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Fie, fi, foe, or friend? Consider the relationship between investors, boards: RIAA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  SUNDAY, 19 NOV 2017  |  NEWS
... is a whole plan on how you move to really understanding what's going on underneath." Warwick Peel, co-founder, Future Directors Institute, flagged an issue of concern for Australian-listed investors, noting that while disruption is occurring across a ...

Directors say improvements needed to corporate culture: AICD

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 NOV 2017  |  NEWS
More than 90% of directors say that Australian business needs to "make improvements to corporate culture," according to the Australian Institute of Company Directors' (AICD) bi-annual Director Sentiment Index. Louise Petschler, general manager - advocacy ...

ACSI publishes report calling for introduction of non-binding shareholder resolutions

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 OCT 2017  |  NEWS
... to raise issues at annual general meetings must propose a constitutional amendment or vote against the re-election of directors. It is rare that either situation succeeds in garnering a majority of shareholder votes. "Australian laws make it difficult ...

Governance experts discuss issues in AGM season

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 OCT 2017  |  NEWS
... board/director accountability. We are seeing more willingness on the part of investors to demand accountability from directors for prolonged stuff-ups. Grant King falling on his sword at BHP, for example. Another chair saying he's not seeking re-election. ...

Seven ASX 200 boards with no women, 64 with only one: AICD

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 SEP 2017  |  NEWS
The Australian Institute of Company Directors (AICD) is warning that progress has stalled in achieving the target of having 30% female representation across ASX 200 boards. Louise Petschler, general manager - advocacy, AICD In the latest AICD Quarterly ...

Diversity Council Australia explores "double jeopardy" facing culturally diverse women

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 8 SEP 2017  |  NEWS
... leadership, and there's no evidence to suggest that they're not capable," said DCA CEO Lisa Annese. Currently, only 2% of ASX directors are culturally diverse women, DCA noted. According to the survey, only 15% of participants "strongly agreed that their ...

Local Government Super hires David Smith as new CEO

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 8 SEP 2017  |  NEWS
... a MBA from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and is a graduate member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors (GAICD). He has extensive board experience, currently serving as the executive director of Equip Corporate Advisory and chairman ...

30% Club Australia calls for renewed push to get women on boards

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 SEP 2017  |  NEWS
... VicSuper. The Australian Council of Superannuation Investors (ACSI) last year informed ASX-listed companies without female directors that they will face votes against sitting directors as of this year. In 2015, ACSI adopted a target for women to comprise ...

ASX100 CEO pay remains below 2009 peak: ACSI

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 25 AUG 2017  |  NEWS
... formal voting strategy for company AGMs. As of this year, ACSI is recommending to members that they vote against sitting directors at companies without female directors. "We've been doing a lot of work focusing on to women on boards of ASX200 companies ...

Cyber security a rapidly evolving material risk for companies: Citi Research

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 11 AUG 2017  |  NEWS
... developing their approaches to cyber risk around operations, as far as we can tell from the answers." Citi surveyed company directors as part of the research. According to the respondents, 62% of directors say "that the level of attempted malicious cyber ...