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Franklin Templeton plans retail growth

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  THURSDAY, 8 MAR 2012
... the fact that within one of the investment criteria we focus on, which is quality, we are very cognisant of corporate governance issues, so we have shied away from certain countries where we find that's an issue for us, like Korea, Thailand, Taiwan ...

FSC makes move on fund governance

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 MAR 2012
... boards of super funds and the standards they adhere to. The new Financial Services Council's Superannuation Corporate Governance Policy will cover the independence of superannuation chairpersons and directors, the disclosure of remuneration, conflicts ...

Triple engagement but 17 firms get first strike

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 27 FEB 2012
... 300 companies held by AMP Capital have received a 'first-strike'. However according to AMP Capital's latest Corporate Governance Report, three times the number of companies are attempting to engage with shareholders since the introduction of the rule. ...

Pricing competition risks net returns from MySuper: FSC

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  THURSDAY, 16 FEB 2012
... directors has come under attack," explained Brogden, adding, "we support APRA's proposals to further align corporate governance standards in super with banking, general and life insurance industries." In terms of new capital requirements for trustees ...

BlackRock wins $3.8 billion VicSuper mandates

RACHEL DAVIS  |  THURSDAY, 1 DEC 2011
... signatories to the United Nations-backed Principles for Responsible Investment and act on the belief that excellent corporate governance is essential for sustainable value-creation. BlackRock specialises in investment management, risk management and ...

AXA IM to expand responsible investment focus

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  TUESDAY, 22 NOV 2011
... the emerging Asian growth market. But he warned that Australian institutional investors faced a raft of new corporate governance challenges in Asia. "Undoubtedly Asia represents a unique investment opportunity, but global investors should abandon the ...

Carbon-tilted indices planned for Aust

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 14 NOV 2011
... institutional market with a variety of different approaches by these investors, say some might be focused on corporate governance or climate change, while the retail market is more simplistic."

ASX names former ASIC head new Corp Governance chair

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 10 NOV 2011
Alan Cameron AO has been appointed chair of the ASX Corporate Governance Council, replacing retiring chair of 16 years and ASX's executive general manager, regulatory and public policy, Malcolm Starr. The Corporate Governance Council is a collection ...

ACSI helps push News Corp negative vote to 35%

ALEX DUNNIN, CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  TUESDAY, 25 OCT 2011
... Al-Waleed bin Talal. "This protest vote is a clear message from global investors that the current quality of corporate governance and behavior at News Corp is unacceptable. Our position is clear and we are not going away," said ACSI chief executive Ann ...

ACSI remands News Corp governance

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 21 OCT 2011
... non-executive directors to provide independent oversight of the company's strategy and activities. In Australia, ASX corporate governance guidelines recommend that a majority of a board should be independent directors and the role of the board chairman ...