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Future Fund seek RI and IT professionals

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 10 FEB 2009
... said the fund. Key areas of focus include developing an overarching responsible investment framework, managing the fund's voting rights, guiding the fund's approach to environmental, social and governance matters relating to companies in which the fund ...

Regnan adds to governance team

COMPANY RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 5 FEB 2009
... years at research firm CGI Glass Lewis. Regnan and CGI Glass Lewis share some clients but Regnan does not provide proxy voting advisory services. Erik Mather, Regnan managing director, said Bennett's appointment demonstrates the firm's commitment to ...

IFSA calls for more frequent valuations of unlisted assets

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 12 DEC 2008
... the past, IFSA have introduced policies that have helped transform the investment industry such as in the areas of proxy voting, insurance and investment taxes.

Investors back AUI property proposal

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 5 DEC 2008
... their investments into a single open-ended property trust, with almost 90 per cent of all investors who cast their vote voting 'yes'," said AUI. Investors in the remaining syndicates will finalise their voting during the remainder of the proposal period ...

UniSuper ramps up Asia corporate governance

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 25 NOV 2008
... taking the corporate governance of its $1 billion investments in Asia to new heights - the fund is extending its proxy voting policy for shareholders to include ventures in the region. UniSuper has already commenced voting on a third of its stocks in ...

Aviva pushes PRI cause

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 14 NOV 2008
... asset management division is launching three socially responsible investment (SRI) initiatives, including greater corporate voting actions and a renewable energy fund. Aviva Investors annual general meeting (AGM) voting practices will now extend to all ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 NOV 2008
The Australian sharemarket is expected to open higher today after Wall Street advanced as voting proceeded in the United States in hope the next president will act on the financial crisis. At 0749 AEDT, the December Share Price Index futures contract ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 4 NOV 2008
... at 4173. NEW YORK - US stocks closed virtually flat in quiet trading on Monday, with investors cautious a day ahead of voting for president and Congress as fresh data underscored economic worries. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 5.42 points, or ...

Sober and sombre

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 OCT 2008
... Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) announced that they would spend up to US$250 billion for the purchase of senior non-voting preferred shares in financial institutions that are callable after three years; insurance for all non-interest-bearing deposits ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 2 OCT 2008
... contracts. Bell Potter Brisbane senior adviser Stuart Smith said the market was flip flopping as the world watched the voting of the bailout package on television. "The Futures index is flip flopping and it's probably going to go down further. I can ...