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Board members lose independence after 12 years: CalPERS

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 15 MAR 2016
... are more diverse," Jones said. The principles also serve as a framework by which CalPERS executes its shareowner proxy voting responsibilities; engages public companies to achieve long-term, sustainable risk-adjusted returns; and works with internal ...

Women on boards tracking well: AMP Capital

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 MAR 2016
... company meetings. Of these resolutions, 90% were supported. AMP Capital either voted against or specifically abstained from voting on about 9% of resolutions. AMP Capital was excluded from voting on 1% of resolutions due to conflicts of interest. In ...

Three super funds take responsible investment gong

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 29 FEB 2016
... investment strategies, 75% of assets under management under those strategies, disclose their full holdings, engage in proxy voting and advocate for responsible investment throuighout the market. Under the new program, the three super funds with this ...

ACSI and TIAA-CREF drive poll voting

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 9 FEB 2016
About three quarters of ASX200 companies now use poll voting at their annual general meetings according to the latest data from the Australian Council of Superannuation Investors (ACSI). In addition, ACSI said less than 10% of ASX100 companies still ...

Norwegian fund reviews ESG approach

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 8 FEB 2016
... surroundings and on factors that could affect their profitability in the long term," Slyngstad said. The pension fund uses its voting rights to safeguard the fund's investments, including voting to promote sustainable development and good corporate governance. ...

Members should vote for super fund directors

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 1 FEB 2016
... not-for-profit organisations have long had the ability to vote in directors of their choice and to hold them accountable with their voting power. "There's no reason why NFP super fund members should not have the same rights in view of the growing size ...

Governance becoming key investor concern

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 27 NOV 2015
... planning (both 83%) and corporate actions (76%). "Attitudes to governance are changing. Until recently the focus was mainly on voting, and often passive. Investors are now prepared to go further and build relationships with boards," Aberdeen head of ...

Board gender diversity further scrutinised by ACSI

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 16 OCT 2015
... investors of what they expect from governance practices at the companies in which they invest. The guidelines also underpin the voting recommendations ACSI makes to 30 Australian member-funds, who collectively manage over $450 billion in assets on behalf ...

Voting opens on SelectingSuper Consumer Choice award

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 15 OCT 2015
Voting has opened for the SelectingSuper 2015 Consumer Choice award division of the SelectingSuper fund and product awards. This is the third year SelectingSuper has run the Consumer Choice award, with past winners being UniSuper in 2013 and EnergySuper ...

Japan pension fund backs responsible investment

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 1 OCT 2015
... Limited, with about $60 billion in assets under management, is also among the PRI's top 20 most recent signatories. Meanwhile, voting has also started to potentially elect HESTA chair Angela Emslie to the board of the Principles for Responsible Investment ...