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New website gives advisers company ESG ratings

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 15 OCT 2015
... information, dating back to 2001, to gain a perspective on the environmental impact, social engagement and corporate governance of each company. The process rewards companies demonstrating a range of actions that overcome any inherent negative environmental ...

S&P warns banks on cyber risk

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 SEP 2015
... the bank's security system to determine its strength. AMP Capital addressed similar issues in its latest Corporate Governance Report, wherein it noted that "cyber and data security can no longer be considered purely a technology issue and should be included ...

PROFILE: BlackRock head of corporate governance Pru Bennett

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 22 SEP 2015
... On a quiet afternoon in 2000, Pru Bennett was sitting with the three other partners of proxy advisory firm Corporate Governance International, wondering how they were going to jumpstart the business. "Gee," she remembers thinking, "We just need a few ...

Manus and Nauru are immoral and risky: super funds

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 27 AUG 2015
... engages with companies on behalf of its members when they have concerns over issues such as human rights, corporate governance or executive remuneration. Transfield is one of the 140 companies that ACSI has engaged with during the last year and Davidson ...

Altius fund added to netwealth platform

STAFF WRITER  |  FRIDAY, 14 AUG 2015
... have been equity funds available for some time that are managed with reference to environmental, social and corporate governance (ESG) principles, the same hasn't been true of fixed income funds," Altius chief investment officer Bill Bovingdon said. ...

Super board changes ignore past lessons: Bowen

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 7 AUG 2015
... attempt to impose governance systems that are overly prescriptive is fraught with danger. "By its very nature, corporate governance is not something where one size fits all but this is perhaps especially true in our super system which has intentionally ...

ACSI targets male-dominated boards

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 10 JUL 2015
... level in the near term, rather than the sometimes surprisingly vague statements often made to comply with ASX Corporate Governance Principles," ACSI chief executive Louise Davidson said. "We have a strong mandate from our members - institutional investors ...

Superannuation specialist joins Catholic Super

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 3 JUL 2015
... relationship management, workplace superannuation education, personal insurance, trustee secretarial services/corporate governance and end to end sales. She has a Diploma of Financial Planning, is a Commissioner for Declarations, an Association of Superannuation ...

Former FPA chair to leave Hood Sweeney

STAFF WRITER  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JUN 2015
... establish and lead the new service line - consulting and performance coaching - providing strategic planning and corporate governance advice to clients. Stewart said he was looking forward to the challenge in a firm with "an outstanding team and an unwavering ...

Vale Phil Spathis

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 JUN 2015
... member of ACSI and his determined work and leadership built the organisation in to a recognised voice on corporate governance in Australia and internationally, a statement from the industry body said. The board, membership and staff of ACSI have paid ...