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James Hardie chair, directors ousted

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 30 OCT 2025  |  NEWS
... directors have been voted off the board, shareholders will need to work hard to find a group of skilled independent directors to right the ship." The acquisition of Azek also sparked the ASX to launch a review into shareholder approval requirements in ...

APRA updates governance framework

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 27 OCT 2025  |  NEWS
... extensions in limited circumstances. Additionally, a proposal for banks and insurers to have at least two independent directors, including the chair, not on other group boards will not proceed as originally proposed. Lastly, a proposal to require significant ...

Snapshot: The rapid evolution of sustainable investing in Asia

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 3 JUL 2023  |  NEWS
... governance, the Chinese Securities Regulatory Commission recently released a consultation on the role of independent directors, strengthening their accountability and influence on corporate boards. There's also a push to improve capital allocation ...

ASX sees first strike against remuneration report

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 29 SEP 2022  |  NEWS
... voting rights in these issues, Deakin said. Recalls are "increasingly common in larger firms, firms with more independent directors, and stocks with higher past returns in recent years. Recalls are associated with less support for resolutions at meetings ...

Super funds more likely to recall shares for proxy votes: research

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 22 SEP 2022  |  NEWS
... voting rights in these issues, Deakin said. Recalls are "increasingly common in larger firms, firms with more independent directors, and stocks with higher past returns in recent years. Recalls are associated with less support for resolutions at meetings ...

Hostplus announces four board appointments

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 1 JUL 2021  |  NEWS
... group in an industry fund, or the appointing entity in a retail fund. The one exception to that is that independent directors on industry funds are typically appointed by the board." Members can express their faith in a trustee through exercising choice ...

ASX100 ESG underperformers in global manager's crosshairs

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 15 APR 2021  |  NEWS
... disclosure or performance related to financially material ESDG matters", they voted against the re-election of independent directors. That included ASX100 companies. In their 2020 asset stewardship report, SSGA noted that during 2020, they voted against ...

Morphic Asset Management launches ethical global equities LIC

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 10 MAR 2017  |  NEWS
... on 19 April 2017. Trading on the ASX is expected to commence on 3 May 2017. The Board of MEC will include Independent Directors JoAnna Fisher (Chair), Mark Forstmann and Virginia Malley.

Government proposes governance changes for super boards

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 26 JUN 2015  |  NEWS
... proposed legislation that will require boards of superannuation funds to be comprised of at least one third independent directors and an independent chair. Pauline Vamos, CEO, Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia Many industry bodies expressed ...

Super funds show 5.7% jump in percentage of women directors

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAR 2015  |  NEWS
... organisations that fall under that APRA banner.... There have also been proposed reforms around the percentage of independent directors on industry superannuation fund boards, and some industry funds had pre-empted that by getting ahead of the game." ...
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