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Integrated Reporting to generate value, costs

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 JAN 2012  |  NEWS
... must do so without eroding current methodologies must respect regulatory and legislative responsibilities for company directors, according to two of Australia's professional accounting bodies. Both CPA Australia and the Institute of Chartered Accountants ...

Share placements become governance issue for investors

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 23 DEC 2011  |  NEWS
... go from 1-2%, what's wrong with people knowing that?" For the moment, the ASA will focus on engagement with company directors, rather than going the route of seeking a legislative remedy. "It's a lot of discussion because you need to have the discussion ...

David Bradbury announces inquiry on future of the AGM

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 DEC 2011  |  NEWS
... annual board elections, as currently practised in the United Kingdom. "I welcome these discussions because they show that directors are increasingly willing to subject their performance to the regular scrutiny of shareholders," he said. "This would provide ...

Rio Tinto, government partner for Pilbara governance program

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 DEC 2011  |  NEWS
... Kurrama and Pinikura, Nyiyaparli and Ngarlawangga. The traditional owner groups will be offered induction training for new directors; corporate governance workshops; ongoing corporate governance support and mentoring services for directors. This will ...

Company directors must improve shareholder communication

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 NOV 2011  |  NEWS
With more institutional investors becoming more active in voting their proxy votes, company directors must improve their communication throughout the year, said David Crawford, chairman of Foster's Group and Lend Lease Group. This year's annual general ...

Bradbury highlights corporate ESG reporting inconsistencies

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 NOV 2011  |  NEWS
... 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 'no' vote of 25% or more at two consecutive annual general meetings ...

Governance, environmental issues for AGM season

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 OCT 2011  |  NEWS
... resolutions on environmental and social issues. This is the first AGM season in which shareholders the right to remove directors if a company's remuneration report has received a 'no' vote of 25% or more at two consecutive AGMs - the so-called "two strikes ...

75% of ASX100 exposed to corruption in high-risk countries

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 OCT 2011  |  NEWS
... severe international condemnation, damaged the reputation of AWB, resulted in several civil cases brought against former directors of AWB by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC), and also resulted in AWB losing its monopoly export ...

ACSI reiterates no vote for News Corp board

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 OCT 2011  |  NEWS
... annual general meeting in Los Angeles on Friday. "News Corp board should comprise a majority of independent non-executive directors sufficiently equipped to provide independent oversight of the company's strategy and activities," said ACSI Chief Executive ...

Number of women on boards climbs slowly, ACSI finds

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 OCT 2011  |  NEWS
The number of women directors in the ASX100 continued to climb slowly in 2010, accounting for 26% of new non-executive directors and 12.2% of all directors, up from 11.1% in 2009, according to research by the Australian Council of Superannuation Investors ...