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Companies consider implications of new ASX principles

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 APR 2015  |  NEWS
... identify gaps in the collective skills of the board, which should be addressed through professional development for directors and in board succession planning. The ASX notes that a board skills matrix is useful information for investors and increases ...

Sustainable Stock Exchanges Initiative issues communication

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 APR 2015  |  NEWS
... Communication to Stakeholders document is a very effective tool for engaging internal stakeholders including the board of directors, senior leaders, and employees," said Gavin Power, deputy director, UN Global Compact. "Our partner exchanges are already ...

AICD backs 30% women ASX200 directors target

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 10 APR 2015  |  NEWS
The Australian Institute of Company Directors (AICD) is backing a 30% target for female directors of ASX200 companies by 2018. This new target is a "significant extension" of AICD's previous diversity initiatives, said John Brogden, AICD managing director ...

Local Government Super appoints second woman to board

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 APR 2015  |  NEWS
... Miller continues to serve as a director and deputy chair. LGS has also appointed Katherine O'Regan and Jeff Morris as directors, representing Local Government NSW on the board. O'Regan and Morris replace existing directors Leo Kelly and Keith Rhoades. ...

Melbourne, Sydney join Carbon Neutral Cities Alliance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 2 APR 2015  |  NEWS
... support us to work through the challenges involved in reaching our ambitious target. I commend the Urban Sustainability Directors Network, C40 and the Innovation Network for Communities for establishing this initiative." The alliance also includes Berlin ...

Super funds show 5.7% jump in percentage of women directors

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAR 2015  |  NEWS
... superannuation trustee boards in total have no women at all. By contrast, the BDI found that 24.1% of ASX50 company directors are women, while 23.5% of ASX100 directors are women, 19.9% of ASX200 company directors are women and 18.1% of ASX300 directors ...

Increase in ASX board cultural diversity: DCA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAR 2015  |  NEWS
... in ASX-listed boards over the past 10 years, looking at the ASX100, ASX200 and ASX500. The findings show that 24% of directors are from culturally diverse backgrounds, compared to 33% in the wider Australian community. But there has been significant ...

Women on Boards tracks gender diversity gains

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAR 2015  |  NEWS
... state-owned corporations in Queensland, Western Australia and the federal government, there have been losses in women directors, according to Women on Boards (WOB). Claire Braund, executive director, Women on Boards Women on Boards has release its 2015 ...

Future Super founders to launch Future Home Loans

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 FEB 2015  |  NEWS
... Jemma Morton Green, formerly of J.P. Morgan, and James Thier, a founder of Australian Ethical Investment, both as board directors and investment committee members, Jane Wilder as board director and company secretary, and Julia Leske, a senior analyst ...

ACSI sets goal of 30% women on ASX200 boards

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 FEB 2015  |  NEWS
... missed in their role?" ACSI said that it believes the three-year timeframe is short but achievable. ACSI will engage with directors on behalf of its members, institutional investors who manage more than AU$1.6 trillion in investments and own approximately ...