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ASIC renews call for better remuneration disclosure

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 MAR 2012  |  NEWS
... financial year ended 30 June 2011. The commission said that directors must provide "sufficient detail" such that shareholders can assess if the arrangements are appropriate for the company's circumstance. "It is important for the integrity of the market ...

AMP Capital, VFMC publish 2011 proxy voting record

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 FEB 2012  |  NEWS
... as a result of the "two strikes" rule, there is increased engagement with companies. Under the two-strikes rule, shareholders in Australian publicly listed companies have the right to remove directors if a company's remuneration report has received a ...

Proposed disclosure measures for corporate bonus clawbacks

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 FEB 2012  |  NEWS
Listed companies will be required to disclose to shareholders the steps they have taken to clawback bonuses and other forms of remuneration if they were the result of a material misstatement in the company's financial statements, under proposed legislation ...

Call for working group on shareholder resolution reform

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 10 FEB 2012  |  NEWS
... said that the working group would lobby for legislative or regulatory redress to clarify the process under which shareholders can put resolutions to the AGM. "The best option would be to get legislation in place to give the clearest rules and the most ...

GRI establishing working groups for G4

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 JAN 2012  |  NEWS
... requirements for sustainability data and enable reporters to provide relevant information to various stakeholders, including shareholders, investors and consumers. It should also improve on content in the current guidelines - G3 and G3.1 - with strengthened ...

Share placements become governance issue for investors

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 23 DEC 2011  |  NEWS
Publicly listed companies should recognise existing shareholders when raising equity capital, and should disclose how a capital equity raising is priced and built and ensure that fees associated with a equity capital raising reflect value and risk ...

David Bradbury announces inquiry on future of the AGM

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 DEC 2011  |  NEWS
... future of the AGM in Australia, including how documents and meeting forms should change to meet the needs of future shareholders; the "risks and opportunities" in technological advances as relates to the ongoing relevance and efficacy of the AGM, such ...

Bradbury highlights corporate ESG reporting inconsistencies

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 NOV 2011  |  NEWS
... Corporations Amendment (Improving Accountability on Director and Executive Remuneration) Bill 2011 legislation gives shareholders in Australian publicly listed companies the right to remove directors if a company's remuneration report has received a ...

Ownership Matters hires Marty Chung

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 11 NOV 2011  |  NEWS
... listed companies, and the Investor Voice service, which informs subscribers of regulatory reform proposals impacting shareholders. OM has 5 full time and 3 part time staff and covers ASX 300 companies

Using ESG factors to broaden fixed income analysis

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 OCT 2011  |  NEWS
... some could go to reputation risk," said Birgden of Mercer. "Some of 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 ...