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Landmark ESG recommendations for Australia

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 20 DEC 2016
For the first time in its 10-year history, the United Nations-supported Principles for Responsible Investment is publishing several ESG recommendations specifically targeted at Australian fiduciaries. The document, Fiduciary Duty in the 21st Century ...

Morningstar hires insto business development head

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 24 NOV 2016
Morningstar Australasia has appointed a new director of institutional business development. James Louw previously worked at Morningstar from 2008 to 2010 as head of institutional for Ibbotson. After that, he took on a role at Tascorp before becoming ...

Ageing boards problematic: ACSI

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 15 NOV 2016
The growing number of younger women holding directorships is doing nothing to combat Australia's ageing boards problem, according to the Australian Council of Superannuation Investors. ACSI's latest research shows that although female directors are ...

ACSI calls time on all-male boards

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 OCT 2016
The Australian Council of Superannuation Investors has warned the remaining ASX 200 companies without female board representation that time is running out before votes are made against sitting directors. The ultimatum follows ACSI's target, announced ...

Super industry CEO joins IIRC board

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 27 SEP 2016
Australian Council of Superannuation Investors chief executive Louise Davidson will be the first Australian to join the board of the International Integrated Reporting Council. Davidson's three year board term begins 1 October and her appointment will ...

J.P. Morgan overtakes NAS in AUC

KERRIE SYDEE  |  MONDAY, 26 SEP 2016
J.P. Morgan has overtaken NAB Asset Servicing (NAS) as the largest overall provider in the custody market, following further declines in assets under custody (AUC) for NAS. The figures published by the Australian Custodial Services Association (ACSA) ...

Lower pay offset by persistent bonuses

KERRIE SYDEE  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 AUG 2016
Average fixed pay for chief executives in ASX100 companies has fallen by 3.3% to $1.86 million, its lowest level in almost a decade. The fall was even larger across the entire ASX200, dropping by 4.6%, with CEOs taking home an average $1.51 million ...

Improvements in ESG leadership: ACSI

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 30 JUN 2016
Seventy-one cents in every dollar invested in the ASX200 belongs to companies demonstrating "leading" standards when it comes to environmental, social and governance reporting. This is one of several key findings by the Australian Council of Superannuation ...

Gardior appoints ANZ vet as new director

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 14 JUN 2016
Wholesale infrastructure investment manager Gardior has appointed a new director to its board. Ian Gillings joins Gardior as the representative of shareholder Australian Catholic Schools & Retirement Fund (ACSRF); he will also sit on the Gardior's utilities ...

ACSA announces custody award winners

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 13 MAY 2016
The Australian Custodial Services Association has announced the winners of its annual awards for outstanding members of the custody sector. As per ACSA's statement, the awards are given "based on... support for ACSA and contributions to ACSA's strategic ...