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Disconnects holding back gender diversity: EY report

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 10 JUN 2016  |  NEWS
Although gender diversity is a governance issue for corporate boards globally, only 13% of executives from companies around the world expect a significant increase in the number of women in leadership roles in the next five years, according to a new ...

Engaging corporate boards key to embedding sustainability

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 4 MAR 2016  |  NEWS
... the corporation in society and the growth of the corporate sustainability agenda has meant that engaging with corporate boards is more critical. Yet boards are challenged to build their capacity in this area of corporate governance, even as collaborative ...

Increase in ASX board cultural diversity: DCA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAR 2015  |  NEWS
Cultural diversity on ASX-listed corporate boards has increased, but boardrooms do not yet reflect the broader Australian community, according to research from Diversity Council Australia (DCA). Lisa Annese, CEO, Diversity Council Australia DCA partnered ...

AMP Capital increases focus on corporate succession planning

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 MAR 2014  |  NEWS
... corporate governance manager AMP Capital has increased focus on the issue of succession planning when meeting with corporate boards, said Karin Halliday, AMP Capital corporate governance manager. "What we've been doing when we see chairmen, usually they ...

Corporate governance guidelines on agenda ahead of AGMs

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 23 AUG 2013  |  NEWS
... pay structures of their senior executives." Similarly, AMP Capital has also seen an increase in meetings with corporate boards. Over the last 18 months, the fund manager has clocked up 180 meetings with companies, which is in addition to letters, phone ...

ACSI: Investors have confidence in ASX100 boards

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 AUG 2013  |  NEWS
... Boards of S&P/ASX100 Companies (BCS) is the organisation's first survey of investors' trust and confidence in corporate boards. A total of 41 institutional investors participated in the research study, collectively managing AU$265 billion of Australian ...

Australian boards struggling with climate change adaptation

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 APR 2013  |  NEWS
... that climate change adaption is a strategic challenge, most other are struggling. Further, the report said that corporate boards need to reframe climate change risk, moving from a corporate social responsibility (CSR) remit and into a key strategic issue. ...

AMP Capital notes increased engagement, board diversity

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 FEB 2013  |  NEWS
Corporate boards are more willing to engage with investors around governance issues beyond remuneration into areas including board independence, succession planning and related party transactions, which AMP Capital attributes to the impact of the two-strikes ...

ASX report shows companies' progress on gender diversity

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 AUG 2012  |  NEWS
... cited reason for not having a diversity policy was "size and stage" of the company. See Also: Women make gains on corporate boards WOB: ASX200 companies not meeting gender diversity standards

Women make gains on corporate boards

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 JUN 2012  |  NEWS
The percentage of women on ASX200 boards has risen to 13.9%, but it is the state-owned corporations of Queensland and South Australia that have the highest representation of women on boards, with 38.4% and 49.1%, respectively, according to the latest ...