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Avoid social agendas on ESG: Governance Institute

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 20 JUL 2018
... on environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues. In responding to a survey issued by the Governance Institute of Australia, its members overwhelmingly turned down proposals to legislate for shareholders to have a greater say on company ESG issues ...

AMP appoints group general counsel

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 25 MAY 2018
... 2013, which included acting as company secretary for AMP Limited. Cullen is also a Fellow of the Governance Institute of Australia.

Ex-Westpac exec joins Rubik

KERRIE SYDEE  |  TUESDAY, 28 JUN 2016
... Market Technologies. Clare is a member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors and the Governance Institute of Australia, and a fellow of CPA Australia and the Financial Services Institute of Australasisa (FINSIA). He holds an MBA from Macquarie ...

Members should vote for super fund directors

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 1 FEB 2016
The Governance Institute of Australia is proposing superannuation members at not-for-profit funds be given the right to vote for trustee directors as a solution to the governance debate. Governance Institute of Australia chief executive Steve Burrell ...

Super executive leaves for Mozambique

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 SEP 2015
... Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) since 2011. He was also a NSW state councilor at the Governance Institute of Australia between 2011 and 2014. Club Plus Super has about 100,000 members with more than $2 billion funds under management.

Shareholder primacy a myth: Governance Institute

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 27 OCT 2014
... the sole interest of their shareholders is a myth, according to a new discussion paper by the Governance Institute of Australia. The paper, entitled 'Shareholder primacy: Is there a need for change?' argues that while there is a common perception that ...

Companies must understand their investors better, report says

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 29 JUL 2014
... understand what motivates the voting decisions of their major investors, a new report from the Governance Institute of Australia has argued. This call, part of a list of best practice principles and guidelines, comes as the growth in size and expertise ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 28 JUL 2014
... news, ANZ chairman David Gonski and other business leaders are slated to give addresses at a Governance Institute of Australia lunch, also in Sydney. While Duketon Mining (DKM) lists on the ASX. In Australia, the market on Friday, closed flat, with some ...

CBA reaction too slow, too little, too late

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 4 JUL 2014
... recommendations of the Senate Economics Committee inquiry into the financial services regulator. The Governance Institute of Australia also issued a statement following the bank's response to the inquiry report and its chief executive Tim Sheehy said ...

ASIC warns of complacency over confidential information

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 27 MAY 2014
... taking responsibility for handling confidential information and avoiding third parties. The Governance Institute of Australia has reiterated ASIC's position, issuing a statement saying there was "no excuse for sloppy handling of confidential, market ...