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UCA Funds Management supports 30% women on boards target

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 FEB 2016  |  NEWS
... Management recently met with representatives of an Australian bank in which it is invested, and raised the issue with directors, Walsh said. Additionally, the fund manager intends to ensure that 30% of its own board is comprised of women, Walsh said. ...

Can sustainability considerations drive corporate innovation?

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 JAN 2016  |  NEWS
... positive investments such as within the impact investing space. Sustainability issues are on the agenda of corporate directors. Directors are also taking a closer look as to how environmental and social exposures relate to their fiduciary duties, noted ...

Investors question payday lenders at AGMs

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 DEC 2015  |  NEWS
... compliance? If so, please outline those adjustments. Money3's auditors noted that they made specific enquiries of management, directors, company secretary and external lawyers to ascertain compliance with responsible lending codes and accessed an assessment ...

Elizabeth Proust appointed AICD chairman

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 DEC 2015  |  NEWS
Elizabeth Proust has been elected chairman of the Australian Institute of Company Directors (AICD). Proust has been a director of the AICD since March 2014. She is chairman of Nestle Australia, chairman of the Bank of Melbourne, and a member of the ...

Governance Institute appoint Simon Pordage president

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 4 DEC 2015  |  NEWS
... officer. Burrell is the former general manager of communications and public affairs at the Australian Institute of Company Directors (AICD), and will began his new role at the end of September.

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 ...