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Norwegian fund reviews ESG approach

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 8 FEB 2016
... rights to safeguard the fund's investments, including voting to promote sustainable development and good corporate governance. During 2015 the fund voted at 11,562 shareholder meetings globally. "In 2015, we began publishing our voting intentions in ...

Core holdings will be lacklustre in 2016: SSGA

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 4 FEB 2016
... accommodative monetary policy which will serve as a tailwind to equities. Furthermore, the continued focus on corporate governance should bring the greater potential for earnings going forward, Anderson said. Turning to Australia, Anderson said energy ...

Members should vote for super fund directors

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 1 FEB 2016
... the Fraser Review should consider not only adopting a wide-ranging fund governance code similar to the ASX Corporate Governance Council's principles and recommendations applying to listed entities, but also ensure that there is a disclosure obligation ...

Martin Currie completes PK Investment Management deal

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 JAN 2016
... as might be expected. With supportive central bank and government policies in place, allied to improving corporate governance helping drive further balance sheet efficiency, we see a continued positive backdrop for investors, provided that global economic ...

Governance becoming key investor concern

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 27 NOV 2015
Corporate governance is becoming a key differentiator for investors, according to Aberdeen Asset Management. Based on a survey of 293 institutional investors, trustees, managers and consultants in the UK, Europe, North America, Canada and Asia-Pacific ...

OPINION: Super is Murray's big rock

ANDREW BRAGG  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 NOV 2015
... listed companies that they invest in. All the representatives of the superannuation sector sitting on the ASX Corporate Governance Council require listed companies to have a majority of independent directors. This measure, which globally applies to listed ...

Labor opposes super trustee governance bill

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 10 NOV 2015
... brings governance of regulated superannuation funds in line with international best practice standards of corporate governance," the report said. "This bill will allow superannuation fund boards to draw from a broader pool of independent directors, increasing ...

Club Plus Super increases women on trustee board

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 6 NOV 2015
... appointed Senior Counsel (SC) for New South Wales. She is regarded as an expert in financial services law and corporate governance - in particular directors' duties - and has deep understanding of the legal and regulatory challenges confronting Australian ...

AMP appoints ESG analyst

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 26 OCT 2015
... its Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) investment research team to increase the manager's focus on corporate governance. Kristen Le Mesurier will report to head of ESG research Ian Woods and joins AMP from AAP Securities, where she was associate ...

Government using super as "petri dish": Labor

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 16 OCT 2015
... that the government is bringing Australia into line with international best practice arrangements for the corporate governance of superannuation."