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ACSI: Investors have confidence in ASX100 boards

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 AUG 2013  |  NEWS
... shareholders is the right to elect directors," said Ann Byrne, ACSI CEO. "This right underpins the Australian corporate governance system, in which shareholders choose - and can remove - directors, to safeguard their ownership interests and hold management ...

Deutsche Borse joins Integrated Reporting pilot programme

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 AUG 2013  |  NEWS
... provides organisations with guidance on how to present material financial and non-financial information about strategy, governance, performance and prospects. Participants in the Pilot Programme test the IR framework by applying it to their disclosure ...

J.P. Morgan rates Australian REITs reporting, management

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 AUG 2013  |  NEWS
... improvements to their gender diversity ratios, without explicitly stating the need for quotas." The report also reviewed governance, including board structures and independence, director remuneration/shareholdings and executive remuneration as part of ...

GRESB signs up new partner, members

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 AUG 2013  |  NEWS
... with offices in the United States, London and Hong Kong. "The Townsend Group recognizes that environmental, social and governance issues in commercial real estate are gaining traction with institutional investors and property owners worldwide," said ...

AXA IM: board diversity an issue at EuroStoxx50 companies

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 AUG 2013  |  NEWS
... a discussion topic - have you thought about your board's diversity, because we think you need this to reshape your governance. We are targeting this because it's a real value add as a discussion and a deep constructive feedback process." See Also: AXA ...

BlackRock: ASX200 making "glacial" change in diversity

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 AUG 2013  |  NEWS
... a quota system to raise the number of women on boards, warns BlackRock. Pru Bennett, director and head of corporate governance and responsible investment Asia-Pacific, BlackRock BlackRock recently performed a diversity investigation of ASX 200 companies' ...

ACSI starts recruitment process for new CEO

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 JUL 2013  |  NEWS
... ACSI said candidates would require attributes including a sophisticated understanding of environmental, social and governance issues in Australia and internationally, "exceptional stakeholder engagement skills" and the ability to deal with senior leaders ...

NYSE joins UN Sustainable Stock Exchanges Initiative

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 26 JUL 2013  |  NEWS
... investors, regulators and companies to enhance corporate transparency and performance on environmental, social and corporate governance issues. Other members include the Brazilian Stock Exchange (BM&F BOVESPA), Borsa Istanbul, The Bombay Stock Exchange ...

Local Government Super selects SSgA for equities mandate

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JUL 2013  |  NEWS
... Hartnett The mandate was labeled an "enhanced passive" strategy that will conform with LGS's environmental, social and governance investment principles, said Bill Hartnett, head of sustainability at LGS. "We have had a long relationship with State Street ...

ETS proposal put auctions, carbon hedging on tighter agenda

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JUL 2013  |  NEWS
... for the auction," said Jennifer Lauber Patterson, executive director, Frontier Carbon. "There is a lot of corporate governance and risk management process that needs to be established to be ready. This includes a carbon strategy, policies and development ...