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John Colvin elected chair of international directors network

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 JAN 2013  |  NEWS
John Colvin, chief executive and managing director of the Australian Institute of Company Directors (AICD), has been elected chairman of the new Global Network of Director Institutes (GNDI). GNDI is an international partnership of nine corporate director ...

More women appointed to ASX200 boards

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 7 DEC 2012  |  NEWS
... women to boards, leading to more diversity in age as well as in gender, according to the Australian Institute of Company Directors (AICD). The AICD ASX 200 Snapshot Report 2012 found that women directors comprised 12.67% of board positions as of 30 June ...

AMP Capital, VFMC publish 2011 proxy voting record

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 FEB 2012  |  NEWS
... against, but noted that the key themes from the voting seasons were proxy advisors and their relationship with company directors and asset owners, the two strikes rule and the no vacancy rule. See Also: Share placements become governance issue for investors ...

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

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 JAN 2012  |  NEWS
... institutional investors and companies, outside of the hectic proxy season. Last year, an Australian Institute of Company Directors study authored by consultant Mercer mapped the institutional share voting process from end to end and showed that there ...

Integrated Reporting to generate value, costs

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 JAN 2012  |  NEWS
... must do so without eroding current methodologies must respect regulatory and legislative responsibilities for company directors, according to two of Australia's professional accounting bodies. Both CPA Australia and the Institute of Chartered Accountants ...

Share placements become governance issue for investors

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 23 DEC 2011  |  NEWS
... go from 1-2%, what's wrong with people knowing that?" For the moment, the ASA will focus on engagement with company directors, rather than going the route of seeking a legislative remedy. "It's a lot of discussion because you need to have the discussion ...

Company directors must improve shareholder communication

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 NOV 2011  |  NEWS
With more institutional investors becoming more active in voting their proxy votes, company directors must improve their communication throughout the year, said David Crawford, chairman of Foster's Group and Lend Lease Group. This year's annual general ...

Miscommunication hampers institutional vote engagement

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 OCT 2011  |  NEWS
... particularly during the annual general meeting (AGM) season, according to a study by the Australian Institute of Company Directors (AICD). AICD panel discusses institutional investor proxy voting. L-R John Colvin, Don Argus, David Crawford Photo courtesy ...

ASX500 companies increase number of women on boards

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 7 OCT 2011  |  NEWS
... women to boards and financial outperformance. See Also: Interview: Anthea McIntyre, Australian Institute of Company Directors Women make strides in recent board appointments

DEXUS appoint Tonianne Dwyer independent director

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 26 AUG 2011  |  NEWS
... corporate advisory, with exposure to UK, European and US markets. Dwyer is a member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors and is admitted as a barrister and solicitor of the Supreme Court of Western Australia. "Ms Dwyer has an outstanding ...