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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. ...

The $25 trillion decision US voters have to make

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 NOV 2016
... resume and, I suspect, attention will start to shift to the eurozone into year end," he said. Australian investors are voting with their wallets - by keeping them closed, according to latest ETP inflow figures. "Australia's ETP sector is a barometer ...

Super funds should enforce corporate conduct: ASFA

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 NOV 2016
... ASFA Conference on the Gold Coast, Minto argued it was only natural that super funds, given their significant shareholder voting power, should ensure better outcomes for their members by improving corporate conduct in listed companies. He noted that ...

YBR hits back at Bouris expose

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 28 OCT 2016
... statement added: "Proxies received before the meeting in favour of or for which the executive chair could exercise his voting discretion for all resolutions ranged from 87-99% of all proxies, which the board views as a substantial endorsement by YBR ...

NZ Super tackles climate change

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 20 OCT 2016
... continue to manage climate risks by being an active owner, including prioritising climate change engagements, developing our voting policy and directing our investment managers to vote according to our instructions on climate change resolutions," Orr ...

Dunsford explains backpedal at EGM

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 11 OCT 2016
... motion at the eleventh hour in a meeting with the AFA board but was unsuccessful, with the EGM going ahead and members voting overwhelmingly against the change. In a statement, Dunsford said: "Prior to Thursday's EGM and after much soul searching, and ...

Funds management giants in historic merger

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 4 OCT 2016
... the new company; Janus shareholders will own approximately 43%. Janus' largest shareholder, Dai-ichi, has committed to voting in favour of the merger; it will own roughly 9% of the combined entity and has indicated it will increase its stake to 15%. ...

More transparency needed on fossil fuel investment

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 29 SEP 2016
... play a major role in challenging business models. Market Forces also campaigns for better super fund disclosure, including voting records which offer more transparency when it comes to responsible investment issues.

Brown to leave after AFA board re-election

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 16 SEP 2016
... Brown in a board restructure that sees five executive roles being reassigned. According to a statement from the AFA, 30% of voting members participated in the online election held this morning. Strictly Super managing director Marc Bineham will take ...