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Aurecon directors appointed to FIDIC Sustainable Development Committee

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 31 JUL 2020  |  NEWS
Two directors from international engineering, design and advisory company Aurecon have been appointed to the International Federation of Consulting Engineers (FIDIC)'s Sustainable Development Committee. Aurecon Managing Director for New Zealand Tracey ...

COVID-19 risks and impacts disclosure "unprecedented challenge": AICD

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 17 JUL 2020  |  NEWS
In a move to assist companies in reporting on the impacts of COVID-19, the Australian Institute of Company Directors (AICD), Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand (CA ANZ) and CPA Australia have published a joint guidance on disclosure and ...

KPMG outlines focus on gender diversity in ASX201-300 company boards

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 10 JUL 2020  |  NEWS
... of April 2020, 30.7% of ASX200 board positions were held by women, according to the Australian Institute of Company Directors (AICD), with 28.4% for the ASX300. However, only 22% of ASX201-300 directorships are held by women, according to the KPMG report ...

Insight Investment launches proprietary ESG risk rating system

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 26 JUN 2020  |  NEWS
... at a lot of the third party models, they will also have indicators around shareholder rights - the ability to remove directors and influence boards - that are less relevant for bondholders. As a fixed income indicator, we look at governance slightly ...

Coronavirus forcing companies to virtual AGMs, full proxy voting

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 APR 2020  |  NEWS
... extraordinary measures are needed," noted Angus Armour, the CEO and managing director of the Australian Institute of Company Directors (AICD). "The pragmatic measures announced by ASIC today will provide some relief to companies who are faced with organising ...

UN GCNA appoints Pru Bennett to board of directors

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 APR 2020  |  NEWS
... The UN Global Compact Network Australia (GCNA) has appointed corporate governance expert Pru Bennett to its board of directors. Kylie Porter, GCNA executive director Bennett is a former managing director of Blackrock with more than 20 years' experience ...

J.P. Morgan Asset Management developing ESG scoring framework

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 FEB 2020  |  NEWS
... on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD). Governance. JPMAM "values a strong corporate culture with a focus on directors who represent all shareholders equally and on companies with diverse boards." Strategy Alignment with the Long Term. JPMAM ...

ASX200 boards above 30% women in aggregate, but six have none

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 FEB 2020  |  NEWS
... Although 30% of ASX200 board seats in aggregate are held by women, research from the Australian Institute of Company Directors (AICD) show that 100 companies have not reached the 30% target and six companies still have no women on their board. In December ...

Hendrik van Calcar steps down as director of Qantas Super

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 FEB 2020  |  NEWS
... feel proud about giving that more energy than it's had in the past," he said. The Qantas Super board consists of five directors who are nominated and elected by our members, and five directors who are appointed by Qantas. Qantas Super integrates ESG ...

Small, mid-caps list governance, social as top ESG concerns: Perennial

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 7 FEB 2020  |  NEWS
... the companies have an explicit target. The drive for consideration of material ESG issues is being strongly driven by directors, employees and investors as well as regulators and customers, according to the survey. Cottier noted that the 2019 survey ...