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ACSI to target exec bonus disclosure, voting rights at AGMs

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 AUG 2012  |  NEWS
... rule, director elections, capital raising and pre-emptive rights and poll voting as the key issues underpinning the proxy voting recommendations for the forthcoming main AGM season. Ann Byrne ACSI is seeking increased disclosure on how ASX-listed companies ...

US college and university endowments lag on ESG investing

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 JUL 2012  |  NEWS
... indirect investments in commingled vehicles and more opaque investments in alternative asset classes, which means that proxy voting is a decreasing portion of endowments' activities. There is also confusion at endowments about the semantics of ESG investing ...

Perpetual to extend ESG dashboard to fixed income space

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 MAY 2012  |  NEWS
... information in the dashboard is correct and that they're arguing the right things. Others want to use it as part of proxy voting process. There are different approaches and different feedback, and some don't see why it's necessary. You're going to have ...

AMP trials smartphone voting for annual general meeting

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 MAY 2012  |  NEWS
... Online voting allows shareholders to confirm instantly that their votes have been received, Reid noted. See Also: Proxy voting error results in Emeco AGM double-count Systemic fault jeopardises proxy vote integrity

CSA warns on timing of undirected proxy vote legislation

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 APR 2012  |  NEWS
... progress of the bill. We have worked constructively with the CSA on this matter and will continue to do so." See Also: Proxy voting error results in Emeco AGM double-count Call for working group on shareholder resolution reform

Five Oceans AM to run Skandia Global Equity Fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 MAR 2012  |  NEWS
... broadly, except in excluding tobacco and armaments stocks, Youngman said. Five Oceans uses MSCI for ESG research and proxy voting advice, Youngman said. Five Oceans believes that ESG analysis can present unpriced risks and opportunities, he said. "The ...

Proxy voting error results in Emeco AGM double-count

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 MAR 2012  |  NEWS
... 26.4% against the remuneration report of heavy earthmoving equipment solution provider Emeco highlights flaws in the proxy voting system. Because of the lack of audit trail in proxy voting, and because of the two strikes rule and rules on voting exclusions ...

AMP Capital, VFMC publish 2011 proxy voting record

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 FEB 2012  |  NEWS
... quite a hard job for companies to do the disclosures, but we are seeing some improvement." According to its annual proxy voting statistics, AMP Capital voted on 1827 resolutions over the calendar year and supported 85% of those resolutions. AMP Capital ...

Ownership Matters hires Marty Chung

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 11 NOV 2011  |  NEWS
... Victoria. The independent, Australian focused governance firm has a suite of services aimed at financial institutions - a proxy voting advisory service for resolutions put to annual general meetings (AGMs) of ASX300 companies, a bespoke reporting service ...

Governance, environmental issues for AGM season

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 OCT 2011  |  NEWS
... "It's a passive fund that seeks to give market based return, but purpose of the fund is to enrich the advocacy of the proxy voting space in Australia. In the US, a large number of resolutions are being discussed around proxy time around environmental ...

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Santos receives takeover offer from Abu Dhabi-led consortium

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Santos has received a non-binding $8.89 per share cash offer from the XRG Consortium, led by XRG P.J.S.C., a subsidiary of Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ANDOC), alongside Abu Dhabi's sovereign wealth fund ADQ and US private equity firm Carlyle.

What do the best-functioning boards look like?

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The best-functioning boards are future thinkers, understand their ESG responsibilities and are able to show their "battle scars," according to two governance experts.

Funding lifts for climate, health, people startups

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While funding for impact startups has broadly declined, those operating in climate, health and people has seen funding levels improve compared to three years ago, according to the Impact Startups Benchmark Report 2025.

Mind the gap: Investors' role in balancing fairness and competitiveness in executive pay

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Investors have a significant role to play in helping to move the dial on executive remuneration, aiming to increase fairness and reduce inequality.

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