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IGCC working group to engage with green finance banks

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 OCT 2011  |  NEWS
... investment mandate." In addition to developing policies to engage with the review panel, which is chaired by Jillian Broadbent, a board member of the Reserve Bank, the IGCC is also looking to contributing to the consultation around the regulations for ...

ACSI reiterates no vote for News Corp board

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 OCT 2011  |  NEWS
... of Superannuation Investors (ACSI) has advised Australian superannuation funds to vote against members of the News Corp Board at the company's annual general meeting in Los Angeles on Friday. "News Corp board should comprise a majority of independent ...

Community finance draws eye of institutional investors

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 OCT 2011  |  NEWS
... governance strategy and business modelling and we also want to establish a strong relationship with senior management and the board. Further to that, we walk with them to packaging the deal. We've pretty much understood the risks and we are presenting ...

Number of women on boards climbs slowly, ACSI finds

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 OCT 2011  |  NEWS
... remains a slow process with incremental movements. Women represented 7.2% of S&P/ASX 100 directors and held 8.3% of all board seats in 2000, the first year ACSI reviewed S&P/ASX 100 boards. "The results of the ACSI study showed the difficulty of efforts ...

Jillian Broadbent to chair Clean Energy Finance Corp panel

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 OCT 2011  |  NEWS
... AU$10bn Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC), which is expected to commence operations from 2013-2014. Jillian Broadbent, a board member of the Reserve Bank, has been named chair of the review panel for the CEFC. She has previously served as a director ...

Analysing the link between women directors and corporate returns

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 OCT 2011  |  NEWS
... Institute showed that there are 235 women holding 307 directorship positions, and 233 companies have at least one woman on board and that women hold 9.5% of ASX500 board positions, up from 7.1% in 2010. The report also demonstrated that ASX500 companies ...

Microfinance a source of financial and social return

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 7 OCT 2011  |  NEWS
... We have a full time ESG analyst, devoted to researching ESG issues and considering ethical issues that might arise. The board has an ethics committee to act as the checks and balances to make sure we're acting in ways to protect society and the environment." ...

ASX500 companies increase number of women on boards

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 7 OCT 2011  |  NEWS
... companies shows that there are 235 women holding 307 directorship positions, and 233 companies have at least one woman on board. The research note authored by the Reibey Institute noted that women hold 9.5% of ASX500 board positions, up from 7.1% in ...

Systemic fault jeopardises proxy vote integrity

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 30 SEP 2011  |  NEWS
... consecutive annual general meetings under the legislation. If a majority of shareholders then vote in favour of getting rid of the board, directors will face fresh elections at a subsequent spill meeting. "We're taking it on blind faith that votes have ...

ACSI recommend against News Corp board re-election

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 30 SEP 2011  |  NEWS
... meeting provides an opportunity for investors to convey their clear view on improving the composition of the News Corporation Board" said ACSI CEO Ann Byrne. ACSI has recommended to its member superannuation funds that they vote against Andrew Knight ...