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Hermes inks local ESG partnership

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAR 2019
... share engagement insights about Australian and global companies with the Australian Council of Superannuation Investors (ACSI), whose members include 39 local and international investors who together own an average 10% of every ASX200 company. Hermes ...

Gender pay gap should be government priority

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAR 2019
... urged ASX300 companies to have a minimum 30% gender diversity target. The Australian Council of Superannuation Investors (ACSI) also extended its gender diversity target of 30% board representation women to the ASX300. For ASX200 companies with one female ...

Up close and personal: Women in financial services

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAR 2019
... Robertson, who helped pioneer not-for-profit funds, and is an icon of the superannuation industry; while Louise Davidson (ACSI chief executive) received an Australia Day honour this year. Wright encourages women working across the industry to not "be ...

Australia Day honours recognise industry stalwarts

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 29 JAN 2019
... International Australia, and a former non-executive director of ING Australia. Australian Council of Superannuation Investors (ACSI) chief executive Louise Davidson was also awarded an AM. She was awarded for service to the superannuation and funds management ...

Super funds wield bank remuneration stick

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 21 DEC 2018
... vote, it's clear that other institutional investors had a clear position. The Australian Council of Superannuation Investors (ACSI) said this week that its group of investors had sent a strong message to the boards of NAB and ANZ "that they expect much ...

Former Cbus executive joins Tasplan board

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 NOV 2018
... government-related board and committee experience, including as a past director at the Australian Council of Superannuation Investors (ACSI) and the Investment Management Consultants Association (ICMA). Tasplan board chair Naomi Edwards said the fund ...

Industry fund signs stewardship code

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 24 JUL 2018
... managers in Australia and overseas. According to the developer of the code - the Australian Council of Superannuation Investors (ACSI) - VicSuper's signature will soon be joined by other super funds, with the council adding it had received expressions ...

Avoid social agendas on ESG: Governance Institute

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 20 JUL 2018
... pursue ESG matters through a range of avenues. The research comes after the Australian Council of Superannuation Investors (ACSI) produced a research report last year claiming Australia's corporate governance framework restricts the ability of shareholders ...

Chief executive pay cheques get fatter

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 17 JUL 2018
... ASX 100 companies, as onus payments pile up, according to analysis from the Australian Council of Superannuation Investors (ACSI). Overall, the median realised pay for an ASX 100 chief executive rose 12.4% over the past 12 months to hit $4.36 million. ...

Catholic Super backs Modern Slavery Act

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 29 JUN 2018
... "toothless" with no penalties for breaching the act. In August last year, the Australian Council of Superannuation Investors (ACSI) gave evidence at the inquiry into establishing the Modern Slavery Act. "Investors need accurate information about how ...