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ACCSR appoints Jonathan Dutton as non-executive director

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 SEP 2013  |  NEWS
... Regus. He has a degree in economics, is a fully qualified procurement professional, has the AICD diploma in corporate governance, and is a fellow of four institutes including the Royal Society of Arts, Manufacturing & Commerce [RSA].

ASX to include ESG disclosures in governance principles

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 AUG 2013  |  NEWS
The Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) has proposed amending its Governance Principles and Recommendations to ask listed companies to disclose how economic, environmental and social sustainability risks are being identified and managed. The ASX Group's ...

Corporate governance guidelines on agenda ahead of AGMs

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 23 AUG 2013  |  NEWS
... strikes rule, engagement specialists are saying boards are more receptive to speaking to environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues. Ann Byrne, ACSI CEO In the lead up to the 2013 annual general meeting (AGM) season, AMP Capital has released its ...

Focus on short-term growth could undercut long term gain

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 23 AUG 2013  |  NEWS
... the short-term may be sacrificing tomorrow's growth for today's gain, according to AMP Capital's biannual corporate governance report. Karin Halliday, AMP Capital corporate governance manager In addition to reporting on how the investment manager has ...

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' ...