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Australian Ethical appoints Louise Herron director

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 FEB 2012  |  NEWS
... in Australia including as chair of Belvoir Street Theatre. She was recently appointed chair of the Major Performing Arts Board and as a board member of the Australian Council for the Arts. She has also acted as a philanthropy mentor to a number of companies. ...

Investors to call on ERSB to investigate carbon asset risk

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 FEB 2012  |  NEWS
A group of investors, academics and politicians is drafting a letter to send to the European Systemic Risk Board (ESRB), urging the newly formed board to investigate if the European Union's exposure to high carbon investments poses a systemic financial ...

Call for working group on shareholder resolution reform

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 10 FEB 2012  |  NEWS
... private foundations and not for profit organisations. In Thomas's view, if 100 shareholders or 5% of shareholders call upon a board to put forth a resolution, it should be put to the AGM, with definitions to exclude resolutions that are frivolous, non-commercial ...

ASX50 companies slow to adopt integrated reporting

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 10 FEB 2012  |  NEWS
... at environmental factors, but most of that is focused on long term property valuation. Those aspects have been taking on board by the financial community, but they need to look broader, particularly to the social/community aspect of sustainability." ...

IGCC working group engages on green finance design, function

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 JAN 2012  |  NEWS
... technologies. The CEFC is expected to start operating from 2013-2014, but an expert panel chaired by Jillian Broadbent, a board member of the Reserve Bank, has been established to advise the government on its design. As part of that, stakeholders have ...

Four appointed to Energy Security Council

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 JAN 2012  |  NEWS
... arising from transactions for financial institutions, infrastructure projects and utilities. Parbery is a founding partner and board director of PPB Advisory, which provides services around insolvency, restructuring and other areas, and is a chartered ...

ESG investment analysis - answering the "so-what" question

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 JAN 2012  |  NEWS
... themes across environmental, social and governance issues will continue. On the governance side, the long running issues of board quality and independence will continue to matter, perhaps with more urgency as investors consider the predictions for dire ...

KPMG: companies should review anti-corruption policies

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 JAN 2012  |  NEWS
... potential bribe, what are the immediate steps to take from there? What happens if the media is involved, what do we tell the board or audit committee? Knowing what the response is and what planning has been done enables a quick response." There is significant ...

Superannuation to heed call for greater disclosure

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 JAN 2012  |  NEWS
... investors to be transparent on the methodologies they're using is something that a number of investors will have to take on board," he said. "There is also going to be pressure for the consumers of the financial products to have a look through and engage ...

Climate change, human rights, social justice top 2012 agenda

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 JAN 2012  |  NEWS
... Fuller also agreed that executive remuneration will be on the engagement agenda for 2012, but also said that the issue of board director quality will rise up the agenda. "Governance is a live issue," he said. "Executive remuneration will continue, but ...