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ESG integration continues to spread across Asia: Robeco

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 APR 2016  |  NEWS
... shareholder returns, unlike other markets. In Japan, it's particularly egregious that companies do not look after their shareholders. [Since the commencement of the Stewardship Code and the Corporate Governance Code], the first thing that many Japanese ...

Community Sector Banking hires new CEO

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 APR 2016  |  NEWS
... had a capital raising campaign, having raised almost AU$750,000 and issuing shares to 18 new not for profit (NFP) shareholders. Community Sector Banking last year told The Sustainability Report that $600,000 from the capital raising will be used for ...

Australian Ethical hires equities analyst

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 24 MAR 2016  |  NEWS
... sector and I look forward to using my skills to help it to continue to deliver excellent results for its investors and shareholders."

Controlled companies underperformed non-controlled firms: IRRCi

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 MAR 2016  |  NEWS
... exceptions, the results challenge claims by advocates of controlled firms that such structures ultimately benefit all shareholders by insulating management from market pressures," said Jon Lukomnik, IRRCi executive director. "Some controlled companies ...

Australian grain industry poised for export gains: ANZ

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 4 MAR 2016  |  NEWS
... bank - we have to adhere to it. They're the right thing to do, the regulators demand it, and there is scrutiny from shareholders and media. The second part of that is for these businesses to be sustainable, you're going to have to have proper food quality. ...

Engaging corporate boards key to embedding sustainability

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 4 MAR 2016  |  NEWS
... Global Compact To grapple with these issues as well as understand the relative balance of stakeholders including shareholders, companies must integrate sustainability across their strategic business agenda and into specific board committees, said Rosemary ...

AMP Capital calls for value link to executive remuneration

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 MAR 2016  |  NEWS
... except to say that different sectors do it differently, and it's really raising more questions for us and for other shareholders and companies to look at." Meanwhile, AMP Capital reported that during 2015, AMP Capital submitted votes on 1453 resolutions ...

Australian Ethical FUM AU$1.4bn for second half of 2015

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 26 FEB 2016  |  NEWS
... that that's deliverable and ethical investing is no longer a single-issue campaign driven issue." In a briefing to shareholders, Australian Ethical reported that for the half year to 31 December 2015, the company had a net profit after tax of AU$1.5 ...

ACSI, TIAA-CREF engage on "show of hands" AGM voting

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 FEB 2016  |  NEWS
... thirds" improved practices, with most of that percentage moving to poll voting for all resolutions. "TIAA-CREF believes shareholders in all global markets should have the right to vote in proportion to their economic stake and that each share of common ...

Governance Institute issues guide for political donation policies

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 FEB 2016  |  NEWS
... there is also reputational risk to making political donations - Fox noted that shareholder groups such as Australian Shareholders Association question political donations at companies' annual general meetings or in shareholder engagement meetings. Companies ...