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Majority of ASX200 lack formal labour, human rights policies

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 MAY 2012  |  NEWS
... 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 occupational ...

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
... 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 the high ...

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
... 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 CEO ...

WOB: ASX200 companies not meeting gender diversity standards

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 FEB 2012  |  NEWS
... she said. "Having said that, some are just a hopeless case." See Also: See Also: Number of women on boards climbs slowly, ACSI finds

Leightons under investigation over payment disclosure

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 17 FEB 2012  |  NEWS
... 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 ...

KPMG: companies should review anti-corruption policies

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 JAN 2012  |  NEWS
... anti-corruption practices in corporate Australia, authored by CAER for the Australian Council of Superannuation Investors (ACSI). "The documentation of the payment must satisfy the reporting requirements set out within the Criminal Code to be accepted ...

Superannuation to heed call for greater disclosure

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 JAN 2012  |  NEWS
... plus exactly what holdings their fund has." The FSC co-authored with the Australian Council of Superannuation Investors (ACSI) a set of guidances aimed at listed corporations and what basic ESG disclosures should be made to investors. Brogden said that ...

Share placements become governance issue for investors

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 23 DEC 2011  |  NEWS
... serves the interest of the beneficiaries and not the intermediaries." The Australian Council of Superannuation Investors (ACSI) addressed pre-emptive rights in its July 2011 governance guidelines. "ACSI recognises that equity capital raisings have the ...