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Costello pledges $18bn to pump-prime his Future Fund

... be eventually sold off. More controversially, Minchin's office also confirmed last month that the fund will exercise its voting rights in companies, where they exist. This is controversial because as the fund is ultimately a government investment vehicle ...

Mercer to screen managers against ESG

... started reviewing fund managers regarding how actively they exercise 'active ownership' principles such as exercising proxy voting and participating in constructive shareholder engagement. Mercer IC has taken these steps following research that convinced ...

Aust Unity lays ground for ASX listing

... that any demutualisation proposal needs to be voted on by 20 per cent of members - or at least 40,000 - with 75 per cent voting in favor of the resolution for it to be passed. Previously, Australian Unity would only need a quorum of 50 members voting ...

Investors get new platform for proxy voting

ISS Proxy Australia has launched an online corporate governance platform providing proxy voting and research to the Australian market. ISS Proxy Australia director operations, Dean Paatsch, says "Everything an informed analyst required to vote efficiently ...

ISS acquires Proxy Australia

... unit will be called Proxy ISS and will provide in-market research, service and expertise on corporate governance and proxy voting to institutional investors and superannuation funds. "Linking with a firm the calibre of ISS gives us global reach for our ...

Lend Lease merger with GPT defeated

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 18 NOV 2004
... which bought a 4.8 per cent stake in GPT last week, was key. "It is disappointing with nearly 70 per cent of unitholders voting one thing and 30 per cent voting against it. "People have their own individual reasons for doing that... and Westfield, who ...

Four members to join FPA board

Four voting members have been elected to the FPA board of directors. The elected directors include Sarah Brennan, Chris Craggs, Corinna Dieters and Leonie Henry. Sarah Brennan, Corinna Dieters and Leonie Henry are currently directors of the FPA and ...

News Corp will win bid to move to US, analysts

AAP  |  MONDAY, 13 SEP 2004
... occur. \"I think there is going to be some opposition, there are no two ways about it, but exactly how each fund manager is voting I\'m not sure at all,\" Ausbil Dexia equities manager Paul Xiradis said. \"There is still some upside to be had on a full ...

Walter piles on pressure ahead of National Bank shareholder meeting

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 30 APR 2004
... renewal and restructure," she said. She said the fact that the board hasn't ruled out Mr Kraehe chairing the meeting and voting undirected proxies as he sees fit suggests the board is not listening to shareholder concerns and corporate governance exp ...

AMP to offer $585 million shortfall from rights issue

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 16 DEC 2003
... the company was delighted with the high number of shareholders who took up their rights. This follows unprecedented high voting rates and an overwhelming endorsement from shareholders for the demerger proposal last week, he said. The A$585 million shortfall ...