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Super education on offer

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 2 NOV 2010
... topics including portfolio management and protection, strategy for financial institutions, leadership and corporate governance, marketing management and accounting for management. Course applicants must have either completed an undergraduate business ...

More disclosure pose unintended risks

JOHN MCDULING  |  THURSDAY, 28 OCT 2010
... like to spend more time on strategy," Nugent said. Among other findings, the study conducted by Centre for Corporate Governance at UTS, revealed that disclosing information to shareholders on strategic skills and planning of boards remains a challenge ...

AUI appoints head of portfolio management

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 25 OCT 2010
... specialist research responsibilities in international equities; currency management; and environmental, social and corporate governance (ESG) policy. Smith previously worked at Victorian Funds Management Corporation, and Trust Investments Management ...

Board diversity gives greater results

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 12 OCT 2010
... after Commonwealth Bank did the same. ACSI's research has been published ahead of the upcoming January ASX Corporate Governance Guidelines that will examine companies' board and senior ranks for female representation. Currently women accounted for 11.1 ...

Challenge your consultants on ESG

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 14 SEP 2010
... Kiernan is calling for investors to incorporate "SAI" or strategically aware investing - strategies that embed corporate governance, environmental and social issues among others across their portfolios. Kiernan urged the audience to think beyond ESG ...

ISS co-founder leaves proxy advice industry

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 24 AUG 2010
... central to acting on behalf of investors against company boards on issues including high executive payouts and corporate governance. "It has been a privilege working with the talented ISS team in Australia and to have made a small contribution to the ...

BlackRock adds three senior execs

JOHN MCDULING  |  FRIDAY, 13 AUG 2010
... Capital as the new COO and leading governance expert Pru Bennett leaving Regnan to become the group's head of corporate governance. Henry Capra was unveiled as the new chief operating officer for the fund manager, having previously served as the CFO ...

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 ...