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Northern Trust launches emerging markets ESG index, fund

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 MAR 2013  |  NEWS
... that lack sufficient independence across ownership, board representation, key corporate committees and audit and remuneration committees are filtered out. "This Index is unique in combining industry screens, norms-based screens and governance screens," ...

Mercer: use responsible investment to reduce return leakage

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAR 2013  |  NEWS
... is characterised by high turnover in portfolios, high turnover in managers, and leakages upstream like excessive remuneration and merger and acquisitions activity, which doesn't necessarily create long term value, as well as systemic leakages.... The ...

AMP Capital notes increased engagement, board diversity

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 FEB 2013  |  NEWS
Corporate boards are more willing to engage with investors around governance issues beyond remuneration into areas including board independence, succession planning and related party transactions, which AMP Capital attributes to the impact of the two-strikes ...

Charter Hall publishes first sustainability report

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 JAN 2013  |  NEWS
... recruitment processes. The company also adopted a revised diversity and inclusion strategy and undertook an external remuneration benchmarking exercise to confirm there is no pay inequality between men and women. The CR&S working group reports to the ...

More women appointed to ASX200 boards

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 7 DEC 2012  |  NEWS
... Council's Principles and Recommendations. Of the 170 companies sampled, all had an audit committee, 97 per cent had a remuneration committee and 82 per cent had a nomination committee. AICD said in the report that the ASX200 Snapshot Report will be expanded ...

Boards increasing engagement on remuneration reports

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 NOV 2012  |  NEWS
... companies are continuing to increase the amount of time they spend engaging with investors, particularly around executive remuneration issues, said Amanda Wilson, Regnan managing director. Wilson said that in the lead-up to this year's annual general ...

AXA IM brings ESG equities analytic framework to Australia

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 OCT 2012  |  NEWS
... manages more than over GBP 10 billion of UK equity assets. AXA IM focused on six ESG criteria - management performance, remuneration, control, employees, environment and board - and evaluated about 250 companies within the FTSE350, excluding banks, investment ...

ACSI reiterates support for NewsCorp board overhaul

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 5 OCT 2012  |  NEWS
... skilled outside directors," according to a media statement. ACSI is also recommending that members vote against the remuneration report, saying that remuneration levels are higher than larger Australian companies. ACSI noted that in 2011, the cash pay ...

Stockland publishes integrated 2012 annual review

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 SEP 2012  |  NEWS
... that will provide significant future profits and to fund our security buyback." Stockland reviewed its executive remuneration policies, which was completed in the 2012 financial year, a review the company said was taken in response to changes to remuneration ...

ANZ, GPT Group named 2012 DJSI supersector leaders

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 SEP 2012  |  NEWS
... commitment to increasing diversity, including targets to increase the percentage of women in management position and equal remuneration. "We're pleased the efforts of our 48,000 people to improve our contribution to sustainability have been recognised ...