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Chartered Secretaries advise EU to use comply or explain codes

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JUL 2011  |  NEWS
... undermining the role of shareholders and to the benefit of investors." See Also: ASIC urges additional executive remuneration disclosures Integrated reporting - should ASX follow in South Africa's footsteps?

Investor Profile: Victorian Funds Management Corporation

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 8 JUL 2011  |  NEWS
... overview of some of the recent ESG issues like the carbon tax, the new ASX diversity principles, the new executive remuneration rules, but also talking about what we're doing internally. Q: To what level does VFMC engage with its invested companies? ...

ASIC urges additional executive remuneration disclosures

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 JUL 2011  |  NEWS
... and Investments Commission (ASIC) has highlighted four areas where ASX listed companies can provide more clarity on remuneration arrangements for their directors and executives. ASIC reviewed 60 remuneration reports of ASX300 companies for the financial ...

"Two Strikes" for directors legislation passes Parliament

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JUN 2011  |  NEWS
Shareholders in Australian companies have vastly increased power to over executive remuneration under legislation that will take effect in July. The Corporations Amendment (Improving Accountability on Director and Executive Remuneration) Bill 2011 ...

CAMAC releases review of executive remuneration governance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAY 2011  |  NEWS
Companies should give a general description of their executive remuneration governance framework, but should be permitted to withhold commercially sensitive information pertaining to performance conditions and should not be required to use accounting ...

Investor Profile: Colonial First State Global Asset Management

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAY 2011  |  NEWS
... team, there is a strong focus on best practice corporate governance. That may be anything from fair and appropriate remuneration of executives through to ensuring best quality directors on the board. Q: How actively do you get involved in the engagement ...

"Steady but modest" increase in number of women directors

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 11 MAR 2011  |  NEWS
... up 12.3 percent of audit committee membership, 11.7 percent of governance/nomination committees and 10 percent of remuneration committees. The top three countries with highest aggregate percentage of female directors were Norway, with 35.6 percent, Sweden ...

"Two Strikes" policy for directors over executive remuneration

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 25 FEB 2011  |  NEWS
... Australian shareholders will have the right to a "two strikes and you're out" test to remove directors if a company's remuneration report has received a 'no' vote of 25 per cent or more at two consecutive annual general meetings under legislation introduced ...