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Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 9 APR 2010
... sales at stores open at least a year by nine per cent, based on results from 31 retailers compiled by the International Council of Shopping Centers. The stock market began the day lower following drops overseas. Greece's borrowing costs rose to a record ...

Instos lobby for Main Street

COMPANY RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 22 MAR 2010
... Committee mulls over a bill by chairman Christopher Dodd to plug regulatory gaps exposed by the GFC. The group, led by the Council of Institutional Investors, urged lawmakers to restore confidence and integrity in the markets by backing laws that are ...

Noonan named AIST president

AIST RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 18 MAR 2010
... of Innovation Australia and is chair of its Venture Capital Committee. He is also a board member of the Australian Council of Superannuation Investors (ACSI).

LGS to boost sustainability team

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 MAR 2010
... signatory to the United Nations Principles for Responsible Investment (UN PRI) and is a founding member of the Australian Council of Super Investors (ACSI) and a part owner of Regnan Governance & Engagement. LGS hired Mercer as its new asset consultant ...

New board directors for HESTA

COMPANY RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 FEB 2010
... Centre; Prue Power, executive director of the Australian Healthcare and Hospitals Association; and Tim Lyons, Australian Council of Trade Unions (ACTU), assistant secretary. The fund's new chair is Angela Emslie - a HESTA board member since 1994 - and ...

US reform tightens net on big firms

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 14 DEC 2009
... creation of a Consumer Financial Protection Agency (CFPA). Instead, an amendment proposed was the establishment of a council of regulators. In his weekly address last week, President Barack Obama applauded the step forward on financial reform. "Even ...

Coalition against commissions

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 NOV 2009
A coalition of industry bodies, including CHOICE, Industry Super Network and the Australian Council of Trade Unions, has launched a national advertising campaign targeting regulatory reform that abolishes commission-based remuneration for planners. ...

ACSI launches two ESG guidelines

COMPANY RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 13 OCT 2009
The Australian Council of Super Investors (ACSI) has released two new guidelines for managing environmental, social and governance risks. The two guides are entitled 'A guide for superannuation trustees on the consideration of environmental, social ...

Director pay rise trend will slow: RiskMetrics

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 12 OCT 2009
... director chairperson received $396,880, up more than 10 per cent in 2008. The study, commissioned by the Australian Council of Super Investors (ACSI) and conducted by RiskMetrics, found director pay rose 10.9 per cent from 2008, while the median non-executive ...

Aus Ethical opens property trust

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 9 OCT 2009
... lower tenant turnover and costing less to operate and maintain," said Romilly Madew, chief executive at Green Building Council of Australia. "Investors wanting to do the right thing by the environment will also do the right thing financially."