Newspaper icon
The latest issue of Financial Standard now available as an e-newspaper
READ NOW

Search Results

Showing 21 - 30 of 33 results for "Super Investors"

ACSI voting service attracts five members

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 14 DEC 2009
Five superannuation funds are expected to sign on to the Australian Council for Super Investors' (ACSI) Global Proxy Voting Service, which launches next month. Ann Byrne, chief executive at ACSI, said the council is pleased with the initial amount of ...

ACSI launches two ESG guidelines

COMPANY RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 13 OCT 2009
The Australian Council of Super Investors (ACSI) has released two new guidelines for managing environmental, social and governance risks. The two guides are entitled 'A guide for superannuation trustees on the consideration of environmental, social ...

Director pay rise trend will slow: RiskMetrics

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 12 OCT 2009
... chairperson received $396,880, up more than 10 per cent in 2008. The study, commissioned by the Australian Council of Super Investors (ACSI) and conducted by RiskMetrics, found director pay rose 10.9 per cent from 2008, while the median non-executive ...

Financial Standard finalist in ACSI Media Award

Financial Standard journalist Michael Hobbs was the runner-up at this year's Australian Council of Super Investors (ACSI) Media Award, an award that recognises outstanding work on reporting corporate governance issues. Hobbs' submission, "Cents and ...

Super investors stay put: survey

AIST RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 23 MAR 2009
Six out of 10 Australians will continue with their voluntary contributions this year while only one in 10 have moved, or considered moving, their super to a more conservative fund, according to a consumer survey. The Newspoll March 2009 survey - commissioned ...

Super funds eye cash

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 2 DEC 2008
... component is on deposit with the National Australia Bank, which is also eligible for the guarantee. In contrast to super investors' appetite for cash, Australian fund managers' interest in cash investments fell from 50 per cent to 13 per cent in six ...

Aussies rethink super

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 31 OCT 2008
... providers all together - although this is a more prominent trend among those aged under 50. Despite the mood shifts of super investors, results from the poll indicate that people are still generally remaining calm about the market upheaval. Just half ...

Finance industry groups respond to ETS

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 12 SEP 2008
... Government's Green Paper on the establishment of the emissions trading scheme (ETS) by the Australian Council of Super Investors (ACSI) and the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees (AIST) said the ETS is a necessary foundation for pragmatically ...

BT raises savings for term deposits

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 17 JUN 2008
BT Financial Group raises the stakes in providing the best cash alternative for super investors after boosting its one-year term deposit rate by 30 basis points to 8.4 per cent. According to the firm, it increased its term deposit rate after roughly ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 15 JUN 2007
... Exchange, the June share price index was up 30 points to 6298. In corporate news today, the Australian Council of Super Investors Conference will be held in Melbourne. Resource stocks led the market's charge back into the black yesterday. At the close ...