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CFS awards stewardship mandate

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 3 MAY 2022
... State has appointed EOS at Federated Hermes for proxy advisory services. EOS at Federated Hermes will provide engagement, voting and public policy support for Colonial First State's global equity investments. "We believe that active ownership, including ...

Finalists announced in 2022 MAX Awards

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 2 MAY 2022
The finalists for the 28 th annual Financial Standard MAX Awards have been named, with voting now open until May 13. The Financial Standard MAX Awards highlight individuals, teams and organisations in the financial services industry excelling in the ...

Super funds back Say on Climate

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 APR 2022
... funds and found that 20 were shareholders in companies that held Say on Climate votes in 2021, and disclosed their proxy voting records for these resolutions. The Australian superannuation funds included Active Super, AMP, AustralianSuper, Aware Super ...

Pension fund pushes for independent chair at Berkshire Hathaway

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 22 APR 2022
... accordingly recommends that the shareholders vote against this proposal," the company said. Buffett currently has about 32% voting interest in Berkshire Hathaway. Commenting on CalPERS's decision, NLPC chair Peter Flaherty said: "We welcome CalPERS ...

Excise tax, super top budget worries

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 29 MAR 2022
... beyond our control'," he says. He points out that Prime Minister Scott Morrison has already been criticised for telling the voting public that certain situations aren't his responsibility. For example, during the bushfire crisis of early 2020 when he ...

abrdn establishes Sustainability Group, promotes

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 MAR 2022
... coordinate and set the abrdn house view and standards on sustainability matters including climate change, corporate governance, voting and active ownership to support the investment teams in delivering a coherent ESG integration and engagement strategy. ...

Disclosure lacking in common ownership: Committee

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 18 MAR 2022
... When it comes to proxy advisors, the committee wants the government to consider forcing the publication of shareholder voting decisions "to ensure asset managers do not use proxy advisors to collude in their voting decisions". This is despite the committee ...

Magellan loses $5bn in fortnight

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 14 MAR 2022
... from a few days ago show that investors pulled about 9.9 million ordinary shares from Magellan, which came with a 5.31% voting power. One fortnight beforehand, FUM dipped well below $80 billion at $77.2 billion. Since the end of September 2021's ...

MAX Awards 2022: Nominations open

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 18 FEB 2022
... media campaign of the year Website of the year Nominations close on Friday, 1 April 2022. Once finalists are announced, voting will be open from April 18 to May 13. Winners will be celebrated at a live event in Sydney on Thursday 9 June 2022.

ASIC exposes RE structure conflicts of interest

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 1 FEB 2022
... entity," ASIC said. In terms of outsourced services such as investment management, custody, fund administration, proxy voting, and sales and marketing, the number ranged from five to over 150. Investment management was the most outsourced function. At ...