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Fidelity's Bolton eyes small to mid-size China stocks

PRESS RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 30 JUL 2010
... create 'champions', this will provide positive opportunities for investors over the longer-term, although corporate governance and policy risk are still a concern within some companies." However, Bolton fears the Chinese government's tightening measures ...

Changing of the guard at Temasek

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 31 MAY 2010
... Management University and the Singapore Institute of Technology, Sandrasegara also serves as a member of the Corporate Governance Council established by the Monetary Authority of Singapore as well as on the boards of a number of other private and publicly ...

Global investors push for corruption info

PRESS RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 18 MAY 2010
... explain whether their anti-corruption management systems adhere to frameworks developed by the International Corporate Governance Network (ICGN) and UN Global Compact. The statement was sent to companies in nine countries and all signatories to the United ...

ASX exec joins Adelaide Equity Partners

COMPANY RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 14 MAY 2010
... and investment from the Financial Services Institute of Australasia and is undertaking a diploma in applied corporate governance from Chartered Secretaries Australia. His specialist role at Adelaide Equity is to provide equity and debt advisory services ...

ASIC names deputy chair and commissioner

ASIC RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 10 MAY 2010
... Shane Tregillis to commissioner. Gibson joined ASIC in 2007 and, prior to this promotion, was responsible for corporate governance and capital markets. Tregillis previously worked as deputy managing director of market conduct at the Monetary Authority ...

New chairman for AvSuper

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 MAY 2010
... Grant holds a masters in economics and is PS146 compliant. He has experience across superannuation investing, corporate governance, project management and employee relations. Since 2005 he has undertaken a number of consultancies in the governance and ...

CalPERS fights BoA directors election

COMPANY RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 29 APR 2010
... America's stock price fell dramatically," said senior portfolio manager Anne Simpson, who heads the CalPERS corporate governance program. "Moreover, Merrill executives received bonuses that weren't disclosed to us before the merger." The six incumbent ...

ASX companies fall short on corruption disclosure

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 APR 2010
... of UK companies and 80 per cent of US firms, the research found. However, following this research, the ASX Corporate Governance Council released the 'Principles and Recommendations' in 2007 after the AWB scandal. While Australian-listed company corporate ...

Perennial eyes US recovery for next returns

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 20 APR 2010
... sentiment and market environment. This comes after Murray was involved in what he considers one of the biggest corporate governance actions in the fund manager's 10-year history -- WesTrac. "Westrac is the most significant deal in terms of related party ...

Govt response to exec remuneration falls short: Regnan

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 19 APR 2010
A specialist corporate governance firm is frustrated the government has not backed a proposal from the Productivity Commission's executive remuneration report that could better align departing executives interests with long-term shareholders. The Productivity ...