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Investors consider corporate pay links to climate change goals

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUL 2015  |  NEWS
... they're considering this in remuneration outcomes - it could be things like one of the ingredients in the review process of bonus pool and things like that." Paterson noted that executive remuneration links to climate change is also a question on the ...

Canada adopts mining payment regime, Australia next?

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 DEC 2014  |  NEWS
Canada has passed a payment disclosure standard for its listed mining companies, and Publish What you Pay Australia said this could influence Australia to adopt a similar regime here. Canada's Extractive Sector Transparency Measures Act will require ...

ACSI: CEO pay, termination pay drop for FY13

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 SEP 2014  |  NEWS
... million, the lowest level since 2006. Median and average cash bonuses for ASX 100 CEOs also fell in FY13 - the median cash bonus dropped 10.4% to $950,000 and the average declined 7.2% to $1.22 million, the lowest in a decade. The proportion of CEOs ...

ACSI: Average fixed CEO pay declined in 2012

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 SEP 2013  |  NEWS
... decline in average CEO pay, fewer Top 100 CEOs received bonuses in 2012 than in any year since 2003 - 18% of CEOs received no bonus. For the 82% of CEOs that did receive a bonus, the average rose 4.8% to $1.32 million although this was largely due to ...

Corporate governance guidelines on agenda ahead of AGMs

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 23 AUG 2013  |  NEWS
Boards of listed companies are more proactively seeking out meetings with active investors and engagement organisations, and in an unanticipated benefit of the impact of the two strikes rule, engagement specialists are saying boards are more receptive ...

Q&A with Michael Walsh, UCA Funds Management

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAR 2013  |  NEWS
Michael Walsh is the recently named executive director and CEO of UCA Funds Management, an entity of the Uniting Church of Australia, Synod of Victoria and Tasmania, which manages more than AU$800m in ethical portfolios on behalf of church bodies, other ...

Boards increasing engagement on remuneration reports

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 NOV 2012  |  NEWS
... yet come through. "Freezing board pay sounds nice, but it's symbolic," she said. "It doesn't do much when an executive's bonus is cut, but his long term incentives vest millions." Regnan is also active on the issue of board diversity, and making sure ...

Combet announces phase-out of solar credit mechanism

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 NOV 2012  |  NEWS
... Smallscale Renewable Energy Scheme (SRES) and generous point ofâ€sale discounts made possible by the government's bonus certificates has been beneficial in helping to promote up to 20% solar uptake in some localities," Armstrong said. "The only ...

ASX100 CEO pay, bonuses decline

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 SEP 2012  |  NEWS
... fell materially. Average cash pay for CEOs at top ASX100 companies declined by 8.9% to AU$3.055m, reflecting the fall in bonus sizes - average bonuses were AU$1.255m, their lowest level since 2004, ACSI said. "It is clear that directors began listening ...

ACSI to target exec bonus disclosure, voting rights at AGMs

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 AUG 2012  |  NEWS
... performance based. ACSI said it would update this at the end of the 2012 reporting season. ACSI said it expects improved bonus disclosure across the S&P/ASX200 in the current reporting season, given guidance by the Australian Securities and Investments ...