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30% Club Australia calls for renewed push to get women on boards

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 1 SEP 2017  |  NEWS
The 30% Club Australia is calling on the investment community to engage with boards on the issue of diversity as the pace of female appointments slows. The 30% Club Australia is campaigning for 30% women on ASX200 boards by the end of 2018. Their call ...

ASX100 CEO pay remains below 2009 peak: ACSI

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 25 AUG 2017  |  NEWS
... against sitting directors at companies without female directors. "We've been doing a lot of work focusing on to women on boards of ASX200 companies, and part of the rationale for that is that aside from the part that it drives better performance, it ...

UCA Funds Management adds Nine Entertainment Company to exclusions

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 23 SEP 2016  |  NEWS
... appoint one or more woman to the board. UCA Funds Management backs the campaign to see ASX200 companies reach 30% women on boards by 2018, and normally excludes companies without women on board, Walsh noted. "We deviated from our policy and decided to ...

Women comprise 42% of 2016 ASX200 board appointments: AICD

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 17 JUN 2016  |  NEWS
... companies - Woolworths, AMP, Mirvac, Boral, Nine Entertainment and Duet Group - have an even 50/50 split of men and women on boards. However, currently 20 companies in the ASX200 do not have any female directors at all. AICD, among other industry bodies ...

UCA Funds Management supports 30% women on boards target

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 FEB 2016  |  NEWS
UCA Funds Management will support the Australian Council of Superannuation Investors (ACSI)'s goal of seeing women comprise 30% of ASX200 board positions by 2018. Michael Walsh, UCA Funds Management The ethical fund manager will monitor the proportion ...

Women, generational change coming to ASX boards: ACSI

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 30 OCT 2015  |  NEWS
... report, Board Composition and Non-Executive Director Pay in ASX200 Companies. According to the report, 62% 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+. ...

ACSI ups ante on zero-women boards

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 10 JUL 2015  |  NEWS
... recommendations for board appointments," Davidson said. "Ultimately, we don't think it is reasonable to maintain a zero women on boards position. We understand that some companies will be challenged in terms of the appointment process and finding women ...

Super funds show 5.7% jump in percentage of women directors

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAR 2015  |  NEWS
... Superannuation fund trustee boards have a higher percentage of women on their boards than ASX listed companies. This week, Women on Boards (WOB) presented their 2015 Boardroom Diversity Index (BDI), which evaluated 1422 organisations across multiple ...

Women on Boards tracks gender diversity gains

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAR 2015  |  NEWS
There have been increases in the number of women on boards across many sectors in Australia, but progress is uneven and in some cases, such as on boards of state-owned corporations in Queensland, Western Australia and the federal government, there have ...

Government retains gender equity reporting framework

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 27 FEB 2015  |  NEWS
... chairman of Transfield Services and president of Chief Executive Women, and Claire Braund, executive director of Women on Boards. This working group will develop options in the first half of 2015 which will be tested with employers and be supported by ...