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ACSI launches two ESG guidelines

COMPANY RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 13 OCT 2009
The 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 ...

Director pay rise trend will slow: RiskMetrics

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 12 OCT 2009
RiskMetrics does not expect director pay to rise by the same amount it did during last year, after a study found the median S&P/ASX 100 non-executive director chairperson received $396,880, up more than 10 per cent in 2008. The study, commissioned by ...

Financial Standard finalist in ACSI Media Award

Financial Standard journalist Michael Hobbs was the runner-up at this year's Australian Council of Super Investors (ACSI) Media Award, an award that recognises outstanding work on reporting corporate governance issues. Hobbs' submission, "Cents and ...

CEOs pay steady despite GFC

COMPANY RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 29 SEP 2009
The average cash pay of a S&P/ASX 100 company's chief executive held steady in 2008 - a sign CEO salaries, including those of financial services firms, came out relatively unscathed from the GFC. As the global financial crisis began in 2008 the average ...

Aus custody back on uptrend, NCS still tops

ACSA RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 28 SEP 2009
The Australian custody industry has posted a 3 per cent growth in total assets under custody to $1.68 trillion in the six months to June, with National Custodian Services (NCS) still the biggest player in the sector. The Australian Custodial Services ...

ACSuper reviews investment strategy

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 3 AUG 2009
Australian Christian Superannuation (ACSuper) is surveying its 4,300 members to gauge the appeal of an absolute returns strategy, and has placed less than a third of its total assets in an index fund while it's waiting for the survey outcome. David ...

RBC Dexia bids faxes goodbye

COMPANY RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 2 APR 2009
RBC Dexia has taken additional steps to move custodial managed funds processing from being a manual to an automated approach following the adoption of the SWIFT messaging for Australian funds. Under the new service, the custodial services provider can ...

Investment mandates to factor climate change

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAR 2009
Nine out of ten major super funds have changed or plan to review their investment mandates to reflect climate change issues, a survey found. An Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees (AIST) and Climate Institute survey found 95 per cent of ...

Nominations open for inaugural ACSA awards

COMPANY RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 1 DEC 2008
The Australian Custodial Services Association (ACSA) has launched a new range of industry awards to acknowledge outstanding contributors to the Australian custody and investment administration industry. Robert Brown, ACSA executive member and chief ...

No pay for failure: ACSI

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 27 OCT 2008
Leading superannuation body, the Australian Council of Superannuation Investors (ACSI), has called for a change in chief executive pay and disclosure and has labelled some CEO termination payments as "too generous". In a media statement by ACSI, the ...