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UK pension and fundies to drive long-termism

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 JUL 2009
... focus on long-term shareholder value, according to the Walker Review. The review, an independent audit of corporate governance of UK banks and other financial institutions, has made 39 recommendations to the government. The draft recommendations, which ...

IAG & NRMA fund rejigs insurance

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 JUL 2009
... re-appointed CommInsure as its insurer, repriced its insurance premiums and is boosting social, environmental and corporate governance strategies following its signing of the UN PRI. The plan, which had $805 million in funds under management in March ...

NFP super beats retail over 10 yrs

... include public sector/government, industry or corporate funds. "This data reinforces the low fee environment, the strong governance and diversified asset allocation of the not-for-profit funds is paying off for fund members," said Fiona Reynolds, chief ...

Financial planning is key: Westpac

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JUL 2009
... maintaining the bank's reputation in her speech. "If you think about reputation, it's about trust, ethics and good governance. When I joined Westpac, I quickly learned about the bank's practices in supporting their clients - we have a track record stretching ...

Avoid financial speculation: Pontiff

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JUL 2009
... increasingly large streams of capital is causing business to diversify their ownership structures, leading to a breakdown in governance controls and ill-definition of who is actually responsible for a company or an institution. Despite the challenge ...

Shareholder activism misses the mark

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 20 JUL 2009
Super fund and investment manager activism against listed company boards is misdirected, according to a corporate governance expert. Speaking at the Investment Management Consultants Association (IMCA), Lynn Ralph, managing director at Cameron Ralph ...

Aussies lag behind in PRI implementation

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  THURSDAY, 16 JUL 2009
... Progress 2009 found, in both countries, the bottom quartile score for each principle and for the implementation of governance, policy and strategy (GPS) was lower than the bottom quartile in any other developed country. "This suggests that a significant ...

Look past asset classes: Weaven

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 16 JUL 2009
... investment strategy, said Garry Weaven, chair of Industry Funds Management. Weaven, who spoke at the International Corporate Governance Network conference in Sydney, said it was now more important than ever for super funds to pick investments in companies ...

Corporate governance needs national voice

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JUL 2009
Asia Pacific investors need to develop an organisation at a national level to effectively manage corporate governance issues, according to a corporate governance expert. Jamie Allen, secretary general at the Asian Corporate Governance Association in ...

Push for redemption freeze lifts: PASL

COMPANY RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JUL 2009
... it had invested in to place a halt on redemptions. Kessell said the decision to act was a matter of good corporate governance. "The Trustee of PASL places a high value on its fiduciary duties and on acting in the best interests of its members. For this ...