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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 ...

ETS proposal put auctions, carbon hedging on tighter agenda

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JUL 2013  |  NEWS
... for the auction," said Jennifer Lauber Patterson, executive director, Frontier Carbon. "There is a lot of corporate governance and risk management process that needs to be established to be ready. This includes a carbon strategy, policies and development ...

Ann Byrne to step down as ACSI CEO

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 JUN 2013  |  NEWS
... and has a deep understanding, on behalf of millions of super fund members, of the importance of improved corporate governance in Australia's corporate landscape." In the last year, Byrne has been involved in a project to re-organise ACSI's governance ...

NAB, bankmecu win at Australasian Reporting Awards

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 JUN 2013  |  NEWS
... managing director, said he was honoured to receive the awards, which he said highlight the bank's commitment to corporate governance and reporting in an integrated, transparent and accountable way. "bankmecu is a strong believer in transparency and demonstrating ...

ACSI names leaders, laggards in ESG reporting

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 10 MAY 2013  |  NEWS
... looking at their supply chain." ACSI is also participating in the ASX consultation process that is reviewing corporate governance guidelines. Byrne said ACSI's position is that companies should disclose relevant ESG risks under an if-not, why-not model. ...

ESG risks impact transport sector earnings, share price

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 10 MAY 2013  |  NEWS
... - increased cost of poor occupational health and safety (OH&S) performance, risk of industrial action and corporate governance issues, according to Mans Carlsson-Sweeny, senior ESG research analyst. Direct and indirect costs of poor occupational health ...

CFSGAM to create global responsible investment committee

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 MAY 2013  |  NEWS
... view as active shareholders." Meanwhile, the Australian Equities Core fund listed executive remuneration, corporate governance, issues relating to staffing and safety and supply chain as related to social and environmental issues as key issues for 2013 ...