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ACSI to target exec bonus disclosure, voting rights at AGMs

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 AUG 2012  |  NEWS
The Australian Council of Superannuation Investors (ACSI) will focus on increased disclosure of executive bonuses, the 'no vacancy' rule, director elections, capital raising and pre-emptive rights and poll voting as the key issues underpinning the proxy ...

Emerging listed miners catching up on corporate governance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 AUG 2012  |  NEWS
... companies, she also emphasised the need for boards to engage with groups such as the Australian Council of Superannuation Investors and proxy advisers and institutional shareholders before annual general meetings, and advised companies of the need to ...

Companies, investors prepared for carbon price launch

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 JUN 2012  |  NEWS
... return considerations, said Phil Spathis, manager, strategy and engagement at the Australian Council of Superannuation Investors (ACSI). "I think there will be an impact on behaviour, an incentive as a result of the system itself, and once all the politics ...

ACSI may name companies with poor sustainability disclosure

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 JUN 2012  |  NEWS
... disclosure "continues to be of questionable quality," according to research from the Australian Council of Superannuation Investors (ACSI). The investor group has further warned that they will consider naming companies that "continually fail to provide ...

Majority of ASX200 lack formal labour, human rights policies

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 MAY 2012  |  NEWS
... severity of labour and human rights controversies, according to a new report from the Australian Council of Superannuation Investors (ACSI). Ann Byrne The report found that companies were most likely to disclose policies prohibiting discrimination and ...

Fund management bodies oppose ASX share placements proposal

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 MAY 2012  |  NEWS
The Australian Council of Superannuation Investors (ACSI) and the Financial Services Council (FSC) are opposing a proposal by the Australian Stock Exchange (ASX) to allow small to mid-cap companies to issue discounted new shares to investors via placements. ...

Climate change realities necessitate superannuation response

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 11 MAY 2012  |  NEWS
... Hueston told an audience of superannuation fund managers and service providers at the Australian Council of Superannuation Investors (ACSI)'s annual conference. "Firstly, on the whole scientific debate, I think you'd have to be a real gambler to disregard ...

Superannuation funds increasingly act, invest sustainably

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 11 MAY 2012  |  NEWS
... signatories to the UN Principles for Responsible Investment (UNPRI), 19% to the Australian Council of Superannuation Investors (ACSI) and 17% to the Carbon Disclosure Project. The report noted that superannuation funds could do better, and pressure from ...

Investors require more corporate ESG disclosure

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 30 MAR 2012  |  NEWS
... the ASX200 are considered at "best practice" for ESG reporting, according to the Australian Council of Superannuation Investors (ACSI), and investor and accounting experts say companies can improve their public disclosures to the market. Ann Byrne, the ...

Leightons under investigation over payment disclosure

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 17 FEB 2012  |  NEWS
... risk to investors is considerable. Last year, CAER wrote a report on behalf of the Australian Council of Superannuation Investors (ACSI) concluding that three quarters of ASX100 companies that operate in a sector or country deemed "high-risk" for corruption ...