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ACSI praised for corporate governance campaign

HAMISH MADDEN  |  MONDAY, 10 JUL 2006
The Australian Council for Superannuation Investors (ACSI) has been praised for its work in the area of corporate governance and president Michael O'Sullivan has been elected to the board of the International Corporate Governance Network (ICGN). ACSI ...

News Ltd hits back as super funds bring legal action

... reincorporation negotiations last year. A group of international Institutional shareholders, which includes the Australian Council of Superannuation Investors (ACSI), 11 international super funds and the World's largest pension fund from Holland are ...

ACTU renews call for 15 per cent SGC

The Australian Council of Trade Unions (ACTU) secretary Greg Combat has called for an increase in the superannuation guarantee contribution from its current 9 per cent to 15 per cent. Citing expected increases in the number of aged Australians in the ...

ISS acquires Proxy Australia

... will be headed up by Stapledon. Proxy Australia has 30 local clients and an exclusive relationship with the Australian Council of Superannuation Investors. "We have an acute awareness of institutional client needs across the world's markets and we place ...

FPA concerned over misleading advertising about Choice

... misinforming superannuation fund members." The professional body has also moved to allay the fears expressed by the Australian Council of Trade Unions that choice of fund could lead to mis-selling and churning. Kelly says, "Stringent regulatory requirements ...

UniSuper makes corporate governance appointment

... fund's corporate governance and sustainable investment policies and procedures. As a founding member of the Australian Council of Superannuation Investors (ACSI) UniSuper requires its Australian equity managers to vote on all resolutions for companies ...

News Corp agrees to strengthen US corporate governance

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 7 OCT 2004
... diminished if the move to the US state of Delaware is approved at a shareholders meeting later this month. The Australian Council of Super Investors (ACSI) and Corporate Governance International (CGI) had urged News Corp to include major provisions of ...

News Corp offers compromise over US domicile issues: report

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 OCT 2004
... addressing concerns about its possible exit altogether from the ASX. The newspaper said representatives of the Australian Council of Superannuation Investors, Corporate Governance International and Institutional Shareholders' Services were meeting late ...

Shareholders, super funds welcome Walter's decision to exit NAB board

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 7 MAY 2004
... really, and the bank should now get on with the business of making profits for its shareholders." Head of the Australian Council of Superannuation Investors Phillip Spathis said he hoped the bank would learn its lessons from the boardroom brawling. "We ...

Report reveals $8.2 billion tax breaks for rich

... billion in tax breaks every year at the expense of programs for families, a new report has found. Compiled by the Australian Council of Social Services (ACOSS), the report found company cars given to high-flying staff as part salary sacrifice packages ...