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ACSI remands News Corp governance

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 21 OCT 2011
The Australian Council of Superannuation Investors (ACSI) is calling for Australian super funds to protest against members of the News Corp board at its annual general meeting in Los Angeles today if the group's governance does not improve. Global media ...

The good, the bad and the whatever

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 10 OCT 2011
Wake up people, there's no time to let Monday-itis get the better of us - especially not this Monday. Not when there's news a -plenty to digest. There's good news to stir the animal spirits among the bulls... bad news to keep the bears on the pounce... ...

ACSI: executive salaries soar above share value

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 5 SEP 2011
... companies on the S&P/ASX 100 earned a 31% salary raise, according to new ACSI research. The study, as part of Australian Council of Super Investor's (ACSI) ten-year anniversary, looked at the influence chief executive salaries and remuneration structure ...

Super funds want a cost-benefit analysis on disclosure

ALISON BEVEGE  |  MONDAY, 15 AUG 2011
... transparency and the level of detail that is provided to members," she said. Ann Byrne, chief executive officer of the Australian Council of Superannuation Investors said any initiative that improves confidence and risk management is good, but was not ...

New ESG guidelines to aid super investors

MATT WOODINGTON  |  THURSDAY, 4 AUG 2011
... and governance risk under a new reporting guide launched today. The Financial Services Council (FSC) and the Australian Council of Superannuation Investors (ACSI) have teamed up to produce the ESG Reporting Guide for Australian Companies. The guide includes ...

ACSI chief exec Byrne wins PRI election

MATT WOODINGTON  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 AUG 2011
Ann Byrne, the chief executive officer of the Australian Council of Superannuation Investors has been elected to join the Principles for Responsible Investment Initiative advisory council. Byrne is one of six new members of the council, which for the ...

Time for super to step up

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 28 JUL 2011
... the mining industry. Whiteley said the potential is illustrated by work already begun by groups such as the Australian Council of Superannuation Investors and the Financial Services Council in structural and regulatory reforms spurred on by the Global ...

Improved governance called for all round

ALISON BEVEGE  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JUL 2011
... AustralianSuper, Australia's biggest fund with $42 billion and 1.8 million members is run by six nominees of the Australian Council of Trade Unions, six from employer group Australian Industry Group plus one independent director, it says on its website. ...

Trade union boss pushes for SG raise

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 25 JUL 2011
The Australian Council of Trade Unions president, Ged Kearney, has voiced her support for a higher super guarantee and urged women in the super industry to maintain the fight for equal rights and to demand more action from government figures. Speaking ...

ESG failings impacting super investments

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 15 JUL 2011
... responsibility for environmental, social and governance (ESG) disclosure is not being taken seriously enough, said the Australian Council of Superannuation Investors (ACSI), and super funds are noticing. Over half of ASX200 companies fail to provide ...