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ESG RA to award best stockbroking research

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 14 MAR 2013
... she said. Similar to last year's awards, the event will also host a discussion panel on ESG. Among the panelists are Ann Byrne, chief executive officer of the Australian Council of Superannuation Investors; Pru Bennett, head of corporate governance at ...

Super fund backs News Corp independence push

BEN COLLINS  |  FRIDAY, 5 OCT 2012
... October annual meeting. While unable to speculate on additional member funds that would support the move, chief executive Ann Byrne said that many of ACSI's members held News Corporation shares through indexed portfolios, and history showed that they ...

ACSI helps push News Corp negative vote to 35%

ALEX DUNNIN, CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  TUESDAY, 25 OCT 2011
... and behavior at News Corp is unacceptable. Our position is clear and we are not going away," said ACSI chief executive Ann Byrne. "This vote is a message to the independent directors on the board to strengthen independent oversight. Otherwise, minority ...

ACSI remands News Corp governance

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 21 OCT 2011
... over the long term - peerages have no place in corporate life, either here or in the global investment community," said Ann Byrne, ACSI chief executive. ACSI, which represents 38 Australian superannuation funds, which manage over $300 billion in assets ...

ACSI: executive salaries soar above share value

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 5 SEP 2011
... companies than investors given the annual cash take of a CEO from a large company has almost doubled over the decade," said Ann Byrne, chief executive, ACSI. "This is of major concern as paying CEOs cash bonuses and high cash salaries protects them from ...

Super funds want a cost-benefit analysis on disclosure

ALISON BEVEGE  |  MONDAY, 15 AUG 2011
... transparency, there needs to be a balance between transparency and the level of detail that is provided to members," she said. Ann Byrne, chief executive officer of the Australian Council of Superannuation Investors said any initiative that improves ...

New ESG guidelines to aid super investors

MATT WOODINGTON  |  THURSDAY, 4 AUG 2011
... investment risk, although companies will only be asked to report those risks relevant to their business. According to Ann Byrne, chief executive officer of ACSI, 15% of ASX 200 companies currently report no ESG risk, while 53%'s reporting is rated as ...

ACSI chief exec Byrne wins PRI election

MATT WOODINGTON  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 AUG 2011
Ann Byrne, the chief executive officer of the Australian Council of Superannuation Investors has been elected to join the Principles for Responsible Investment Initiative advisory council. Byrne is one of six new members of the council, which for the ...

ESG failings impacting super investments

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 15 JUL 2011
... ESG risk, at the moment that is difficult for these managers as companies aren't disclosing," ACSI chief executive, Ann Byrne, told Financial Standard. "There is willingness on behalf of the super funds and the investment managers, as they see these ...

Four Australians in running for UN PRI election

MATT WOODINGTON  |  TUESDAY, 12 JUL 2011
... four. Frank Pegan, chief executive officer of Catholic Super is a candidate for the asset owner part of the board, while Ann Byrne chief executive officer of ACSI is in the non-asset owner category. Denis Donohue, managing director of Solaris, and Manny ...