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Superannuation to heed call for greater disclosure

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 JAN 2012  |  NEWS
... investors to be transparent on the methodologies they're using is something that a number of investors will have to take on board," he said. "There is also going to be pressure for the consumers of the financial products to have a look through and engage ...

Climate change, human rights, social justice top 2012 agenda

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 JAN 2012  |  NEWS
... Fuller also agreed that executive remuneration will be on the engagement agenda for 2012, but also said that the issue of board director quality will rise up the agenda. "Governance is a live issue," he said. "Executive remuneration will continue, but ...

Share placements become governance issue for investors

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 23 DEC 2011  |  NEWS
... AU$1.89bn through capital raisings, the paper also concluded. "The placement, the discount to the market place, set by the board the participants are set by the board, and you never know the details," said Martin Lawrence, a director at Ownership Matters. ...

Durban agreements to impact Australia's ETS

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 DEC 2011  |  NEWS
... private sector investment and using other financial instruments rather than grants and concessional loans. There will be a board to establish the funds and determine the investments. By the looks of the documents that came out in Durban, it will be quite ...

CSL reports new anti-corruption policy, lower emissions

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 DEC 2011  |  NEWS
... reported. In July 2011, the company adopted a new anti-bribery and anti-corruption policy. The policy was adopted after the board decided it was "appropriate" to have a stand-alone detailed policy. The policy details a "zero-tolerance" approach to acts ...

David Bradbury announces inquiry on future of the AGM

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 DEC 2011  |  NEWS
... impediments to the use of electronic voting. Bradbury also pointed to recent discussions of companies moving voluntarily to annual board elections, as currently practised in the United Kingdom. "I welcome these discussions because they show that directors ...

Climate Bond Standard to screen green bonds

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 25 NOV 2011  |  NEWS
... Kidney, chair of the Climate Bonds Initiative. The finalised text of the standard was approved by the Climate Bond Standards Board -the Investor Group on Climate Change (IGCC), California State Teachers' Retirement System (CalSTRS), the Natural Resources ...

Company directors must improve shareholder communication

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 NOV 2011  |  NEWS
... year, and that while executive remuneration was one issue of engagement, ACSI also raised questions about sustainability, board diversity, investment performance and health and safety, among others. Byrne noted that in engaging with companies about their ...

Green bonds form basis of new institutional investment funds

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 NOV 2011  |  NEWS
... certification is a signal and it allow investors such as [California State Teachers Retirement System] CalSTRS, which is on our board, to look for climate bonds," Kidney said. Crafter noted that once they have selected the issuers, ongoing reporting ...

Bradbury highlights corporate ESG reporting inconsistencies

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 NOV 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. The legislation also stipulates that boards must ...