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ACSI launches new climate change policy

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 26 APR 2021
The Australian Council of Superannuation Investors (ACSI) may now recommend super funds vote against companies that fail on climate-related risk. The newly updated policy from ACSI aims to improve how companies approach climate change risk. The policy ...

APRA releases draft climate change guidance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 23 APR 2021
... "We note that the guidance has been developed in consultation with other Australian financial regulators through the Council of Financial Regulators and APRA's international peers, which should give it further authority in the market." The guide ...

Admin fees could balloon from BFID

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 16 MAR 2021
... not-for-profit sector, thanks to loopholes in the proposed legislation. Following conversations with Treasury, the Australian Council of Trade Unions assistant secretary Scott Connelly said department officials have confirmed that dividend payments are ...

ASX200 needs executive equality: ACSI

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  MONDAY, 8 MAR 2021
... representation is still lacking in executive roles, according to new research. The latest analysis by the Australian Council of Superannuation Investors (ACSI) showed women now occupy more than 35% of board seats in the ASX50 but there are only 10 female ...

Retirement income framework on track: Frydenberg

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 26 FEB 2021
... Income Covenant will go ahead in mid-2022 despite several issues that need to be ironed out. In addressing the 2021 Council of the Ageing (COTA) National Policy Forum on Retirement Income this morning, Treasurer Josh Frydenberg said the government is ...

Macquarie to profit off severe weather

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  MONDAY, 22 FEB 2021
... demand has increased for its stores of energy. Texas' independent power grid, which operates as the Electric Reliability Council of Texas, was unable to handle the freezing temperature and heightened demand for power. "Macquarie's Commodities and Global ...

Key finance figures in Biden Cabinet

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 19 JAN 2021
... to lead the US Treasury. Yellen is the former US Federal Reserve governor. She was also the chair of the White House Council of Economic Advisers during the Clinton administration. Yellen was the first woman to lead the US Fed, and if her nomination ...

RBA adds former BT director to board

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 18 DEC 2020
... and banking sectors and has been the group managing director of Coca-Cola Amatil since 2014. She is also a Business Council of Australia board member and a non-executive director of The Centre for Independent Studies. Watkins has previously served as ...

The real cost of a bad chief executive: AICD, ACSI

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 10 DEC 2020
... entire organisation. The report, produced by the Australian Institute of Company Directors (AICD) and the Australian Council of Superannuation Investors (ACSI), surveyed directors at Australia's largest companies to develop insights on how company culture ...

Council of Financial Regulators monitors ASX, cybersecurity

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 DEC 2020
... Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) after its operational outage recently and have endorsed a plan for cybersecurity. The Council of Financial Regulators, consisting of APRA, ASIC, Treasury and the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA), met for its quarterly ...