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Keybridge disputes board spill allegations

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 18 APR 2017
... Keybridge's proposal and has sought interim orders to prevent Keybridge and Aurora (and any associated entities) from exercising voting rights at the meeting. The reuglator argued that Aurora and Keybridge are associated with one another, and because ...

SSGA wields power on gender equality

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 MAR 2017
... the event a company is too slow to take action and increase the number of women on its board, the firm will use its proxy voting power to influence change, voting against the chair of the board's nominating and/or governance committee if necessary. The ...

Fraser review challenges super board independence

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 17 FEB 2017
... governance issues, with 22 recommendations including recommendations on member engagement opportunities; equal director voting rights; strong risk culture; board renewal, chair appointment, disclosure, transparency and remuneration. The code requires ...

Custodians turn attention to CIVs and MITs

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 9 FEB 2017
... proposed CHESS replacement, improvements in the standardisation of processing of discount securities and improvements to proxy voting automation are all on the agenda for the association. ACSA chair David Knights said 2016 was significant for the Australian ...

Investors must look further than US: J.P. Morgan

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 JAN 2017
... risk is going to be ramped this year, especially in the Eurozone where we're going to see 50% of the population in Europe voting. The UK is going to have to figure out how it will divorce itself from the Euro this year. That all adds up to a lot of uncertainty," ...

SMSF satisfaction belies uncertainty

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 16 DEC 2016
... regards to their respective policies on superannuation, even though 66% indicated that superannuation policy influenced their voting decisions by either a small or more substantial amount. On a positive note, FSC chief executive Sally Loane applauded ...

Responsible investment plagues super funds

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 24 NOV 2016
... activities. Furthermore, 10% of funds have already implemented full portfolio holdings disclosure, with 60% disclosing voting records and 20% reporting on their corporate engagement activities. The RIAA has also launched responsible returns web tool ...

Saving super from Tinder sex bots

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 17 NOV 2016
... were able to predict voter intention: not just the way registered voters intend to vote, but also the proportion of the voting public who had not expressed an intention to vote but ended up doing so anyway. Using that data was clearly effective," he ...

Ageing boards problematic: ACSI

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 15 NOV 2016
... for over five years. Elsewhere, across the ASX101 - 200, 87 directors held no shares. ACSI's members recently endorsed a voting policy for next year that will reject male board candidates for companies with no female board members if those companies ...

AustralianSuper enhances fund transparency

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 11 NOV 2016
... project. "There is also significantly more information about our Active Own program. This program ensures we exert our voting rights and also liaise directly with companies to make our views of strategy, performance and governance heard," Williams said. ...

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Australian Retirement Trust people chief to depart

ELIZABETH FRY
Australian Retirement Trust has confirmed the departure of chief people officer Helen Jackson, who will leave at the end of the financial year.

SSGA loses $2.4bn in two months

KARREN VERGARA
State Street Global Advisors (SSGA) suffered $2.4 billion in net outflows over the last two months of 2023, the majority of which hit its Australian and international equities products.

AFCA seeks industry feedback on approaches

ELIZA BAVIN
The financial complaints authority is asking the industry for feedback on how it approaches issues and reaches decisions.

Apex, ACA partner to broaden client services

ANDREW MCKEAN
Apex Group and ACA Group have formed a partnership to offer their clients a wider range of services.

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