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Shareholder activism misses the mark

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 20 JUL 2009
Super fund and investment manager activism against listed company boards is misdirected, according to a corporate governance expert. Speaking at the Investment Management Consultants Association (IMCA), Lynn Ralph, managing director at Cameron Ralph ...

Look past asset classes: Weaven

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 16 JUL 2009
... investment strategy, said Garry Weaven, chair of Industry Funds Management. Weaven, who spoke at the International Corporate Governance Network conference in Sydney, said it was now more important than ever for super funds to pick investments in companies ...

Corporate governance needs national voice

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JUL 2009
Asia Pacific investors need to develop an organisation at a national level to effectively manage corporate governance issues, according to a corporate governance expert. Jamie Allen, secretary general at the Asian Corporate Governance Association in ...

Push for redemption freeze lifts: PASL

COMPANY RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JUL 2009
... it had invested in to place a halt on redemptions. Kessell said the decision to act was a matter of good corporate governance. "The Trustee of PASL places a high value on its fiduciary duties and on acting in the best interests of its members. For this ...

Prescriptive regulation is not the answer: Tanner

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 14 JUL 2009
... or prescriptive, said Lindsay Tanner, minister for finance and deregulation. Speaking at the International Corporate Governance Network (ICGN) conference yesterday, Tanner outlined the challenge the government faced in updating financial services regulation. ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 JUL 2009
... "Managing AMP for short and long-term success". WHK Horwath is scheduled to release its annual survey of corporate governance in large and medium sized companies, and Qantas chairman Leigh Clifford addresses the Committee for Economic Development of ...

UK pensions demand more face time with fundies

PRESS RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 7 JUL 2009
... term objective of being able to meet the pension promises of their members," said David Paterson, head of corporate governance at NAPF. "However, there is more work to be done to ensure that pension funds improve the effectiveness of their oversight ...

Amnesty highlights Shell governance shortfall

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 6 JUL 2009
... key information around its operations in the Niger Delta - potentially exposing fund managers to unknown corporate governance issues. The Amnesty International letter to Shell highlighted the oil firm's business principle 7, which commits to "providing ...

No proof lack of regulation caused GFC: APRA

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 26 JUN 2009
... regulation and active supervision is crucial, so too is "the adoption of sound risk management practices and good corporate governance within financial institutions." "Unfortunately, the quality of the implementation of prudential policies is often overlooked ...

South Africa and Brazil take ESG lead

COMPANY RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 25 JUN 2009
... and Brazilian companies have been identified for their progress on integrating environmental, social and corporate governance (ESG) disclosure by global institutional investors. The Emerging Markets Disclosure Project (EMDP) survey found Brazilian and ...