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ACSRF supports Catholic Schools Week

COMPANY RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 15 MAR 2010
The Australian Catholic Superannuation & Retirement Fund is supporting Catholic Schools Week for the fourth year in a row to help improve financial literacy. The country's largest Catholic superannuation provider will partner with the dioceses within ...

LGS to boost sustainability team

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 MAR 2010
NSW-based Local Government Super (LGS) is searching for a sustainability officer to assist in monitoring its investments. The successful candidate will report to the fund's chief investment officer. The fund is a signatory to the United Nations Principles ...

MSCI buys RiskMetrics

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 2 MAR 2010
MSCI has bought risk management and corporate governance researcher, RiskMetrics, in a cash and stock transaction worth more than A$1.7 billion, but a RiskMetrics spokesperson said it's business as usual in Australia. The index provider bought RiskMetrics ...

ACSI voting service attracts five members

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 14 DEC 2009
Five superannuation funds are expected to sign on to the Australian Council for Super Investors' (ACSI) Global Proxy Voting Service, which launches next month. Ann Byrne, chief executive at ACSI, said the council is pleased with the initial amount of ...

CSRF rebrands

COMPANY RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 26 NOV 2009
The $3.2 billion Catholic Superannuation and Retirement Fund has changed its name and logo to Australian Catholic Superannuation & Retirement Fund, representing its Australia-wide membership. The name change of the fund, which had $3.18 billion at the ...

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 ...