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Company directors must improve shareholder communication

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 NOV 2011  |  NEWS
... recognize, because proxy advisers are here to stay and we have opt work with them. " Karin Halliday, manager corporate governance at AMP Capital Investors, noted that while AMP Capital has a long history of voting its proxies, at the 2010 AGM season ...

Investors weigh environmental, social risks of coal seam gas

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 4 NOV 2011  |  NEWS
... philosophy. "The opportunities are quite significant," said Chris Fayers, ESG services manager at Regnan, a corporate governance and engagement firm. "You have demand internationally for Australian gas and demand internally as well for domestic supply. ...

Variability in level of ASX100 supply chain disclosures

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 4 NOV 2011  |  NEWS
... supply chain disclosures by ASX100 companies are, in general, poorer than results of similar studies into corporate governance disclosures, stakeholder engagement and disclosures on water "This may be because of the relatively recent recognition of supply ...

Using ESG factors to broaden fixed income analysis

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 OCT 2011  |  NEWS
... it is coming from the fixed income providers and shareholders, who both have a shared interest in the good corporate governance through all those risk management issues - board effectiveness, transparency, governance of the company. They are all part ...

ACSI reiterates no vote for News Corp board

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 OCT 2011  |  NEWS
... Executive Ann Byrne. "A protest vote will send a clear message from global investors that the current quality of corporate governance and behaviour at News Corp is simply unacceptable. Business-as-usual will entrench a 'governance discount' in the stock ...

Miscommunication hampers institutional vote engagement

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 OCT 2011  |  NEWS
... much as they possibly can. Where it breaks down, is where an investment institution decides to outsource its corporate governance piece to proxy advisers. I ask the question, is the original investment decision in the company changing and what's the ...

ACSI recommend against News Corp board re-election

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 30 SEP 2011  |  NEWS
... executive directors and five affiliated non-executive directors. "Such an arrangement does not reflect good corporate governance practice and fails to provide safeguards to ensure that the company is run in the best interests of its shareholders," Byrne ...

Integrated reporting discussion paper released

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 SEP 2011  |  NEWS
... Analysts, the United Nations (UN) Conference on Trade and Development, the UN Global Compact, the International Corporate Governance Network, the Collaborative Venture on Valuing Non-Financial Performance, and many others to develop principles, methodologies ...

Companies increasing remuneration report transparency

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 SEP 2011  |  NEWS
... be prohibited from participating in votes on remuneration of key management personnel. In its half yearly corporate governance report, AMP Capital Investors noted that as a result, more companies have been more forthcoming in choosing to engage with ...

Interview: Anthea McIntyre, Australian Institute of Company Directors

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 AUG 2011  |  NEWS
... listed companies set similar targets as they announce their approach to diversity in accordance with the ASX Corporate Governance Council's new corporate governance guidelines on diversity [which came into effect on 1 January 2011.] Q: How does the book ...