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ASX100 CEO pay remains below 2009 peak: ACSI

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 25 AUG 2017  |  NEWS
... women to comprise 30% of ASX200 boards by the end of 2017, and that policy is now backed by a formal voting strategy for company AGMs. As of this year, ACSI is recommending to members that they vote against sitting directors at companies without female ...

Less than half of ASX100 companies have exec-level technologist: Calastone

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 AUG 2017  |  NEWS
... representation of technologists at executive level. The consumer discretionary sector- which includes many of the gaming company - has the densest concentration, with 66% having a technologist at executive level. Calastone said the funds management sector ...

Sustainalytics CEO discusses impact of Morningstar ownership stake

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 AUG 2017  |  NEWS
... exchange-traded funds (ETFs). The ratings, which now cover more than 35,000 mutual funds and ETFs, use the ESG specialist's company-level research. "Morningstar is as good as an example as any of a mainstream financial services firm has seen the growth ...

Cyber security a rapidly evolving material risk for companies: Citi Research

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 11 AUG 2017  |  NEWS
... companies developing their approaches to cyber risk around operations, as far as we can tell from the answers." Citi surveyed company directors as part of the research. According to the respondents, 62% of directors say "that the level of attempted malicious ...

Financial Services Council launches Principles of Internal Governance and Asset Stewardship Code

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 JUL 2017  |  NEWS
... Governance factors (risks and opportunities) and whether these considerations influence investment decision-making and company engagement." Colonial First State Global Asset Management is a member of the FSC, and the chief investment officer of CFSGAM ...

Colonial First State Global Asset Management publish stewardship report

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 JUL 2017  |  NEWS
... better-informed investment decisions, and nine out of 10 employees "believed that effective stewardship can positively influence company behaviour and returns," according to the report. In the past year, CFSGAM's global ESG Committee's working groups ...

Australian, NZ organisations consider impacts of bribery, corruption: Deloitte

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 JUL 2017  |  NEWS
... to the US and the UK in particular are far more cognisant to the risk and exposure than a domestic-only Australian/NZ company." The survey found that 55% of organisations expect to implement or upgrade their anti-bribery and corruption compliance framework ...

ASX200 sustainability disclosures improve, but climate-related data needed: ACSI

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 JUL 2017  |  NEWS
... articulate the steps they are taking to address them", Davidson said. As part of this review, ACSI has written to every ASX200 company to advise them of their individual rating and to request a formal commitment to improve from poor performers. In terms ...

Regnan hires Pauline Vamos as CEO

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 JUL 2017  |  NEWS
... shareholders converted to long-term clients of Regnan's ESG engagement and advocacy service, with some also electing to use the company's advisory practice, Regnan said at the time. Regnan launched in 2007, having previously operated as the BT Governance ...

Mirvac launches first Reconciliation Action Plan

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 7 JUL 2017  |  NEWS
... build our relationships with Indigenous partners." Breavington noted that Mirvac's RAP is an opportunity to consolidate company activity, to give a clear focus and "to be able to better articulate what we are doing, tracking progress and set accountable ...