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Review calls for Reserve Bank overhaul

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 20 APR 2023
... structure of the Bank of England and Bank of Canada. This would see the creation of a Monetary Policy Board and a Corporate Governance Board; the former would look at monetary policy decisions and financial system stability alone, while the latter would ...

First Super awards ESG mandate

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 10 MAR 2023
... the curve and identify labour risks." The strategy also incorporates material governance factors, as poor corporate governance may increase the risk of labour rights violations. Factors looked at include strength of frameworks around labour, human capital ...

Final voting for ESG Power50 open

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 9 MAR 2023
... shaping the agenda and implementing the strategy on a wide variety of material environmental, social and corporate governance issues. "We were impressed by the calibre of nominees our readers submitted," FS Sustainability managing editor Rachel Alembakis ...

Platinum Asset Management adds stewardship lead

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 10 FEB 2023
... Directors (AICD), Bailey said. Bailey highlighted disclosure around board skills as a concern. "Under the ASX Corporate Governance Principles, boards are asked to use a board skills matrix, but it is up to the company which skills they choose to describe ...

ASIC takes action against more greenwashing

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 10 JAN 2023
ASIC has continued its crackdown on greenwashing, having recently fined two more entities over alleged false or misleading statements. Earlier this month, ASIC announced it fined superannuation trustee Diversa Trustees $13,320. Diversa is the issuer ...

FS Sustainability sets out to find ESG Power50

STAFF WRITER  |  FRIDAY, 25 NOV 2022
... shaping the agenda and implementing the strategy on a wide variety of material environmental, social and corporate governance issues. "When we came up with the idea of an ESG Power50, we wanted to call out performance across a broad definition of ESG ...

Goldman Sachs charged over ESG failures

JAMIE WILLIAMSON, RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 NOV 2022
... their fund managers to invest "without considering the ideological agenda of the environmental, social and corporate governance (ESG) agenda."

Janus Henderson announces board changes

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 NOV 2022
... board, following the retirement of Richard Gillingwater. Cassaday currently serves as chair and member of the corporate governance and nominating committee for Canadian multi-national insurance company and financial services provider Manulife Financial ...

BlackRock expands proxy voting to retail investors

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 4 NOV 2022
... clear investors don't want to sit on the sidelines and want a meaningful way to express their views on corporate governance. Subsequently, the investment manger has decided to extend the pool of eligible client assets that can participate in proxy ...

IFM Investors adds to board

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 OCT 2022
... Initiative, the Committee for Economic Development of Australia, and QBE Insurance. She is also a member of ASIC's corporate governance consultative committee. During her executive career, Long was chief executive of Investa Property Group and also group ...