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Increase in ASX board cultural diversity: DCA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAR 2015  |  NEWS
... there has been a 22% increase in directors from non-Anglo-Celtic backgrounds from 2004 to 2013, a 16% increase in board chairs from culturally diverse backgrounds, and a 28% increase in the number of ASX companies that have achieved a "critical mass ...

ACSI sets goal of 30% women on ASX200 boards

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 6 FEB 2015  |  NEWS
... however, 'job done'. And having no women on your board leaves ACSI, and its members, wondering about the fitness of company chairs that have not yet been able to find an appropriately skilled woman to appoint. What else might they have missed in their ...

Labour rights, NGO activism and governance cited as ESG trends

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 MAY 2014  |  NEWS
... engagement to create a longer term framework for governance. He cited supply chain as one example of this. "We meet with chairs, and we can tell that supply chain is very much front of mind, and that companies are paying attention to the supply chain ...

Ann Byrne to step down as ACSI CEO

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 JUN 2013  |  NEWS
... service for funds dealing with listed company issues. "Ann's direct style and her intellectual savvy are well known to many chairs and directors of the stock exchange's top 200 companies," said Gerard Noonan, ACSI president. "She has been an articulate ...

ACSI criticises slow pace of women appointed to ASX boards

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAR 2013  |  NEWS
... According to the ACSI audit, the median company board is made up of 6 men and 1 woman. Furthermore, only 4% (8) of board chairs are women and 4% (8) of CEOs are women There is also a sharp difference in the board compositions of the top half of the ASX200 ...

More women, more new entrants appointed to ASX100 boards

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 OCT 2012  |  NEWS
... what is often seen as the directors club," Byrne said. The survey also found that the average and median feels paid to chairs of ASX100 companies rose by more than 15% in 2011, with the average chairperson fee rising 15.7% from AU$431,233 to AU$498,938. ...

ASA opposes Santos CEO $2m share grant

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 13 APR 2012  |  NEWS
... Kolesnikoff said. "Therefore we need to pay more, and they've created a way for paying more. The boards can say no, the chairs can say no, and they should and I would like to see it happen."

CSA warns on timing of undirected proxy vote legislation

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 APR 2012  |  NEWS
... the right of a company chair to vote undirected proxies on a remuneration report resolution. Under current law, company chairs are not able to vote undirected proxies on a remuneration report if the chair's pay is detailed in the report. The government ...

AMP Capital, VFMC publish 2011 proxy voting record

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 FEB 2012  |  NEWS
... elections at a subsequent spill meeting. "We are hearing a lot more from company secretaries, investor relations, board chairs, and other people," Halliday said. "We have also seen big increases in the number of companies contracting us. I also think ...

Four appointed to Energy Security Council

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 JAN 2012  |  NEWS
... financial group MyState Limited, and chair of the Solar Flagships Council. Membership of the council also includes the chairs of the Australian Energy Market Commission, the Australian Energy Regulator and the Australian Securities and Investments Co ...