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Women, generational change coming to ASX boards: ACSI

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 30 OCT 2015  |  NEWS
... of women on boards are aged 40-60, against just 27% of men. In contrast, nearly three quarters of male non-executive directors are aged 60-70+. There were 89 directors appointed to ASX100 boards during 2014. Of that, only 46 were new to the ASX100 director ...

ACSI governance guidelines increase push for board diversity

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 OCT 2015  |  NEWS
... embedding its policy on gender diversity on ASX-listed boards by considering recommending against the re-election of directors of companies which perform poorly on that measure. Louise Davidson, ACSI CEO ACSI has released its new Governance Guidelines ...

International Integrated Reporting Council appoints new board

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 OCT 2015  |  NEWS
The International Integrated Reporting Council (IIRC) has appointed a new 12-person board of directors. The new board appointments from 1 October and follows the introduction of a new IIRC constitution. Professor Mervyn King remains chairman of the ...

Q&A: Richard Brandweiner, CIO First State Super

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 OCT 2015  |  NEWS
... members. The answer is to make the beta better; to improve the governance of the markets; and to improve the ability of directors to act for the long term generation of wealth. All these things will hopefully improve the whole ecosystem. Q: How is this ...

Board skills matrix an assessment opportunity

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 OCT 2015  |  NEWS
... University of Technology, Sydney "The current model is unsustainable because you have an ever-diminishing population of directors," said Dr Ulysses Chioatto, director of the Governance Services Program at the University of Technology, Sydney and a governance ...

Data security a governance concern: AMP Capital

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 OCT 2015  |  NEWS
... mean that Halliday is raising questions about data and cyber security to boards. "I've raised it in every meeting with directors recently," Halliday said. "I've met with 30 ASX companies in the past week and I've asked each of them, is the board across ...

Human rights considerations part of trustee board obligations

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 AUG 2015  |  NEWS
... told The Sustainability Report that human rights risks must be considered by superannuation fund trustees as part of directors' duties defined under Australian law. HESTA's concerns relate to Transfield's contracts with the Australian government to provide ...

Governance Institute appoints Steven Burrell as CEO

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 AUG 2015  |  NEWS
... officer. Burrell is the former general manager of communications and public affairs at the Australian Institute of Company Directors (AICD), and will begin in his new role at the Governance Institute 28 September 2015. "He is well known and highly respected ...

Super boards can add value with ESG focus: BNP Paribas

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUL 2015  |  NEWS
... Paribas Securities Services and the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees (AIST) recently surveyed trustee directors, CEOs and senior management to identify long-term issues out to 2025, challenges and opportunities for asset owners, managers ...

ACSI ups ante on zero-women boards

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 10 JUL 2015  |  NEWS
... continues, it will take "well into next decade" to reach the 30% level, assuming a higher rate of attrition for male directors over female directors. ACSI is taking a firm line with companies to indicate the seriousness of its 37 Australian and international ...