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Dean Paatsch launches new governance advisory firm

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 OCT 2011  |  NEWS
... running." OM has five full-time staff and 3 part-time analysts, according to the firm. See Also: Systemic fault jeopardises proxy vote integrity

ACSI reiterates no vote for News Corp board

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 OCT 2011  |  NEWS
The Australian Council of Superannuation Investors (ACSI) has advised Australian superannuation funds to vote against members of the News Corp Board at the company's annual general meeting in Los Angeles on Friday. "News Corp board should comprise a ...

Miscommunication hampers institutional vote engagement

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 OCT 2011  |  NEWS
... of the report. "But the great majority of votes are paper based and faxed in." See Also: Systemic fault jeopardises proxy vote integrity

Miners, stakeholders agree to actions in Upper Hunter Valley

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 OCT 2011  |  NEWS
... one-day workshop in July to generate a list of actions that would begin to address community concerns. Ideas were put to a vote of the 69 participants and the top ten ideas were slated for action. "We understand that the community wants to see direct ...

Systemic fault jeopardises proxy vote integrity

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 30 SEP 2011  |  NEWS
A systemic fault in proxy vote registrations means that investors have no way of confirming that their votes have been received properly and accurately counted. The final step of the proxy voting process is completed manually by registrars and there ...

ACSI recommend against News Corp board re-election

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 30 SEP 2011  |  NEWS
... Australian Council of Superannuation Investors (ACSI) has recommended that superannuation funds invested in News Corporation vote against the re-election of six of the company's executive directors in the upcoming annual general meeting. "Progress on ...

Investors urge adoption of carbon legislation

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 SEP 2011  |  NEWS
The Gillard government has introduced its Clean Energy Future Legislation into parliament and scheduled a vote in the House of Representatives for 12 October, a move welcomed by the Investor Group on Climate Change (IGCC). Under legislation outlined ...

Companies increasing remuneration report transparency

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 SEP 2011  |  NEWS
... Australian publicly listed companies the right to remove directors if a company's remuneration report has received a 'no' vote of 25% or more at two consecutive annual general meetings under the legislation. If a majority of shareholders then vote in ...

ACSI release governance guidelines

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 AUG 2011  |  NEWS
... every second year, includes new provisions for board members' workloads, board evaluation, voting based on "one share, one vote" and disclosure of environmental, social and corporate governance policies and practices. Ann Byrne The guide serves the purpose ...

Draft carbon tax legislation "faithful", but tricky in details

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 JUL 2011  |  NEWS
The government has released the draft legislation necessary to implement its carbon tax regime. The Clean Energy Legislative Package is seen as a "faithful" implementation of the policy articulated on 10 July by Prime Minister Julia Gillard. But one ...

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Santos receives takeover offer from Abu Dhabi-led consortium

ANDREW MCKEAN
Santos has received a non-binding $8.89 per share cash offer from the XRG Consortium, led by XRG P.J.S.C., a subsidiary of Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ANDOC), alongside Abu Dhabi's sovereign wealth fund ADQ and US private equity firm Carlyle.

What do the best-functioning boards look like?

KARREN VERGARA
The best-functioning boards are future thinkers, understand their ESG responsibilities and are able to show their "battle scars," according to two governance experts.

Funding lifts for climate, health, people startups

KARREN VERGARA
While funding for impact startups has broadly declined, those operating in climate, health and people has seen funding levels improve compared to three years ago, according to the Impact Startups Benchmark Report 2025.

Mind the gap: Investors' role in balancing fairness and competitiveness in executive pay

ALEXANDRE PROST
Investors have a significant role to play in helping to move the dial on executive remuneration, aiming to increase fairness and reduce inequality.

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