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Miscommunication hampers institutional vote engagement

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 14 OCT 2011  |  NEWS
Although directors, institutional share owners and proxy advisers are eager to engage, particularly in the context of the share voting process, there is a failure to communicate at key junctures with all parties, particularly during the annual general ...

Analysing the link between women directors and corporate returns

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 OCT 2011  |  NEWS
A recent report noted that ASX500 companies with women directors had a higher average return on equity over the past three and five year time horizons, but there is no clear answer as to why this incidence seems to exist. The report by the Reibey Institute ...

ASX500 companies increase number of women on boards

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 7 OCT 2011  |  NEWS
... in 2010 and jumped to 9.3% in 2011, "the highest proportional increase across all sectors." More than half of women directors - 60% - sit on boards for companies in the ASX200. The Reibey Institute's research suggests that ASX500 companies with women ...

Systemic fault jeopardises proxy vote integrity

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 30 SEP 2011  |  NEWS
... accurately voted and tabled by companies is especially important, given that shareholders now have increased powers to spill directors over executive remuneration reports. The Corporations Amendment (Improving Accountability on Director and Executive ...

ACSI recommend against News Corp board re-election

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 30 SEP 2011  |  NEWS
... that superannuation funds invested in News Corporation vote against the re-election of six of the company's executive directors in the upcoming annual general meeting. "Progress on these issues is occurring too slowly, if at all. The upcoming annual ...

DEXUS profits up, water, energy and GHG intensity down

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 SEP 2011  |  NEWS
... said. On the governance side, in 2011, the company established a new board membership policy that outlined its take on directors serving on multiple boards, "to guard against directors over committing their time," the report said. The company also created ...

Companies increasing remuneration report transparency

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 SEP 2011  |  NEWS
... practices, a result of the government's new "two strikes and you're out" test empowering shareholders to dump a board of directors, according to AMP Capital Investors. The Corporations Amendment (Improving Accountability on Director and Executive Remuneration) ...

Metcash drop paper supplier over Indonesian foresting concerns

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 SEP 2011  |  NEWS
... been the first investigation under Metcash's new supply chain management policy, which was approved by its board of directors in March of this year and was three years in the making, Rhodes said. As part of the sustainable supply chain management program ...

James Thier retires from Australian Ethical

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 26 AUG 2011  |  NEWS
... Climate Advocacy Fund as well. The company is now 50-odd people - when I started there was one full time employee and five directors. Everyone was doing everything." While intending to take time to travel, Thier will also continue to work as a director ...

DEXUS appoint Tonianne Dwyer independent director

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 26 AUG 2011  |  NEWS
... corporate advisory, with exposure to UK, European and US markets. Dwyer is a member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors and is admitted as a barrister and solicitor of the Supreme Court of Western Australia. "Ms Dwyer has an outstanding ...