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Operational changes needed to strengthen AGM voting: ACSI

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 OCT 2012  |  NEWS
... companies, Ownership Matters found errors at varying points in the cycle. In one case, a vote on two resolutions at a Commonwealth Bank of Australia meeting, "a custodial voting agent incorrectly offered the investor an 'abstain option,' when CBA's proxy ...

Australian property continues to lead GRESB performers

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 7 SEP 2012  |  NEWS
... Australian Prime Property Fund Industrial, managed by Lend Lease, as the industrial sector leader, and GFSGAM's Commonwealth Bank Group Super (CBGSA) the diversified sector leader. According to GRESB, 75% of the FTSE EPRA/NAREIT Australia index responded ...

Industry leaders establish Banking and Finance Oath

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 17 AUG 2012  |  NEWS
... of the Banking and Finance Ethics Panel, a working group led industry representatives including AMP Capital, Commonwealth Bank, MLC and Morgan Stanley, among others, under the aegis of the St James Ethics Centre. It is a registered company, and the group's ...

Transparency International publishes anti-corruption report

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 JUL 2012  |  NEWS
... with an 88% score, was the fourth most transparent global financial services and had an overall score of 6.3. Commonwealth Bank was judged to have a 38% score for transparency on anti-corruption programmes and an overall score of 3.1. "The best performing ...

New South Wales announces first social benefit bond

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 23 MAR 2012  |  NEWS
Westpac Group, Commonwealth Bank of Australia and the Benevolent Society have been selected by the New South Wales (NSW) government to trial an AU$10m social benefit bond - a financing vehicle that will fund a program to assist at-risk families. The ...

WOB: ASX200 companies not meeting gender diversity standards

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 FEB 2012  |  NEWS
... 2011, or by their 2012 report. The WOB report found that the banks scored highest on the traffic light system - Commonwealth Bank, NAB, Westpac and ANZ all scored green lights, and Suncorp-Metway and Bendigo and Adelaide Bank were close behind with the ...

Only 4% of CDP respondents see high risks with carbon pricing

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 NOV 2011  |  NEWS
... disclosure and an A for performance. AGL Energy came in third with a 92 and an A, with National Australia Bank, Commonwealth Bank of Australia and Mirvac Group also receiving the top scores this year. As is evidenced by the rankings, the CDP report also ...

Commonwealth Bank reports lower customer satisfaction

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 NOV 2011  |  NEWS
The Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA) reported a customer satisfaction rating of 75.2%, slightly lower than last year and putting the bank in 4 th place against the other three main Australia banks, against a backdrop of full year net profits of ...

Number of women on boards climbs slowly, ACSI finds

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 OCT 2011  |  NEWS
... relatively high annual fees due to the fact these entities changed chairperson during 2010, including BHP Billiton, Commonwealth Bank and ANZ," the report said. "Of the 598 individuals in the 2010 sample 10 received director fees of $1m or more across ...

ASX100 CEO pay increases faster than stock value

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 SEP 2011  |  NEWS
... significant proportions of annual bonuses into equity vesting over time, particularly in the financial sector. Commonwealth Bank's Ralph Norris had the highest pay across the S&P/ASX 100 for the 2010 financial year, at AU$16.158m. Westfield CEO Frank ...