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Jillian Broadbent to chair Clean Energy Finance Corp panel

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 OCT 2011  |  NEWS
... Paradice Investment Management, a boutique firm with AU$6.6bn in AUM, and Ian Moore, who has worked predominately at Bankers Trust. The CEFC will provide financing to renewable energy, energy efficiency and low emissions technologies. It was announced ...

Systemic fault jeopardises proxy vote integrity

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 30 SEP 2011  |  NEWS
A systemic fault in proxy vote registrations means that investors have no way of confirming that their votes have been received properly and accurately counted. The final step of the proxy voting process is completed manually by registrars and there ...

Consumers doubt energy retailers' "green" credentials

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 30 SEP 2011  |  NEWS
... lowest ratings I've ever seen - those are usually numbers reserved for used car salesmen." Hale attributed that lack of trust to the fact that most consumers know that the bulk of electricity is derived from coal, combined by ineffective messaging by ...

Renewable energy poses opportunities, risks for investors

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 SEP 2011  |  NEWS
... superannuation funds have gotten into the renewable energy space - in 2010, the AU$16bn Retail Employees Superannuation Trust (REST) partnered with UBS International Infrastructure Fund to buy the Collgar Wind Farm in Western Australia. Construction ...

Carbon price to have limited impact on superannuation funds

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 SEP 2011  |  NEWS
The proposed carbon price would have a limited impact on superannuation funds overall, amounting to a cost of up to 0.8% of revenue from companies held in the Australian equity portfolios of 14 of the largest superannuation funds. This conclusion comes ...

PRI signatories develop farmland principles

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 SEP 2011  |  NEWS
A group of institutional investors have developed and launched the Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI) in Farmland, which seek to improve the sustainability, transparency and accountability of investments in farmland. The five principles provide ...

James Thier retires from Australian Ethical

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 26 AUG 2011  |  NEWS
... terms of returns - we offer great returns, and it's nice about the ethics." Since inception, Australian Ethical's balanced trust managed fund has returned 6.2% against its benchmark, the Morningstar Multisector Balanced, returning 6.7%. Its smaller companies ...

ACSI release governance guidelines

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 AUG 2011  |  NEWS
The Australian Council of Superannuation Investors (ACSI) has released the fifth edition of its governance guidelines ' A Guide for Superannuation Trustees to monitor listed Australian companies'. The guide, which is updated every second year, includes ...

Board capacity a key governance concern

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 JUL 2011  |  NEWS
Institutional investors have flagged the issue of board directors' capacity as a key governance issue. While neither investors, advisory groups, nor the directors believe there should be a hard and fast rule for the number of directorships that can ...

Citibank Australia appoints Samantha Mostyn non-executive director

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 JUL 2011  |  NEWS
... Virgin Blue Holdings. She is also a commissioner of the Australian Football League and president of the Australian Museum Trust. Mostyn has a Bachelor of Law and Bachelor of Arts from the Australian National University. "It is with pleasure that we announce ...