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AustralianSuper names new deputy chair

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 AUG 2014
... Scott McDine. Oliver has been a member of the AustralianSuper board since 2007. Oliver is secretary of the Australian Council of Trade Unions, and spent 20 years at the Australian Manufacturing Workers' Union. AustralianSuper chair Heather Ridout said ...

ASX meets with PRI to discuss sustainability reporting

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 18 JUL 2014
... around reporting, but they just don't think to report on it." PRI's meeting with ASX comes shortly after the Australian Council of Superannuation Investors (ACSI) put out its annual report on sustainability reporting among ASX-listed companies. While ...

Platinum and Iress named 'laggards' on sustainability

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 14 JUL 2014
... companies that have failed to report on sustainability risk for the last four years, according to a study by the Australian Council of Superannuation Investors (ACSI). ACSI surveyed the entire ASX 200, applying five levels of reporting - comprehensive ...

Howes to leave AustralianSuper board

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 24 JUN 2014
... that he would step down as secretary of Australian Workers Union (AWU). He will also leave his position on the Australian Council of Trade Unions (ACTU). Howes was nominated to the board of AustralianSuper by the ACTU. A spokesperson for AustralianSuper ...

Greg Sword resigns as CEO of LUCRF Super

ALICE URIBE  |  FRIDAY, 28 FEB 2014
... time, Greg oversaw the amalgamation of seven unions to form the NUW, served as Senior Vice President of the Australian Council of Trade Unions and was National President of the Australian Labor Party. In 2010 Greg Sword was recognised as a member of ...

Super funds 'fair game' for activist scrutiny

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 5 NOV 2013
... warming activism, suggests funds will find themselves having to answer some difficult questions. According to Australian Council of Superannuation Investors (ACSI) chief executive Anne Byrne, if a fund cannot justify a holding, it should divest.

ISA appoints former cabinet minister to advisory role

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 28 OCT 2013
... year. Combet served as a Cabinet Minister in the former Federal Government and is a former Secretary of the Australian Council of Trade Unions. As principal adviser to the board of ISA, he will assist the organisation with its preparation for the Financial ...

LUCRF Super joins global calls to improve worker safety

STAFF REPORTER  |  FRIDAY, 25 OCT 2013
... Initiative, with the goal of encouraging more companies to join the Accord. In 2011, LUCRF Super partnered with the Australian Council of Super Investors (ACSI) to produce research papers into the labour standards and human rights policies of Australia's ...

ACSI appoints Future Fund exec as new chief

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 26 SEP 2013
The Australian Council of Superannuation Investors (ACSI) has appointed senior Future Fund executive Gordon Hagart to replace chief executive Ann Byrne who will retire from the role in October. Hagart is currently head of environmental, social and governance ...

Executive pay under spotlight in new ACSI guidelines

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 AUG 2013
The Australian Council of Superannuation Investors (ACSI) has published new governance guidelines outlining how it will assess the behaviour and performance of public company directors. The updated guidelines, developed in consultation with ACSI member ...