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GNDI comments on proposed Integrated Reporting framework

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 SEP 2013  |  NEWS
... must also provide guidance on how the Integrated Reporting framework would fit within individual countries corporate governance framework, tax and corporate laws and determine the cost, benefits and implementation implications for entities and their ...

ACCSR appoints Jonathan Dutton as non-executive director

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 SEP 2013  |  NEWS
... Regus. He has a degree in economics, is a fully qualified procurement professional, has the AICD diploma in corporate governance, and is a fellow of four institutes including the Royal Society of Arts, Manufacturing & Commerce [RSA].

ASX to include ESG disclosures in governance principles

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 AUG 2013  |  NEWS
... economic, environmental and social sustainability risks are being identified and managed. The ASX Group's Corporate Governance Council has published a consultation package that will make governance-related amendments to its listing rules and to Guidance ...

Corporate governance guidelines on agenda ahead of AGMs

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 23 AUG 2013  |  NEWS
... CEO In the lead up to the 2013 annual general meeting (AGM) season, AMP Capital has released its biannual corporate governance report and the Australian Council of Superannuation Investors (ACSI) have released its biennial update to its corporate governance ...

Focus on short-term growth could undercut long term gain

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 23 AUG 2013  |  NEWS
... the short-term may be sacrificing tomorrow's growth for today's gain, according to AMP Capital's biannual corporate governance report. Karin Halliday, AMP Capital corporate governance manager In addition to reporting on how the investment manager has ...

ACSI: Investors have confidence in ASX100 boards

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 AUG 2013  |  NEWS
... shareholders is the right to elect directors," said Ann Byrne, ACSI CEO. "This right underpins the Australian corporate governance system, in which shareholders choose - and can remove - directors, to safeguard their ownership interests and hold management ...

J.P. Morgan rates Australian REITs reporting, management

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 AUG 2013  |  NEWS
... remuneration/shareholdings and executive remuneration as part of the analysis. "We do not adopt a hard line on best practice corporate governance," the report said. "While we accept there is definitely some variation in this area amongst REITs, the concept ...

BlackRock: ASX200 making "glacial" change in diversity

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 AUG 2013  |  NEWS
... a quota system to raise the number of women on boards, warns BlackRock. Pru Bennett, director and head of corporate governance and responsible investment Asia-Pacific, BlackRock BlackRock recently performed a diversity investigation of ASX 200 companies' ...

ACSI starts recruitment process for new CEO

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 JUL 2013  |  NEWS
... Australian superannuation funds and five international pension funds, and the organisation is a member of the ASX Corporate Governance Council and is the Australian network manager for the UN backed Principles of Responsible Investment (PRI).

NYSE joins UN Sustainable Stock Exchanges Initiative

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 26 JUL 2013  |  NEWS
... investors, regulators and companies to enhance corporate transparency and performance on environmental, social and corporate governance issues. Other members include the Brazilian Stock Exchange (BM&F BOVESPA), Borsa Istanbul, The Bombay Stock Exchange ...