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Corporate governance guidelines on agenda ahead of AGMs

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 23 AUG 2013  |  NEWS
... remuneration reports and the particular performance hurdles that are set. It shows us what the board is incentivising management to focus on, whether retention is an issue, whether safety is an issue, etc. A lot of information comes out of the AGM season ...

Focus on short-term growth could undercut long term gain

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 23 AUG 2013  |  NEWS
... ESG factors that affect investment outcomes and has spoken with companies about the need for responsible supply chain management," Halliday said. "As part of our focus on ESG and the sustainability of business models we stress the provision of safe working ...

ACSI: Investors have confidence in ASX100 boards

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 AUG 2013  |  NEWS
... lower levels of confidence in boards' oversight of mergers and acquisitions (M&A) and their level of independence from management, according to a survey from the Australian Council of Superannuation Investors (ACSI). Ann Byrne, ACSI CEO ACSI's Board ...

AECOM employees to support Pollinate Energy

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 AUG 2013  |  NEWS
... up micro-businesses in the communities where they will sell. AECOM, a global provider of professional technical and management support services to a broad range of markets, including transportation, facilities, environmental, energy, water and government ...

J.P. Morgan rates Australian REITs reporting, management

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 AUG 2013  |  NEWS
... easy to compare, because there is not one standardised form of reporting. "As landlords develop their environmental management systems the breadth of their reporting is improving," J.P. Morgan said in the report. "Not all of the key environmental factors ...

Asset owners, managers see climate change as material risk

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 AUG 2013  |  NEWS
... change integration influenced their fund manager decisions in 2012. "It is easier for investors to work from the risk management point of view," Birgden said. "In the current environment, where the institutional investor is in a low return environment ...

GRESB signs up new partner, members

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 AUG 2013  |  NEWS
... Townsend Group and Robeco have both joined GRESB as members. The Townsend Group has US$140 billion in assets under management and is a global provider of real estate and real asset services with offices in the United States, London and Hong Kong. "The ...

AXA IM: board diversity an issue at EuroStoxx50 companies

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 AUG 2013  |  NEWS
... American market more deeply and part of that trajectory was incorporating North Americans onto the Board or in senior management positions. We think the same thing is about to happen now in emerging markets." Boards that have sought more diverse participation ...

BlackRock: ASX200 making "glacial" change in diversity

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 AUG 2013  |  NEWS
... February 2013, as compared to 14.4% in 2012. But there has only been little change in the level of diversity in key management personnel. "This is about talent management," said Pru Bennett, director and head of corporate governance and responsible investment ...

Water risks threaten growth of metals, mining companies

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 JUL 2013  |  NEWS
... included in the survey. Alumina, BHP Billiton, Fortescue Metals, Newcrest Mining, OneSteel, OZ Minerals and Sims Metal Management answered the questionnaire and gave a public response, and CDP lists the overview of their responses and suggestions for ...