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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 ...

Interview: Anthea McIntyre, Australian Institute of Company Directors

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 AUG 2011  |  NEWS
The Australian Institute of Company Directors (AICD) last week launched Tomorrow's boards: Creating balanced and effective boards, a book that details the current composition of Australia's boards, selection practices and the advantages inherent in ...

ACSI release governance guidelines

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 AUG 2011  |  NEWS
... long term investors. This year's guide includes provisions on board workload, advising boards to review the workload of directors as part of the appointment and performance assessment processes. ACSI also recommends boards evaluate both group and individual ...

Women make strides in recent board appointments

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 AUG 2011  |  NEWS
... appointments to ASX200 boards so far this year, according to research compiled by the Australian Institute of Company Directors. However, overall, women only make up 12.7% of directors on ASX200 listed companies. The Institute released this data as it ...

Regnan appoint Amanda Wilson managing director

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 AUG 2011  |  NEWS
... capital management. For others, their challenge is technology - we see companies where, really, you have to doubt that directors understand the technology that underpins the business's performance. For both of those, those are questions of age diversity ...

FSC, ACSI release ESG reporting guide for ASX companies

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 5 AUG 2011  |  NEWS
... business." While ACSI and FSC prepared the guide, it was developed in consultation with the Australian Institute of Company Directors, Chartered Secretaries Australia, Group of 100, Business Council of Australia, Australian Shareholders Association ...

Board capacity a key governance concern

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 JUL 2011  |  NEWS
Institutional investors have flagged the issue of board directors' capacity as a key governance issue. While neither investors, advisory groups, nor the directors believe there should be a hard and fast rule for the number of directorships that can ...