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Emerging markets more attractive than ever: Templeton

HAMISH MADDEN  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 JUL 2006
... market equity is gradually becoming a more mainstream part of the opportunity set thanks to improvements in corporate governance, accounting standards, legal structures and information flow. Investors are unlikely to be spooked by the current correction ...

Paragem draws two for independent support

HAMISH MADDEN  |  TUESDAY, 18 JUL 2006
... impartial best practice models to the business in order to build investor confidence in the business. "We see corporate governance and compliant systems as an integral part of the Link Financial Services business model and our clients are comforted by ...

ACSI praised for corporate governance campaign

HAMISH MADDEN  |  MONDAY, 10 JUL 2006
The Australian Council for Superannuation Investors (ACSI) has been praised for its work in the area of corporate governance and president Michael O'Sullivan has been elected to the board of the International Corporate Governance Network (ICGN). ACSI ...

FPA preps members on conflicts of interest principles

... - will take effect from 1 July. The other three principles, relating to product advice, remuneration and corporate governance requirements will come into effect over the next two years. "Implementation timeframes of the principles allow members sufficient ...

Bravura set to fire with ASX listing

KATE HAGE  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 MAY 2006
... outcome," he said. Ryan added that the listing will also make the provision of the group's performance and corporate governance guidelines more efficient, a move he said was "particularly relevant" to Bravura's large institutional clients and target ...

UN signs up $6 trillion to responsible investing

... possible actions that institutional investors could undertake to incorporate good environmental, social and corporate governance into their investment activities. Of the 33 pension funds who have signed up initially, two are home grown, namely Christian ...

Corporate governance the biggest risk: Aon

HAMISH MADDEN  |  TUESDAY, 2 MAY 2006
An Aon Australia survey has found that the issue of corporate governance is the top risk concern for executives, rocketing from ninth on their list of priorities in 2002-03 to the top of the table this year. Whereas in 2002-03 legal risk was the highest ...

Corp governance now a mainstream business imperative

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 21 APR 2006
Corporate governance is becoming even more important as it transitions from being just a compliance obligation to a business imperative. ISS has just released the results of its 2006 ISS Global Institutional Investor Study where it interviewed more ...

Super funds to inject $1.5bn more into Aussie hedge funds

... hedge funds allocation. Another interesting finding from the research was that the respondents considered corporate governance as a higher priority than historical returns. The UNSW's Associate Professor John Evans said, "I think when they say governance ...

Fiducian grabs an RSE license

HAMISH MADDEN  |  MONDAY, 3 APR 2006
... in Fiducian. The process further consolidated Fiducian's corporate culture and its commitment towards good corporate governance. It was a good opportunity for Fiducian to formally document, consolidate and collate its policies and procedures."