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Super fund divests companies with all-male boards

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 9 MAY 2019
... employees of these companies." Future Super's divestment announcement comes as the Australian Council of Superannuation Investors calls for more ESG integration and gender diversity targets for listed companies. Financial Standard recently reported ...

ACSI calls for ESG, stronger stewardship

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 MAY 2019
The Australian Council of Superannuation Investors is calling for significant reforms to Australia's framework for investment stewardship to encourage ESG integration. ACSI is asking APRA to revise its investment guidance to specifically reflect the ...

Push for chief executive pay ratio disclosure

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 29 APR 2019
The Australian Council of Superannuation Investors (ACSI) is calling for chief executive's pay to be measured against that of their company's average worker and for boards to be elected annually. ACSI is calling for a corporate governance framework ...

Stewardship lessons from BlackRock

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 APR 2019
... for fund managers was instituted by the Financial Services Council in July 2017.Australian Council of Superannuation Investors followed up in May 2018. Principles for Responsible Investment recommended development of a stewardship code in its 2016 Australia ...

Hermes inks local ESG partnership

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAR 2019
... (EOS) will 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. ...

Gender pay gap should be government priority

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAR 2019
... principles and 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 ...

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
... down 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 ...

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 ...

HESTA boss wins FEAL award

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 3 AUG 2018
... with Industry Super Australia, Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees, Australian Council of Superannuation Investors and FEAL. Blakey said she was honoured to be acknowledged by FEAL for her work in the industry. "It really is an honour to ...