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Governance key concern for AGM season: Dimensional Fund Advisors

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 1 OCT 2020  |  NEWS
... raisings are a renounceable rights raising." Following the ASX's introduction of temporary emergency capital raising relief in April due to the pandemic, more than $33 billion has been raised through 72 capital raisings, mostly as placements, and at ...

Governance Institute backs recommendations for virtual AGMs

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 SEP 2020  |  NEWS
... virtual and hybrid AGMs - recently, Lyn Nikolopoulos, company secretary at CIMIC Group, reported that that company's April AGM was complicated by the fact that their constitution did not permit the company to hold a totally virtual AGM, which resulted ...

Company secretaries weigh challenges, opportunities of virtual AGM

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 10 SEP 2020  |  NEWS
... the COVID-19 pandemic in Australia to each company's AGM during the min-AGM season. Woodside Energy's AGM was 30 April, and Bailie noted that the key challenges was setting up the technology to enable the speeches, including full rehearsals for ...

Northern Trust expands ESG Insights risk analytics suite

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 AUG 2020  |  NEWS
... through its Investment Risk and Analytical Services group. It complements the ESG Insights: Ratings Summary, launched in April this year, which provides investors with periodic snapshot analysis across their portfolios, setting out investment 'scores' ...

ACCR files resolutions with BHP, AGL for AGM votes

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 AUG 2020  |  NEWS
... that the 2020 AGM season will be virtual or hybrid, Gocher noted that the companies that piloted virtual AGMs during the April/May mini-AGM season managed their processes and "improved" through the time period. "They got better with both the technology ...

KPMG outlines focus on gender diversity in ASX201-300 company boards

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 10 JUL 2020  |  NEWS
... pipeline in executive and upper management, according to research from KPMG. Sarah Cain, partner, KPMG As of the end of April 2020, 30.7% of ASX200 board positions were held by women, according to the Australian Institute of Company Directors (AICD) ...

Integrating ethics goes beyond ESG screens: Nucleus Wealth

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUN 2020  |  NEWS
... tactical asset allocation, which includes ESG screening, the foundation portfolio has returned 5.1% in the past year up to 30 April, and 6.8% since inception. "Our performance has been very good- we were in early on the whole coronavirus response so ...

Climate action by regulators deferred, not denied: MinterEllison

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAY 2020  |  NEWS
... (OFRs) to contain information on the impact of climate change on financial performance, position and prospects. Further, in April 2019, the Australian Accounting Standards Board and Auditing and Assurance Standards Board "issued joint guidance stating ...

Pioneer issuance puts COVID-19 bonds on investment agenda

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAY 2020  |  NEWS
... quickly," Kendall said. Kendall noted that according to internal analysis, 57% of the bonds issued by financial institutions in April were social or sustainability bonds, the amount of overall green/sustainability/social bonds declined in April versus ...

More than a third of investors back Rio Tinto climate resolution

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAY 2020  |  NEWS
... four shareholder resolutions with the AGM of ASX-listed oil and gas company Woodside Petroleum Limited. The AGM was held 30 April in Perth. Resolution 4(b) asked the company to "to set and disclose emissions reduction targets across its operations (scope ...