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Mormon Church's Alkira Farms acquires NSW assets

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 10 APR 2025  |  NEWS
... the long-term." The funds will be invested in new and existing opportunities, reduce debt and pay a distribution to shareholders. Warakirri Asset Management's Solterra manages the assets on behalf of Alkira Farms in Australia. Farmland Reserve, which ...

Board cyber security oversight 'endangers' firms

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 24 MAR 2025  |  NEWS
... operations; apply new deferred remuneration policies; and meet notification obligations. Kitt said super members and shareholders are increasingly scrutinising corporate governance policies, and yet many boards fail to acknowledge that poor cyber security ...

Glass Lewis acquires investment stewardship platform

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 17 MAR 2025  |  NEWS
... providing Glass Lewis with access to Esgaia's data management platform to extend engagement services between issuers and shareholders. Founded in 2021, the Esgaia cloud-based platform helps institutional investors process their issuer engagement and ...

Woodside investors urged to sack the board over dud returns

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 13 MAR 2025  |  NEWS
... upcoming annual general meeting, arguing the board bears collective responsibility for the company's failings. The shareholders advocacy group said Woodside's board has failed to course-correct despite its total shareholder returns trailing the ASX 100 ...

CDPQ splashes $11bn on renewable energy producer

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 27 FEB 2025  |  NEWS
... Monique Mercier said the board unanimously concluded that the deal is in the best interests of the company and its shareholders. "We are pleased to be announcing a transaction which not only provides our shareholders with immediate liquidity at an attractive ...

Universities jump on ESG skills shortage

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 17 FEB 2025  |  NEWS
... commercial lawyers will still encounter ESG issues," he said. For example, at Woodside's annual general meeting last year, shareholders voted on the company's Climate Transition Action Plan and 2023 Progress Report, where the corporation faced scrutiny ...

Green moves: HSBC, ACSI, Minderoo, The Superpower Institute, QLD Office of Social Impact, Terrain NRM

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 13 FEB 2025  |  NEWS
... their transition priorities, and to realise the benefits of a more resilient global economy for our businesses, our shareholders, and the markets we operate in." Meanwhile, at Minderoo Foundation Holly Buschman has been named executive director of natural ...

Execs face shareholder backlash over pay: Georgeson

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 11 FEB 2025  |  NEWS
... Georgeson head of ESG for Asia Pacific, said. "Georgeson strongly encourages companies and their boards to engage with shareholders throughout the year to identify and address investor concerns proactively. "This enables firms to understand investors' ...

Cbus divests renewable asset

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 6 FEB 2025  |  NEWS
... said the strategic acquisition affirmed the company's ambitious growth strategy for Australia and support by its shareholders. "We are incredibly pleased to announce our acquisition of a portfolio diversified across geographies, technologies and ...

Activist investors set sights on paid parental leave

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 3 FEB 2025  |  NEWS
... Agency's best practice guide in formulating a paid parental leave policy. The activist investor works by gathering 100 shareholders, the minimum required to file a resolution in Australia. "In the coming weeks, I'll be meeting with major investors to ...