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Proxy voting error results in Emeco AGM double-count

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 MAR 2012  |  NEWS
... double-counting of proxy votes by a custodial shareholder that led to an initial, apparent vote of 26.4% against the remuneration report of heavy earthmoving equipment solution provider Emeco highlights flaws in the proxy voting system. Because of the ...

ASIC renews call for better remuneration disclosure

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 MAR 2012  |  NEWS
... and Investments Commission (ASIC) say that companies can still improve their disclosures of executive and director remuneration. ASIC have reviewed a sample of 50 remuneration reports from ASX300 companies for the financial year ended 30 June 2011. The ...

AMP Capital, VFMC publish 2011 proxy voting record

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 FEB 2012  |  NEWS
Concerns over executive remuneration and incentive plans led institutional investors AMP Capital and the Victorian Funds Management Corporation (VMFC) to cast proxy votes against resolutions during 2011. Governance managers at both institutions also ...

Proposed disclosure measures for corporate bonus clawbacks

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 FEB 2012  |  NEWS
... companies will be required to disclose to shareholders the steps they have taken to clawback bonuses and other forms of remuneration if they were the result of a material misstatement in the company's financial statements, under proposed legislation ...

Climate change, human rights, social justice top 2012 agenda

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 JAN 2012  |  NEWS
... increased investment in assets to mitigate and adapt climate change, according to sustainability professionals. Executive remuneration will continue to be a topic of engagement, but the debate could evolve into a wider question of social justice, in ...

David Bradbury announces inquiry on future of the AGM

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 DEC 2011  |  NEWS
... legislation has been operating. Under the Corporations Amendment (Improving Accountability on Director and Executive Remuneration) Bill 2011, shareholders in Australian publicly listed companies have the right to remove directors if a company's remuneration ...

Company directors must improve shareholder communication

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 NOV 2011  |  NEWS
... Foster's Group and Lend Lease Group. This year's annual general meeting (AGM) season has seen a heavy focus on executive remuneration, and speaking at a panel discussion sponsored by the Australian Institute of Company Directors, Crawford noted that ...

Mirvac identifies 22 material sustainability issues

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 NOV 2011  |  NEWS
... current or potential impact on Mirvac's business. Biodiverity, tenant expectations, retail customer behavior, executive remuneration and payments transparency were among the issues given a lower ranking as current or potential impact. "The issues were ...

Bradbury highlights corporate ESG reporting inconsistencies

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 NOV 2011  |  NEWS
... travel incredibly fast." Bradbury also defended the government's controversial "two strikes" legislation on executive remuneration passed earlier this year. The Corporations Amendment (Improving Accountability on Director and Executive Remuneration) ...

Governance, environmental issues for AGM season

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 OCT 2011  |  NEWS
... 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 environmental and social issues. This is the first AGM ...