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More women appointed to ASX200 boards

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 7 DEC 2012  |  NEWS
... companies in the S&P/ASX 200 sample had an independent, non-executive chair, in line with the ASX Corporate Governance Council's Principles and Recommendations. Of the 170 companies sampled, all had an audit committee, 97 per cent had a remuneration ...

Operational changes needed to strengthen AGM voting: ACSI

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 OCT 2012  |  NEWS
... Investors found 21 instances in which "against" or "abstain" votes were not reflected in the declared votes announced to the ASX, and estimated that 4% of total votes in 2005 were unaccounted. "What's changed between now and 2006 is that registries do ...

ASX report shows companies' progress on gender diversity

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 3 AUG 2012  |  NEWS
... diversity policy or provided an explanation as to why not, as per the recommendations by the ASX Corporate Governance Council. The gender diversity policy recommendations are not mandatory, but companies listed on the ASX must either disclose their policy ...

Emerging listed miners catching up on corporate governance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 AUG 2012  |  NEWS
Emerging listed companies in the Australian mining industry are working to catch up with investor expectations on corporate governance and disclosure standards, according to BlackRock's Asia Pacific head of corporate governance and responsible investment. ...

British government to mandate LSE greenhouse gas disclosure

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JUN 2012  |  NEWS
... require disclosure of greenhouse gas emissions. ESG reporting is introduced via Principle 7 of the ASX Corporate Governance Council Corporate Governance Principles and Recommendations. Principle 7 establishes how companies should disclose and communicate ...

Disruptive innovation, ESG factors pose media sector risk

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 25 MAY 2012  |  NEWS
... ethical issues, the report also notes that listed Australian media companies show poor compliance with ASX corporate governance guidelines. Only a few of the companies analysed by AMP Capital had majority of independent directors, and overall, of the ...

Fund manager: remuneration reports filled with "mumbo jumbo"

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 APR 2012  |  NEWS
... Capital. Speaking at the Ownership Matters governance conference in Melbourne, Morgan told an audience of investors, corporate officers and others that remuneration reports did not aid his understanding of how executives are compensated. Morgan was head ...

Investors require more corporate ESG disclosure

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 30 MAR 2012  |  NEWS
... ESG risks and opportunities. At the moment, ESG reporting is introduced via Principle 7 of the ASX Corporate Governance Council Corporate Governance Principles and Recommendations. Principle 7 establishes how companies should disclose and communicate ...

Corporate sustainability a vehicle for value creation

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 23 MAR 2012  |  NEWS
... held in conjunction with the Australian Centre for Corporate Social Responsibility. See Also: Integrated reporting - should ASX follow in South Africa's footsteps?

Leightons under investigation over payment disclosure

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 17 FEB 2012  |  NEWS
... Corporate Analysis. Enhanced Responsibility, said that other companies could uncover similar situations. Leighton disclosed to the ASX the possible breach, which refers to a payment made by Leighton subsidiary Leighton Offshore. Leighton Holdings' Chairman ...