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ASX companies face heightened stakeholder scrutiny

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 27 MAY 2021  |  NEWS
... that create value for a wide variety of shareholders." The growth in gender diversity, continuous disclosure and the Two Strikes rule are features of Australian corporate governance are positive features in the Australian market, said EquitiesFirst chief ...

Powerful signal on climate with votes, court decisions

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 27 MAY 2021  |  NEWS
... change impacts. "Say on climate is ultimately a vote on director accountability, similar to the way you'd get the two strikes rule," Gocher said. "The theory goes that if you are contemplating a second vote against a company's climate plan, you ...

Median CEO bonus payout near record high: ACSI

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 20 SEP 2019  |  NEWS
... also engaged more with investors, with a second strike vote potentially looming for this year. "We found since the two strikes came about, there has been a huge amount of engagement from companies with a first strike, so it's partly engagement to understand ...

ASX100 CEO pay remains below 2009 peak: ACSI

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 25 AUG 2017  |  NEWS
... performance pay." ACSI CEO Louise Davidson correlates the statistics around CEO fixed pay to the introduction of the "two strikes rule," citing the rule and an increase in shareholder scrutiny. Median fixed pay for ASX100 CEOS peaked in FY12 at $1.95m ...

Directors speak to evolving, expanding role of corporate boards at ACSI conference

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 12 MAY 2017  |  NEWS
... trustworthy by the general public. He said that the structures of corporate governance are appropriate- particularly the Two Strikes rule that enables shareholders to remove directors if a company's remuneration report has received a 'no' vote of 25% ...

Average CEO pay increased in 2014: ACSI

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 4 SEP 2015  |  NEWS
... packaging and disclosure of CEO pay has undoubtedly become more disciplined in recent years, thanks to legislation like 'two strikes' and termination pay - as well as challenging scrutiny from ACSI and others - company investors and owners cannot afford ...

Investment and the art of political maintenance

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 19 DEC 2014  |  NEWS
... require you to be anything more than a cold-hearted fiduciary to think that way. So, for example, we supported the Two Strikes rule. We have opinions one behalf of our members on regulatory settings. We think we've been vindicated on those things. But ...

Corporate governance guidelines on agenda ahead of AGMs

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 23 AUG 2013  |  NEWS
... meetings with active investors and engagement organisations, and in an unanticipated benefit of the impact of the two strikes rule, engagement specialists are saying boards are more receptive to speaking to environmental, social and governance (ESG) ...

ACSI to target exec bonus disclosure, voting rights at AGMs

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 24 AUG 2012  |  NEWS
... season, given guidance by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission's 2011 guidance on the issue, and the two strikes rule. ACSI said that their experience had demonstrated that the two strikes rule had been successful in encouraging more ...

Proxy voting error results in Emeco AGM double-count

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 9 MAR 2012  |  NEWS
... highlights flaws in the proxy voting system. Because of the lack of audit trail in proxy voting, and because of the two strikes rule and rules on voting exclusions prohibiting related parties from voting on remuneration reports, Chartered Secretaries ...
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