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Super fund backs News Corp independence push

BEN COLLINS  |  FRIDAY, 5 OCT 2012
... manager Hermes Equity Ownership Services and shareholder advisory firm Glass Lewis. "Open, transparent, representative governance is well overdue at News Corp. The interests of minority shareholders have too often been compromised," said First Super ...

Who you know overshadows rules: Freehills view on Asia

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 24 SEP 2012
... Studies this month, said, "Relationships are more important than rules and you must accept the limitations of corporate governance." Back was not advising against direct investment in Asia, but warned it must be done judiciously with meticulous research ...

Family businesses provide engine for recovery

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  FRIDAY, 21 SEP 2012
... with the majority of respondents desiring to pass the business and associated family wealth onto the next generation. Governance issues and talent attraction are, however, foreseeable risks where succession and ownership retention are at the heart of ...

VicSuper and Vision Super in merger talks

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  TUESDAY, 18 SEP 2012
... "There's also a strong philosophical alignment, with both funds committed to EESG (economic, environmental, social and governance) principles. We are currently exploring whether a merger of our two funds would ultimately result in greater benefit to ...

Cbus takes lead on trustee disclosure

BEN COLLINS  |  MONDAY, 17 SEP 2012
... recognises that in the post-GFC environment, full remuneration disclosure is increasingly regarded as 'best practice' governance," she said. Earlier this year, AIST - which represents Australia's $450 billion not-for-profit superannuation sector - wrote ...

Greater teamwork for ESG: Towers Watson

BEN COLLINS  |  FRIDAY, 14 SEP 2012
... investing) or through supporting investment initiatives in ESG-related industries. "Most of the world's asset owner governance is creaking under financial and complexity pressures," said Hugh Dougherty, head of manager research for Towers Watson in Australia ...

AustSafe appoints head of investments

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  FRIDAY, 14 SEP 2012

ISN blasts FSC's independence policy

BEN COLLINS  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 SEP 2012
... allows retail funds to appoint 'in-house' directors to their boards and therefore fails to address one of the major governance issues for retail super funds, "namely the tension between their legal obligation to maximise shareholder returns and the fiduciary ...

AusEthical announces 64% profit drop

BEN COLLINS  |  TUESDAY, 4 SEP 2012
... ethical superannuation and managed funds through investments in companies based on their environmental, social and governance performance.

FSC super governance policy forces independence

BEN COLLINS  |  MONDAY, 27 AUG 2012
A majority of directors on superannuation trustee boards must be independent, under draft superannuation governance policy released by the Financial Services Council (FSC) this morning. An independent director must also chair the trustee board, and ...