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ANZ's employee engagement, net profit increases

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 NOV 2011  |  NEWS
... in management, against a backdrop of group net profit after tax of AU$5.36bn, a 19% increase over 2010. In its 2011 Shareholder and Corporate Responsibility Review, ANZ reported that it introduced its human rights standard in 2010, and in the first year ...

Bradbury highlights corporate ESG reporting inconsistencies

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 NOV 2011  |  NEWS
... to engage with investors around the areas of concern, and I welcome them embracing the spirit of our reforms. This shareholder engagement is consistent with the principles that drive ESG reporting." In his speech, Bradbury also said that investors want ...

Ownership Matters hires Marty Chung

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 11 NOV 2011  |  NEWS
Ownership Matters (OM) has appointed Marty Chung as a senior governance analyst. Chung joins Dean Paatsch, Martin Lawrence and Simon Connal as part of the OM team that is focused on the governance of Australian companies and capital markets. Chung previously ...

Using ESG factors to broaden fixed income analysis

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 OCT 2011  |  NEWS
Institutional investors are looking to apply environmental, social and governance (ESG) analysis to fixed income portfolios. Investment professionals say the trend towards using ESG factors as part of the fixed income investment process is a work in ...

Governance, environmental issues for AGM season

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 OCT 2011  |  NEWS
... Analysis. Enhanced Responsibility pointed to the anticipated resolutions to be proposed by the the Climate Advocacy Shareholder Group, which was founded by fund manager Australian Ethical Investment. Earlier this year, the Climate Advocacy Shareholder ...

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

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 OCT 2011  |  NEWS
... issues tend to be more values focused and they are harder to take up more broadly and engage. If the link between shareholder risk and return and the social issue can't be readily drawn, it's going to be quite difficult for mainstream investors and proxy ...

Dean Paatsch launches new governance advisory firm

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 OCT 2011  |  NEWS
Governance experts Dean Paatsch, Martin Lawrence and Simon Connal have launched a new governance advisory business, Ownership Matters (OM). The independent, Australian focused governance firm has a suite of services aimed at financial institutions - ...

ACSI reiterates no vote for News Corp board

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 21 OCT 2011  |  NEWS
The Australian Council of Superannuation Investors (ACSI) has advised Australian superannuation funds to vote against members of the News Corp Board at the company's annual general meeting in Los Angeles on Friday. "News Corp board should comprise a ...

Number of women on boards climbs slowly, ACSI finds

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 OCT 2011  |  NEWS
... classification but was non-executive. These were Computershare, where the chairperson is a former executive and major shareholder, ERA, MAP and WAN, where the chairpersons are associated with major shareholders, and Macquarie, where the chairperson was ...

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 ...