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Super funds lag on disclosing proxy voting record: ACCR

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUN 2020  |  NEWS
... environment ACCR has released Two Steps Forward, One Step Back, examining how Australia's largest super funds voted on shareholder proposals between 2017 and 2019. Amongst the research, the report found that aggregate support for all shareholder proposals ...

Aviva Investors identifies megatrends representing market failures

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAY 2020  |  NEWS
... principles. "I believe that the current situation - the COVID-19 crisis - gives us a chance to rethink capitalism, rethink shareholder primacy and recognise that we are going beyond Friedman - business now has to interact with government to do business," ...

Climate action by regulators deferred, not denied: MinterEllison

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAY 2020  |  NEWS
... has hit.... We still have overtly tightened expectations from regulators, from investors, and we still have a lot of shareholder activity, both in terms of engagement and proxy votes on this issue." The COVID-19 pandemic and the concomitant systemic ...

ESG focus on climate change, income inequality: T. Rowe Price

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAY 2020  |  NEWS
... company managements in its portfolios and how it casts its proxy votes, and influencing its advocacy efforts to protect shareholder rights. Maria Elena Drew, director of research, responsible investing at T. Rowe Price noted that disclosure of climate ...

Pivot to virtual AGMs, communication offer opportunities: Redback Connect

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAY 2020  |  NEWS
Email is the primary communication channel for investor relations, but a push to virtual events as a result of COVID-19 offers new opportunities and benefits for companies to engage with shareholders, according to Redback Connect. Jeff Downs, CEO and ...

More than a third of investors back Rio Tinto climate resolution

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAY 2020  |  NEWS
... "Certainly, if the company doesn't act to correct its stance on emissions targets, it can expect to face a similar shareholder proposal at its 2021 AGM." The vote on the climate resolution at Rio Tinto was lower than for similar resolutions filed with ...

Woodside AGM climate resolution receives majority support

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 MAY 2020  |  NEWS
A climate-related shareholder resolution put to the Woodside AGM has received a majority of shareholders' support. Dan Gocher, ACCR director of climate and environment The Australasian Centre for Corporate Responsibility (ACCR) lodged four shareholder ...

Questions raised over governance implications of share buyback schemes

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 APR 2020  |  NEWS
Listed companies that have used debt to fund share buyback schemes could now be in a fragile position as balance sheets come under pressure during the coronavirus pandemic. Pablo Berrutti, senior investment specialist, Sustainable Funds Group at Stewart ...

Coronavirus forcing companies to virtual AGMs, full proxy voting

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 APR 2020  |  NEWS
... quick pace of change brought about by this crisis, they are also engaging with regulators and companies to safeguard shareholder rights to have questions answered and other concerns. "We've been talking with the registries, regulators and companies ...

UN GCNA appoints Pru Bennett to board of directors

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 APR 2020  |  NEWS
... Influence in Corporate Governance. Bennett is a member of a number of industry and regulatory bodies including Public Shareholder Group of Hong Kong's Securities and Futures Commission, the Monetary Authority of Singapore's Corporate Governance Advisory ...