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RIAA calls for actions to create responsible financial markets

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 NOV 2015  |  NEWS
... that will result in two main objectives - focusing capital on the long term "which by its nature is not just about holding equity in companies for longer, but also is about unlocking capital towards assets required in the long term, in light of issues ...

NZ Super publishes white paper on ESG beliefs

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 NOV 2015  |  NEWS
... investment for the fund, O'Connor said. "We were already integrating it at a detailed level, with due diligence, with private equity, in our timber/forestry holdings, with our external fund managers, and at home in our active equity portfolios," she ...

The price of climate change to impact portfolios: BlackRock

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 NOV 2015  |  NEWS
... management quality, according to research from BlackRock. Dr Joanna Nash, research analyst, BlackRock's global Scientific Active Equity team BlackRock Investment Institute (BII) recently published a report, The Price of Climate Change: Global Warming's ...

Women, generational change coming to ASX boards: ACSI

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 30 OCT 2015  |  NEWS
... more." Another issue of note in the 2014 report is the fact that nearly 11% of ASX100 non-executive directors do not hold equity in the company. ACSI maintains that well governed boards "require their directors to hold equity in the company," colloquially ...

ACSI governance guidelines increase push for board diversity

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 OCT 2015  |  NEWS
... remuneration structure aligns to performance." To that end, the guidance expresses support for boards taking deferred bonuses in equity and "maintaining the ability to claw back award where necessary", and opposes overly generous CEO sign on grants. ...

Q&A: Richard Brandweiner, CIO First State Super

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 OCT 2015  |  NEWS
... and ideas in Australia, where before there was a fundamental gap between very early stage investing and proper private equity: there was a gap where that wasn't being fulfilled by Australian superannuation funds and it was resulting in pushing talent ...

CEFC commits $250m to large scale solar

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 11 SEP 2015  |  NEWS
... risk." The CEFC will also seek to catalyse finance to support large scale solar developments with co-investment in debt and equity, Dow said. "In this way, we can help fill the funding gap in the large-scale solar sector, and encourage greater participation ...

HESTA commits $30m to impact investment with SVA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 4 SEP 2015  |  NEWS
... the sort of financial risks that each of the investments produces. We will invest across the spectrum, across debt and equity, and we will have an ability to take a long term investment in relation to the profile of the super fund." The investment horizon ...

Average CEO pay increased in 2014: ACSI

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 4 SEP 2015  |  NEWS
Australia's 10 highest-paid chief executives collected AU$171.4 million in cash and equity earnings, according to the Australian Council of Superannuation Investor's annual CEO Pay study. Louise Davidson, ACSI CEO Based on statutory reporting, the top ...

Australia/NZ property companies, funds outperform: GRESB

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 4 SEP 2015  |  NEWS
... 47 participants, compared to 44 in 2014, representing assets of US$157 billion and covering 1,353 assets. On the private equity side, the number of reporting entities is 35, up from 34 in 2014, GRESB said in the report. Australian/NZ funds and companies ...