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ASX100 CEO pay, bonuses decline

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 SEP 2012  |  NEWS
... which the Australian Council of Superannuation Investors (ACSI) attributes to a "more mature conversation" between shareholders and boards. Ann Byrne According to new ACSI research, the fixed pay of CEOs in the top 100 ASX companies held steady in 2011 ...

ACSI to target exec bonus disclosure, voting rights at AGMs

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 AUG 2012  |  NEWS
... set the performance conditions underpinning bonuses. ACSI believes that disclosure is critical, because it gives shareholders context to understand why bonuses have been awarded, how they link to shareholder returns and to the delivery of corporate strategy. ...

Emerging listed miners catching up on corporate governance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 AUG 2012  |  NEWS
... engage with groups such as the Australian Council of Superannuation Investors and proxy advisers and institutional shareholders before annual general meetings, and advised companies of the need to disclose their actions around environmental, social and ...

Investors alert to possible Metcash poker machine move

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 JUL 2012  |  NEWS
... with their company values as a community member, but media reports were enough to cause reaction from individual shareholders, grassroots community organisation GetUp, and a federal senator, demonstrating that the issue of poker machines and problem ...

Shareholders to face activist lobbying on Woolworths vote

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 JUL 2012  |  NEWS
Shareholders in retailer Woolworths Limited will be asked at a November extraordinary general meeting (EGM) to vote on a motion demanding the company limit the poker machines they own to AU$1 bets. GetUp, the activist group behind the campaign to curb ...

Australian Ethical management survive general meeting vote

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JUN 2012  |  NEWS
Shareholders of Australian Ethical have voted to keep the existing board and executive management in place, rejecting a series of resolutions put to a general meeting. Phil Vernon, Australian Ethical managing director The resolutions had been brought ...

Investor Profile: Five Oceans Asset Management

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 JUN 2012  |  NEWS
... weighted? RY: I'd say that the starting point is very much governance when it comes to Asia. You've got a lot of major shareholders that are family groups or vested interests. Governance is a big starting point for us. Traditionally, over time, we've ...

Australian Ethical Investments faces EGM board spill

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 JUN 2012  |  NEWS
A group of dissatisfied shareholders are seeking to spill the entire board of fund manager Australian Ethical Investments at an extraordinary general meeting called for 21 June. The group of shareholders, which include Timothy Xirakis, former head of ...

Fund management bodies oppose ASX share placements proposal

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 MAY 2012  |  NEWS
... can also raise more than that 15% by seeking shareholder approval at an annual general meeting or an EGM. "Existing shareholders shouldn't be disadvantaged by placements," said Ann Byrne, CEO of ACSI. "What they're proposing doesn't enshrine that principle." ...

Perpetual to extend ESG dashboard to fixed income space

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 MAY 2012  |  NEWS
... (BKW) and BKW owns 42.9% of SOL); use of the cross ownership and shared directors to; entrench control of minority shareholders, the Millner; family, over both companies; lack of an independent audit committee for SOL; lack of appropriate management ...