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Australia to pilot Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 4 NOV 2011  |  NEWS
... support EITI's activities. EITI was launched in 2002 and has 11 country participants. The initiative drives improved governance in both companies that operate in resource-rich countries and those countries governance structures through the full publication ...

Using ESG factors to broaden fixed income analysis

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 OCT 2011  |  NEWS
Institutional investors are looking to apply environmental, social and governance (ESG) analysis to fixed income portfolios. Investment professionals say the trend towards using ESG factors as part of the fixed income investment process is a work in ...

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
Governance experts Dean Paatsch, Martin Lawrence and Simon Connal have launched a new governance advisory business, Ownership Matters (OM). The independent, Australian focused governance firm has a suite of services aimed at financial institutions - ...

ACSI reiterates no vote for News Corp board

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 OCT 2011  |  NEWS
... Executive Ann Byrne. "A protest vote will send a clear message from global investors that the current quality of corporate governance and behaviour at News Corp is simply unacceptable. Business-as-usual will entrench a 'governance discount' in the stock ...

Community finance draws eye of institutional investors

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 OCT 2011  |  NEWS
... high touch and costs a bit," she said. "We want a deep understanding of the biz the enterprise is running. We look at governance strategy and business modelling and we also want to establish a strong relationship with senior management and the board. ...

Miscommunication hampers institutional vote engagement

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 OCT 2011  |  NEWS
... much as they possibly can. Where it breaks down, is where an investment institution decides to outsource its corporate governance piece to proxy advisers. I ask the question, is the original investment decision in the company changing and what's the ...

Jillian Broadbent to chair Clean Energy Finance Corp panel

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 OCT 2011  |  NEWS
... implementation plan for the establishment of the CEFC, the investment mandate and risk management approach of the CEFC, and the governance arrangements of the CEFC, including the responsibilities, powers and statutory duties of the board, chair and CEO. ...

Analysing the link between women directors and corporate returns

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 OCT 2011  |  NEWS
... they are, in terms of human resources, risk management, etc. Is it that those companies have more robust policies and governance overall in everything that they do, and one aspect of that is seeking to have is women on boards? It would be impossible ...

Microfinance a source of financial and social return

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 7 OCT 2011  |  NEWS
... structure - it's higher with microfinance, because of the complexity of the investments. There are a number of layers of governance, and then of course, there is more limited data on returns, particularly on debt vehicles and how they perform." Comparing ...