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Stop speculating and get back to capitalism: Bogle

... to stem this complacency by striving for better education and to push consumers to actively participate in corporate governance. "If direct ownership is extinct. And it is. And it isn't going to return. We need to push for a fiduciary society with active ...

ASIC chairman talks about governance and er, bullfrogs

... Melbourne yesterday, ASIC chairman Jeff Lucy drew on a bullfrogs analogy to talk about financial fraud and corporate governance. Lucy said the recent spate of corporate collapses in the country such as HIH, Clifford Corporation and Harris Scarfe fuelled ...

Mercer to screen managers against ESG

... group of organisations that were interested in active ownership and ESG [environmental, sustainability and corporate governance] analysis. But there are a growing number of mainstream investors who believe these issues can have an impact on long-term ...

ING appoint National Sales Manager

... Platform Implementation (Platform Training) teams. In other roles Scholl has gained experience in product, corporate governance, administration, marketing and distribution support.

News Ltd hits back as super funds bring legal action

... added, "shareholders insisted on the no-long-term-poison-pill promise, as well as other assurances of improved corporate governance that would balance the power of the Murdoch clan, which owns 30 per cent of News Corp's outstanding stock." ACSI president ...

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 ...

Australian financial services globally competitive: Axiss

... trading. It also continues to enjoy top four rankings for political stability, government policy, justice and corporate governance. Trading of the USD and AUD is also ranked as the fifth most popularly traded currency pairing. Since the report also confirms ...

Finance Industry Council of Australia formed

... approach that the Australian financial services industry took to working through industry reform in the areas of corporate governance and reform of financial services legislation," he adds.

ISS acquires Proxy Australia

The global group Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS) has acquired corporate governance research firm Proxy Australia. The new unit will be called Proxy ISS and will provide in-market research, service and expertise on corporate governance and proxy ...

ABN Amro launches ethical approach to CDOs

... includes a corporate social responsibility (CSR) rating from ratings agency RepuTex based on criteria including corporate governance, workplace practices, social impact and environmental impact. Out of 500 companies that were assessed worldwide, 300 ...