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Emerging market turmoil is a buying opportunity

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 3 FEB 2014
... markets that have a significant proportion of their sales coming from emerging markets. Tuck explained that corporate governance levels in developed markets are generally higher than in emerging markets. He also pointed out that under this strategy Australian ...

Frontier market corporate governance greatly improved

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 21 JAN 2014
... year's report was over 145 pages containing strategic and operational reviews, a sustainability report, a corporate governance section and sub divisional financial information. In an effort to attract foreign investors, more and more companies are now ...

Resolution Capital celebrates 10-year anniversary

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 17 JAN 2014
... investment success is a genuine emphasis on proprietary research with a focus on balance sheet strength and corporate governance. "Avoiding permanent impairment of capital is the critical objective in investing in real estate. And whilst volatile markets ...

SSgA awarded VicSuper ESG mandate

ALICE URIBE  |  THURSDAY, 28 NOV 2013
... VicSuper has awarded State Street Global Advisors (SSgA) an active global equities environmental, social and corporate governance (ESG) mandate worth $310 million. The mandate will invest in a portfolio of global equities that integrates ESG factors ...

Government targets super in awards, board independence

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 28 NOV 2013
... publicly defensible." Sinodinos suggested applying the principles the Australian Securities Exchange uses for corporate governance to superannuation trustee boards. He said that boards must have "enough independent directors to make sure that everybody ...

John Hewson calls for overhaul of superannuation system

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 17 SEP 2013
... restoring stability and certainty to superannuation with an emphasis on improving competition, transparency and corporate governance. Hewson would also like to see a review of the role of the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) in ...

AUI strengthens compliance governance division

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 5 SEP 2013
... and Liesl Petterd has been appointed to it. Petterd will be in charge of providing support and advice on corporate governance, risk, compliance and policy matters. She has over 15 years' experience in Australia and the UK providing legal and tax advice ...

ASIC issues governance warning on local emerging market companies

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 27 AUG 2013
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has issued a warning over corporate governance in Australian companies that have significant operations in emerging markets, saying these companies are more susceptible to collapse than domestically ...

Health Industry Plan gets MySuper licence

ALICE URIBE  |  THURSDAY, 15 AUG 2013
... months, and despite the time-consuming nature of the exercise, the process has been valuable in reviewing the corporate governance of the fund." HIP is a national industry superannuation fund servicing health and associated industries. It was established ...

Cormann commits to change in face of Labor moratorium

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 1 AUG 2013
... by allowing any MySuper product to compete freely in that market. Next he said the Coalition would improve corporate governance arrangements for superannuation by implementing relevant Cooper Review recommendations, particularly in relation to better ...