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Governance Institute backs recommendations for virtual AGMs

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 SEP 2020  |  NEWS
... Corporations Act, and how they inhibit the efficient use of resources in what is likely to be a constrained economy of the next few years." Virtual AGMs have permitted more retail shareholders to participate in the governance event, however, before holding ...

Climate change to bring more frequent, intense weather: IAG

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 SEP 2020  |  NEWS
Climate change will cause more fires, hailstorms and cyclones across Australia, resulting in greater property, personal and economic damage, and hardship for Australian communities, warns insurer IAG. IAG has released the second edition of the Severe ...

Ardea, UTS partnership to bring AI to fixed income analysis

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 SEP 2020  |  NEWS
... change and government bond investing, and the LIBOR transition and how it may impact trading opportunities. "For us, it means a few things - one is that the research that we will be doing will have a degree of independence to it, "Ryan said. "It also ...

Company secretaries weigh challenges, opportunities of virtual AGM

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 10 SEP 2020  |  NEWS
... different experience from running a live event, and company preparing for forthcoming virtual and hybrid AGMs in the next few months should draw on the experience of those companies who went through it earlier this year, according to recent panel hosted ...

Australian passive sustainable funds grow to $3.6 billion: Morningstar

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 10 SEP 2020  |  NEWS
... by BlackRock (iShares), Russell, and State Street. "It's fair to say that the passive retail market is dominated by a few players," said Aman Ramrakha, director of manager research, Morningstar. "There are limited players in the space so it's ...

More companies reporting on SDGs, but quality lacking: RMIT

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 AUG 2020  |  NEWS
... we are still in the infancy of SDG reporting, with 72 companies just mentioning the SDGs out of the 150. " There are very few disclosed measurable business performance targets related to the goals, the report found, and few companies are providing context ...

Women continue to see gains on ASX200 boards: AICD

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 AUG 2020  |  NEWS
Women hold 31.3% of ASX200 board positions, with only one ASX200 company not having a single woman on its board, according to the latest data from the Australian Institute of Company Directors (AICD). Nicola Wakefield Evans, 30% Club Australia chair ...

State Street Global Advisors to list new ESG ETF on ASX

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 27 JUL 2020  |  NEWS
... risk-return profile to the S&P/ASX200 Index, said Meaghan Victor, head of SPDR ETF Asia Pacific distribution. "For the last few years, the feedback we've been receiving from investors is that they want to align their investment strategies more with their ...

Increase in linking environmental, social metrics to remuneration: ISS

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUL 2020  |  NEWS
... settlement rule until 2021. That delay only benefits the owners of large coal fired power stations, like AGL." There are a few listed companies in Australia with explicit links between environmental and social metrics and short and long term remuneration. ...

First State Super-backed Victorian fund makes first investment

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 17 JUL 2020  |  NEWS
... invest in local companies - to boost the economy, drive employment and help businesses grow." The announcement caps a busy few weeks for First State Super - earlier this week, the fund announced that it would change its name to Aware Super in mid-September ...