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Directors speak to evolving, expanding role of corporate boards at ACSI conference

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 MAY 2017  |  NEWS
... governance are appropriate- particularly the Two Strikes rule that enables shareholders to remove directors if a company's remuneration report has received a 'no' vote of 25% or more at two consecutive annual general meetings. During the ACSI panel ...

AMP Capital on value of non-financial performance measures

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 31 MAR 2017  |  NEWS
... Corporate Governance Manager Karin Halliday noted that relying solely on financial performance in setting management remuneration and hurdles can be "harmful" if they discourage executives from focusing on strategic goals "linked to building and enhancing ...

Escala Partners choose Ownership Matters to provide proxy advisory research

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 JAN 2017  |  NEWS
... sustainability, while not uncorrelated with governance, is different," she said. "Governance is accounting standards, remuneration, and board tenure. Really what we had in mind with our relationship with OM was to, as the first and most important thing ...

Women comprise 25% of ASX200 board positions: AICD

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 DEC 2016  |  NEWS
... party transactions; half the number of concerns around board composition including better independence; and better remuneration in terms of quantum, structure and disclosure." "The more analysis I've done on gender diversity, the more complex I have ...

EY issues call to action to companies over social license to operate

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 NOV 2016  |  NEWS
... stakeholders, noting that the public is "more alert, connected and cynical" when it comes to issues like "executive remuneration, tax transparency, market power, vertical integration, trading personal information and zero-carbon business models," which ...

ACSI report finds ASX100 CEO base pay decreases

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 SEP 2016  |  NEWS
... The conclusions of this research will inform ACSI's ongoing engagement with company boards on the subject of CEO remuneration, Davidson said. "I think that's one of the benefits of doing this type of research," Davidson said. "We can have this conversation ...

LGS adapts investment screens for Sustainable Australian Shares option

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 26 AUG 2016  |  NEWS
... causing this poor corporate conduct, such as overt focus on short-Âterm profits and excessive levels of bonus-Âbased remuneration, may result in the re-Âemergence of long-Âterm systemic risks to the financial sector and this is not in the interests ...

Regnan reports results of 2015/2016 engagements

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 AUG 2016  |  NEWS
... years of work. 'Of these the most significant areas of change occurred with respect to climate change, executive remuneration, board related matters - including composition and issues of independence - as well as public disclosure,' Regnan said in the ...

Stakeholders assess ESG policy priorities for Parliament

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 8 JUL 2016  |  NEWS
... Institute has recommend that the Corporations Act is made technology neutral, a review of corporate reporting and remuneration reporting with an eye to reduce compliance costs and reform to the structure of the AGM. To facilitate these reforms, the Governance ...

Conduct risk a concern for financial services sector: Ausbil

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAY 2016  |  NEWS
... whistle-blowers pay a heavy price in Australia, and that prevents people from speaking out." Another area of assessment is remuneration throughout an organisation, particularly in regards to incentives, which may induce encouragement to take risk to ...