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Credit Suisse nabs AMF stake

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 28 AUG 2008
... million for over 80 per cent of AMF. The Canadian company provides capital to asset managers in exchange for a passive, non-voting, limited term interest in a manager's future revenues. Since its inception in 2003, AMF has completed 12 transactions with ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 AUG 2008
... 4950 on a volume of 16,856 contracts. Media giant News Corp advanced 63 cents, or 3.91 per cent, to $16.73 and its non-voting scrip firmed 61 cents, or 3.91 per cent, to $16.20. ABN AMRO Morgans Private client adviser Bill Bishop said most sectors benefited ...

Fundies use proxy voting

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 15 JUL 2008
... social contract' between a fund and its investors embodied in the fund's prospectus," he added. The study, titled 'Proxy Voting by Registered Investment Companies: Promoting the Interests of Fund Shareholders', revealed that where the fund managers used ...

GESB mutual on hold

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 JUL 2008
... finalise the outstanding arrangements," she said. GESB's transition will see the fund adopt full mutual status - complete with voting rights and direct member ownership. Members under the new GESB banner will have direct say towards the fund's administration ...

GESB converts to a 'true' mutual

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 19 JUN 2008
... month scrapping its status as a public-servant only super fund and flicking the switch to become a mutual, complete with voting rights and direct member ownership. Starting 1 July, GESB members will have direct say towards the fund's administration as ...

Brushing up market integrity

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 31 MAR 2008
... have an important role to play in providing information to support reporting and compliance obligations. Commenting on voting entitlements, the two organisations said they oppose "vote renting" - where an investor borrows shares in order to vote on a ...

Swiss sustainable FUM up 67 per cent

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 31 MAR 2008
... sustainable investment products or mandates as employing either negative screening, positive or best in class screening, proxy voting and using environmental, social and governance (ESG) performance analysis of the businesses. However the report stated ...

Good governance pays 18pc more

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 MAR 2008
... (ABI). The study analysed 654 UK FTSE All-Share companies over four years to 2007 using data from the ABI's Institutional Voting and Information Service, which highlights breaches of good governance using a colour code system. According to the study ...

UniSuper chief Byrne move to ACSI

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 12 FEB 2008
... early March, and played a pivotal role in positioning the fund as a vanguard in proactive corporate governance through voting and engagement. "The committee unanimously endorsed the appointment of Ann Byrne. She has made a substantial contribution to ...

Market wrap - midday

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 FEB 2008
... companies traded down at 1230 AEDT, with Fairfax down four cents at $4.02, News Corp shed a cent to $22.40 while its non-voting scrip was down five cents to $21.74. Consolidated Media was down four cents at $4.45. One bright spot was Telstra, which gained ...