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David Bradbury announces inquiry on future of the AGM

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 DEC 2011  |  NEWS
... environmental, social and governance issues, while also announcing an inquiry on the future of the annual general meeting (AGM). Speaking to the Chartered Secretaries Australia (CSA) annual conference, Bradbury noted that integrated reporting is gaining ...

Company directors must improve shareholder communication

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 NOV 2011  |  NEWS
... throughout the year, said David Crawford, chairman of Foster's Group and Lend Lease Group. This year's annual general meeting (AGM) season has seen a heavy focus on executive remuneration, and speaking at a panel discussion sponsored by the Australian ...

Bradbury highlights corporate ESG reporting inconsistencies

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 NOV 2011  |  NEWS
... has come as a shock to many. This is particularly so when the grounding of the airline came just days after the company's AGM. Events like these raise questions about whether a company has a genuine commitment to good corporate citizenship or whether ...

Ownership Matters hires Marty Chung

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 11 NOV 2011  |  NEWS
Ownership Matters (OM) has appointed Marty Chung as a senior governance analyst. Chung joins Dean Paatsch, Martin Lawrence and Simon Connal as part of the OM team that is focused on the governance of Australian companies and capital markets. Chung previously ...

Governance, environmental issues for AGM season

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 OCT 2011  |  NEWS
With the arrival of the annual general meeting (AGM) season, governance experts and sustainability researchers say that some issues at play this year will include executive remuneration and the processes around capital raisings, plus resolutions on ...

Dean Paatsch launches new governance advisory firm

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 OCT 2011  |  NEWS
... think is material. The idea here is that we have to spread the resources to work year-round, rather than just bulk up for AGM." Investor Voice subscribers will "underwrite" a research programme that will highlight "governance issues or market practices ...

Miscommunication hampers institutional vote engagement

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 OCT 2011  |  NEWS
... process, there is a failure to communicate at key junctures with all parties, particularly during the annual general meeting (AGM) season, according to a study by the Australian Institute of Company Directors (AICD). AICD panel discusses institutional ...

Systemic fault jeopardises proxy vote integrity

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 30 SEP 2011  |  NEWS
... reconciliation that may occur when institutional share holdings change over the 30 day period between the announcement of the AGM and the final vote tally. The problem has been ongoing for years and a previous attempt to correct the industry-wide problem ...

Investor Profile: Australian Ethical Investment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 JUN 2011  |  NEWS
... Woodside is going to think of that, but they were, I think they were very surprised by the way in which it was handled at the AGM. There were some significant industry superannuation funds who voted in support of the resolution and some big funds from ...

Woodside shareholders reject carbon disclosure resolution

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 APR 2011  |  NEWS
... shares each. The company had opposed the motion and in it only received around 5 percent of proxy votes at Woodside's April 20 AGM. A special resolution requires 75 percent of votes to be cast in favour for it to pass. Although unsuccessful, the motion ...