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LGS to boost sustainability team

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 MAR 2010
... signatory to the United Nations Principles for Responsible Investment (UN PRI) and is a founding member of the Australian Council of Super Investors (ACSI) and a part owner of Regnan Governance & Engagement. LGS hired Mercer as its new asset consultant ...

MSCI buys RiskMetrics

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 2 MAR 2010
... approach and the governance business would continue to operate as usual, it's pretty mature," he said. The Australian Council for Super Investors (ACSI) recently commissioned RiskMetrics to provide research on S&P/ASX 100 company director and non-executive ...

New board directors for HESTA

COMPANY RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 FEB 2010
... Centre; Prue Power, executive director of the Australian Healthcare and Hospitals Association; and Tim Lyons, Australian Council of Trade Unions (ACTU), assistant secretary. The fund's new chair is Angela Emslie - a HESTA board member since 1994 - and ...

ACSI voting service attracts five members

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 14 DEC 2009
Five superannuation funds are expected to sign on to the Australian Council for Super Investors' (ACSI) Global Proxy Voting Service, which launches next month. Ann Byrne, chief executive at ACSI, said the council is pleased with the initial amount of ...

Coalition against commissions

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 NOV 2009
A coalition of industry bodies, including CHOICE, Industry Super Network and the Australian Council of Trade Unions, has launched a national advertising campaign targeting regulatory reform that abolishes commission-based remuneration for planners. ...

ACSI launches two ESG guidelines

COMPANY RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 13 OCT 2009
The Australian Council of Super Investors (ACSI) has released two new guidelines for managing environmental, social and governance risks. The two guides are entitled 'A guide for superannuation trustees on the consideration of environmental, social ...

Director pay rise trend will slow: RiskMetrics

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 12 OCT 2009
... non-executive director chairperson received $396,880, up more than 10 per cent in 2008. The study, commissioned by the Australian Council of Super Investors (ACSI) and conducted by RiskMetrics, found director pay rose 10.9 per cent from 2008, while the ...

Financial Standard finalist in ACSI Media Award

Financial Standard journalist Michael Hobbs was the runner-up at this year's Australian Council of Super Investors (ACSI) Media Award, an award that recognises outstanding work on reporting corporate governance issues. Hobbs' submission, "Cents and ...

CEOs pay steady despite GFC

COMPANY RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 29 SEP 2009
... CEO in Australia saw their base pay increase 6.2 percent to $1.95 million, according to new research from the Australian Council of Superannuation Investors (ACSI). The average cash pay of a CEO of a S&P/ASX 100 company in 2008 held steady, dropping ...

Unions attack retirement age change

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 25 MAY 2009
... president and general secretary of the CMFEU, told ABC Radio this morning. Sharan Burrows, secretary of the Australian Council of Trade Unions (ACTU), said by the time workers reach 65 years they are already physically "broken". Treasurer Wayne Swan ...