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Institutional investors put climate change into risk budget

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 JAN 2012  |  NEWS
... to an investment portfolio's total risk budget, compared with 1% for technology risk, and 12% for credit risk premium. Equity risk premium is still the largest portion of an overall risk budget, at 72%. "One of the more important findings is the contribution ...

Superannuation to heed call for greater disclosure

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 JAN 2012  |  NEWS
... disclose their holdings by asset class, they should list the managers that they have, they should their top 20 Australian equity holdings, and they should disclose any substantial holdings within the portfolio. That information should be up on the website ...

Westfield GHG emissions decrease, energy efficiency increase

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 JAN 2012  |  NEWS
... the world. Westfield has assets under management of "around" AU$58bn, balance sheet assets "in excess" of AU$37bn and net equity of AU$17bn. Westfield Group reported on material environmental, social and governance issues affecting its physical assets ...

Share placements become governance issue for investors

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 23 DEC 2011  |  NEWS
Publicly listed companies should recognise existing shareholders when raising equity capital, and should disclose how a capital equity raising is priced and built and ensure that fees associated with a equity capital raising reflect value and risk ...

LGS uses trigeneration technology for property retrofit

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 11 NOV 2011  |  NEWS
... strategies across asset classes including Australian shares, international shares, property, and the absolute return and private equity. See Also: Investor Profile: Local Government Super Local Government Super properties awarded 6 NABERS stars

IGCC working group to engage with green finance banks

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 OCT 2011  |  NEWS
... reduction as the primary purpose," he said. "That can manifest in lots of ways in financial services, like subordinate debt and equity arrangements. I don't personally favour the term 'loan guarantees' but others have used that as a catch-all phrase ...

Business, investors get certainty as carbon package passes

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 OCT 2011  |  NEWS
... initiatives such as the AU$10bn Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC), which will provide loans, loan guarantees and equity investments in projects. Hobley of Norton Rose said he participated in Austrade seminars in London about the legislation and ...

Analysing the link between women directors and corporate returns

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 OCT 2011  |  NEWS
A recent report noted that ASX500 companies with women directors had a higher average return on equity over the past three and five year time horizons, but there is no clear answer as to why this incidence seems to exist. The report by the Reibey Institute ...

Microfinance a source of financial and social return

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 7 OCT 2011  |  NEWS
... fueling increased consumption in emerging markets. Microfinance institutions (MFIs) generally pursue either private debt or equity investments, with debt being the most common structure. MFI vehicles tend to be open-end funds or limited partnerships ...

ASX500 companies increase number of women on boards

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 7 OCT 2011  |  NEWS
... ASX200. The Reibey Institute's research suggests that ASX500 companies with women directors had higher average return on equity over the past three and five year time horizons. "It is important to note that the Institute is not suggesting a causal relationship," ...

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Podcast: From silos to synergy

THE GREENER WAY
First Sentier Investors' global head of responsible investment Kate Turner joins The Greener Way to discuss how accounting for the many inter-reactions and flow-on effects of addressing specific sustainability issues can lead to improved outcomes.

Plenti wins WA government mandate

KARREN VERGARA
ASX-listed Plenti Group has won a mandate from the Western Australian government to help the state accelerate the adoption of batteries.

Carbon tariffs on some imports urgently needed: Climate Energy Finance

KARREN VERGARA
Despite the raging global trade war, Climate Energy Finance (CEF) is calling for carbon tariffs on some imports and for Australia to lead the way for a regional Asian carbon border adjustment mechanism (CBAM).

Climate investing declines amid Trump's anti-clean energy regime

MATTHEW WAI
Although investors are withdrawing from climate investing due to uncertainty from the aggressive approach by the US President Donald Trump in his pro-fossil fuels and anti-energy agenda, it opens up opportunities further afield.

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