Australian Ethical Investment Ltd · ASX:AEF
Australian Ethical Investment — Shareholder Meeting (November 2006)
12 slides from Australian Ethical Investment's shareholder meeting presentation, Nov 23, 2006
Slide 1: Australian Ethical Investment – AGM presentations announcement
Australian Ethical® Investment for Investors, Society and the Environment ASX Announcement ASX Code: AEF Date: 23 November 2006 AGM presentations The attached presentations will be delivered to this evening’s AGM by Australian Ethical’s Chair and Chief Executive Officer. End/. Company Background Aus
Slide 2: CEO Presentation – Annual General Meeting
Australian Ethical® Investment + Superannuation CEO PRESENTATION ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING Thursday 23 November 2006 at 7:30pm Good evening ladies and gentlemen and welcome to the Annual General Meeting of Australian Ethical Investment Ltd. (AEl) The 2005/2006 financial year has been a great one for th
Slide 3: Funds Under Management Growth
CEO Presentation - AGM — 23 November 2006 My presentation tonight will focus on the key highlights of the year and consider the challenges that lie ahead for us. Our Funds under Management (‘FUM’) is the core of our business. During 2005/2006 our FUM grew to $417m ex distribution, up from $311m in J
Slide 4: Revenue and Net Profit After Tax
CEO Presentation - AGM — 23 November 2006 Revenue 40.0 9.0 4 8.0 $= 7.0 + 6.0 F 5.04 Ee a 40 + 3.0 4: 204 1.0 + 0.0 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 Year ended 30 June The group achieved a consolidated net profit after tax of $1.3m, another record result. This result represents a 74% increase on the previou
Slide 5: Full Year Dividends
CEO Presentation - AGM — 23 November 2006 In light of the excellent results the directors are recommending shareholders approve a fully franked dividend of 85 cents per share. That is a final dividend of 50 cents along with the interim dividend of 35 cents which was paid in March. Full Year Dividend
Slide 6: Return on Equity
CEO Presentation - AGM — 23 November 2006 Return on Equity 25% 7 20% +e-2 18% 72 % 10% + 5% ee: 0% + 2002 2003 * 2004 2005 2006 Year ended 30 June * Listed on ASX, expanded capital base. Return on equity for the year has increased from 16.9% to 24.1%, again another very pleasing result. In summary,
Slide 7: Challenges going forward
CEO Presentation - AGM — 23 November 2006 was a costly and time consuming exercise however one that was essential to the ongoing viability and growth of the group. We face a number of challenges going forward: Australia has a very low unemployment rate generally and the ACT suffers particularly in t
Slide 8: Sustainability and strategic direction
CEO Presentation - AGM — 23 November 2006 dictate that we must remain vigilant in monitoring costs and thinking about better ways to do our business. Sustainability and Corporate Social Responsibility remain high profile issues for business leaders, governments and the general public. There is curre
Slide 9: Chair's Presentation – Annual General Meeting
Australian Ethical® Investment + Superannuation CHAIR’S PRESENTATION ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING Thursday 23 November 2006 at 7:30pm Welcome Never before have we seen such global focus on environmental issues. Global warming is now attracting a level of high political discussion and commitment that has f
Slide 10: Governance
Governance As a listed company and fiduciary we must always ensure that we strike the right balance between our obligations to shareholders and our duties to our investors. The Board is supported in its obligations by a number of committees that enable focus on such issues as compliance, investment
Slide 11: Investments and marketing and growth
this is the only way we will continue to generate confidence in the market place. There will be some investments where you will not agree with the stock selection, though I can assure you we take our obligations seriously to ensure that the stock is subject to a high level of scrutiny and maintains
Slide 12: Dividend policy and capital position
regards this statement as a firm indication of its intent on dividends, subject always to the fortunes of the company over time. In any one year, depending on circumstances, the payout ratio may be much higher than 40%, In some years it could be much closer to 40%. As indicated in the directors’ rep
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