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CFS and Brookfield scoop property awards

PIR RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 2 NOV 2009
... presented at PIR's Annual Funds Industry Forum in Queensland where the finalists were judged based on their corporate governance, information transparency, and product structure (including leverage). PIR also looked at the finalists' asset quality and ...

Super savings not for govt projects: Suncorp Life

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 26 OCT 2009
... according to Suncorp Life's Cooper Review submission. Suncorp Life's submission to the Cooper Review - Phase One - Governance highlighted a number of areas where the superannuation industry isn't properly reacting to member needs, adding that super funds ...

Centro execs to face tough penalties

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 OCT 2009
... liabilities as current in addition to the $1 billion already classified as current. Lynn Ralph, joint managing director at governance and company board researcher Cameron Ralph, said ASIC's action is very serious. "These proceedings are no dissimilar ...

Trustee board shake-up overdue

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  MONDAY, 19 OCT 2009
... designed to inform "shareholders" or investors as opposed to "fund members". And coming from a different angle, one governance expert argues that the legal system has worked effectively under the jury regime, where the final decision doesn't necessarily ...

Where did the money go?

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 19 OCT 2009
... ethical strategies could be the result of institutional investors using all encompassing environmental, social and governance (ESG) approach. "Some of those stats would be for quite narrow ethical mandates but I think there's a broader move to ESG investments," ...

ING outsources research to two firms

COMPANY RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 19 OCT 2009
... utilising external research providers and independent reviewer expertise, this new service will provide best practice governance that better aligns our research structure to the needs of the dealer groups with a fully transparent approach, and places ...

HESTA pays managers after tax

COMPANY RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 15 OCT 2009
... processes to enable post tax performance to be appropriate measured, said HESTA executive manager - investments and governance, Rob Fowler. "We are judging them on their performance in the real world where tax affects our members' retirement savings," ...

ACSI launches two ESG guidelines

COMPANY RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 13 OCT 2009
... 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 and governance ...

Private equity firms sign PRI

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 9 OCT 2009
... blueprint for pension funds, super funds, investment companies and services partners to integrate environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues into their investment processes. Ironbridge Capital's investment strategy focuses on the services sector ...

Financial Standard finalist in ACSI Media Award

... Australian Council of Super Investors (ACSI) Media Award, an award that recognises outstanding work on reporting corporate governance issues. Hobbs' submission, "Cents and Sustainability" (Issue 3, March 2), looked at how widespread poor governance practices ...