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ACSI, TIAA-CREF engage on "show of hands" AGM voting

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 FEB 2016  |  NEWS
A number of large Australian companies have moved from using "show of hands" voting to poll voting, a result welcomed by a global collaborative investor coalition that engaged with companies on the issue. Louise Davidson, ACSI CEO A group of large global ...

Governance Institute issues guide for political donation policies

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 FEB 2016  |  NEWS
... regulatory issues that need to be evaluated, there is also reputational risk to making political donations - Fox noted that shareholder groups such as Australian Shareholders Association question political donations at companies' annual general meetings ...

Can sustainability considerations drive corporate innovation?

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 22 JAN 2016  |  NEWS
... Governance. "... Corporate governance people are becoming more aware and more interested in challenging the social norm of shareholder primacy and maximising profit, the big theme around long termism versus short termism. I think, because of that, there ...

Investors question payday lenders at AGMs

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 DEC 2015  |  NEWS
... Converters because they're excluded companies for UCA Funds Management," Walsh told The Sustainability Report. "As a shareholder, I wrote to the auditor of each company, posing questions.... This is another signal that shareholders want to see compliance ...

RIAA calls for actions to create responsible financial markets

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 NOV 2015  |  NEWS
... comprehensive review of policy developments in major financial markets, both hard and soft laws, including European Union shareholder directives, changes from the US Department of Labor regarding trustee responsibilities at public funds, and the Japanese ...

Women, generational change coming to ASX boards: ACSI

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 30 OCT 2015  |  NEWS
Appointing more women to Australian boards could be "ushering in generational change," according to the Australian Council of Superannuation Investors (ACSI). Louise Davidson, ACSI CEO ACSI has released its 14th annual report, Board Composition and ...

Business response to climate change "creative self-destruction"

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 OCT 2015  |  NEWS
... employers and corporate systems. Wright notes that the structure of the listed corporate system emphasises short term shareholder value at the expense of long term sustainability, which also impacts on the way that corporations make decisions. "At the ...

ACSI governance guidelines increase push for board diversity

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 OCT 2015  |  NEWS
... owners. In other guideline adaptations, ACSI also specified that they require that boards must consider the substance of shareholder resolutions, "offer to engage with its proponents and (if the board recommends a vote 'against') to explain publicly ...

Board skills matrix an assessment opportunity

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 OCT 2015  |  NEWS
... how that board works as a collective and how you're producing a sustainable strategy that's going to give long term shareholder wealth." Further, they're a tool for investors and their proxy advisors to demonstrate how their board is aligned with long ...

Data security a governance concern: AMP Capital

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 OCT 2015  |  NEWS
Data security and cyber security issues have the potential for significant reputational and financial impacts on companies' performance, and AMP Capital says the issue should be well understood and priorities at the board level. Karin Halliday, AMP ...