

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 8 JUN 2012  |  NEWS
... volatility number as one dimension of risk. That level for this portfolio is 3%. It's a low number, when you compare it with equity volatility, which is around the 12-14% mark. Bonds are a lot less risky. We think that by biasing a portfolio to governments ...

Banks' plans address Indigenous hiring, financial exclusion

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 JUN 2012  |  NEWS
... is tough. We know for people to borrow business money, they have to have a business plan.... In the absence of any other equity, we want to see a bit of sweat equity. Government organisations are geared up to do the training, and mentoring can be coupled ...

Fund management bodies oppose ASX share placements proposal

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 MAY 2012  |  NEWS
... deliver a lack of shareholder protection; inequitable outcomes through dilution; and reputational risks to Australia's equity capital markets," the FSC said in its submission. "Although we are cognisant of the need for Australia to remain globally competitive ...

GBST, CAER to offer quantitative ESG data tool

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 4 MAY 2012  |  NEWS
... mainstream ASX300 portfolio, thus broadening the appeal beyond socially responsible investment portfolios and into mainstream equity funds. Information on a stock is analysed monthly, with daily updates on individual moves, said Taylor-Hofmann. "As the ...

LGS audit finds ASX has higher carbon, lower ESG risk

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 MAY 2012  |  NEWS
Local Government Super (LGS) has conducted a carbon and ESG audit of its equity portfolios and found that while domestic Australian equities are more carbon intensive, they have a lower ESG risk than international peers. Bill Hartnett The audits show ...

Sustainable workforce a material corporate issue

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 APR 2012  |  NEWS
... strategies is to focus on flexible work strategies for all. My best example in that regard is one of our work group leaders, an equity partner, works three days a week. One of the department heads works three days a week and doesn't come into work during ...