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Grow Super co-founder in alleged betting scandal

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAY 2020
... as a sports technology company, worked with the NRL to manage its team lists and team changes data. It also managed the voting for the Dally M awards. The Sydney Morning Herald reported that the two men charged are Wilson and StatEdge general manager ...

2020 MAX Awards finalists named

STAFF WRITER  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 MAY 2020
The finalists for the 2020 Financial Standard MAX Awards have been named and voting is now open. Now in their 25th year, the Financial Standard MAX (Marketing, Advertising and Sales Excellence) Awards recognise individuals, teams and organisations in ...

Stand still, get left behind

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 16 MAR 2020
... ratings that we use in our ESG analysis are enhanced by our active ownership approaches such as company engagement, proxy voting, and participation in collaborative engagement and industry initiatives," Welsh-Rose said. And as for external ratings from ...

OneVue takes control of Sargon stake in Sequoia

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 6 FEB 2020
... (which is currently in receivership) first became a shareholder in Sequoia in June, 2018. At the time, it had a 12.05% voting power through its roughly 12.4 million shares in Sequoia. The shares were held as 10.8 million to Sargon Capital Pty Ltd (the ...

SSGA to scrutinise ASX 100 directors

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 30 JAN 2020
From this voting season, State Street Global Advisors will take action against board members of ASX 100 companies it feels are lagging on ESG issues. SSGA chief executive Cyrus Taraporevala has written to board members to outline the manager's new approach ...

Westpac directors slammed

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 12 DEC 2019
... "clearly not fit for purpose having collectively presided over what has become a catastrophe," she said. Medd said she will be voting against the re-election of board members Nerida Caesar and Peter Marriott at Westpac's annual meeting. It comes amid ...

VicSuper hits sustainability target early

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 24 OCT 2019
... We can do both." According to the fund, the combination of its "rigorous ESG process" and active company engagement and voting approach prove investing for sustainable outcomes can provide consistent and competitive returns.

IOOF divests Perennial Value

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 11 OCT 2019
... Management, with senior executives of the firm acquiring its interest. IOOF had a 52.4% equity interest in Perennial but 42.4% voting rights and dividend entitlements. IOOF said in a statement that the expected minor loss on the sale and sale proceeds ...

AMP, HESTA, Hostplus lose out in ratings

STAFF WRITER  |  THURSDAY, 26 SEP 2019
... Advisers' Co-op who said they were concerned about its holdings in the big four banks, Unilever and JD.com as well as its voting record. But HESTA has just been named in the United Nations Principles for Responsible Investing Leadership Group and ...

Investors must monitor social mood: Nikko

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 23 SEP 2019
... have so much social unrest," he said. Fulton said investors could not ignore these kinds of events because "people are voting with their pocketbooks". He used two multinational corporations with mixed reputations to illustrate Nikko's view on considering ...