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Media Releases

4 August 2011

Regnan Appoints Managing Director

Regnan today announced that Amanda Wilson has been confirmed in the permanent position of Managing Director.  Amanda joined Regnan as Deputy Managing Director a year ago, and from February this year has been acting in the MD role following the unexpected departure of Erik Mather due to illness..

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1 July 2010

Regnan Welcomes Former Monash ESG Team

Regnan - Governance Research and Engagement and Monash University today announced a new milestone in the commercialisation of ESG research; as Regnan's research partner of more than a decade, Monash Sustainability Enterprises (MSE) formally joins Regnan.

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1 July 2010

Regnan Appoints Deputy Managing Director

Regnan - Governance Research and Engagement has apppointed Amanda Wilson to the newly created position of Deputy Managing Director.

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20 May 2010

Director Share Trading: Regnan Commends Latest Progress

Regnan welcomes the release of ASX Market Supervision's (ASXMS) Q1 2010 review of disclosure of Director's Interest Notices, and the news that 94.8% of Directors' Interest Notices were lodged on time between 1 January and 31 March 2010.

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15 April 2010

Executive Remuneration Reform - Shareowners short-changed

Regnan is surprised that the Government's response to the Productivity Commission Report on Executive Remuneration has fallen short on a critical test. The Government's response has failed to accept the Commission's recommendation that cessation of employment be removed as a trigger for taxation of equity or rights. 

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5 January 2010

Productivity Commission report on Executive remuneration welcomed but heavy lifting only now starting

Regnan welcomes the final report of the Productivity Commission Inquiry into executive remuneration and commends the thorough consideration of a wide range of issues.

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11 December 2009

Regnan Ad Hoc Observation - Taxation of Employee Share Plans - Still Some Way to Go

The passage of the Tax Laws Amendment (2009 Budget Measures No. 2) Bill 2009 while in the majority positive, also needs to be recognised as a lost opportunity for positive governance reform.

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30 September 2009

Regnan Welcomes The Productivity Commission's Much Awaited Report On Executive Remuneration

We agree with the Commission's view that [at times and for some CEO's] "pay outcomes appear inconsistent with a reasonably efficient executive labour market, including performance pay arrangements and termination payments".

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21 August 2009

Regnan Ad Hoc Observation - James Hardie Industries Case, No Change for Directors

Governance research and engagement agency, Regnan, today appointed to the significant learning to be gained from the James Hardie case concluded by Justice Gzell today.  Regnan has identified three key lessons for the business and investment community.

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1 May 2009

Regnan Remuneration - Ad Hoc Observation - Macquarie Group's Remuneration Structure Appears to be Working

With the global financial crisis, remuneration of executives of major institutional banks has been the subject of significant debate on a global scale.  The key issue has been the lack of alignment between apparent exessive remuneration and company performance.  In some instances, shareholders have witnessed the payment of multimillion dollar bonuses, only to see the value of these entities almost disappear before their eyes.

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19 March 2009

Regnan welcomes Remuneration Inquiry

"The Productivity Commission Inquiry into executive remuneration should shine a light on the importance of aligning executive remuneration with the sustainable performance of the company," said Erik Mather, Managing Director of Regnan - Governance Research & Engagement..

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16 March 2009

Cure for Executive Remuneration Problem: Alignment

"The days of some executives walking from the executive remuneration casino with pockets full of cash, while leaving their company with skeletons in the closet must come to an end," said Erik Mather, Managing Director of Regnan - Governance Research & Engagement.

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12 March 2009

Regnan Appoints Independent Chair

The Board of Regnan - Governance Research and Engagement Pty Ltd (Regnan) has today announced the appointment of Mr Ken Boundy as its first independent Chair.

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4 February 2009

Regnan Gears Up For Governance Demand

Regnan - Governance Research and Engagement has appointed leading governance expert Ms Pru Bennett to head its team of governance professionals.  This is a new position that further deepens Regnan's governance skills and experience.

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31 October 2008

Director Share Trading: Latest ASXMS Review Demonstrates Progress

Regnan strongly commends the ASX Market Supervision's release of its most recent review of trading by directors during the three months between 1 July 2008 and 30 September 2008, as evidence of effective supervision by ASX of director share trading.

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27 June 2008

Director Share Trading: ASXMS Confirms Widespread Disease of Poor Governance

Regnan welcomes ASX Market Supervision's release of its review of share trading during the three months to 31 March 2008. Less welcome is the news that director share trading continues to be plagued by late notifications to market as well as a growing number of trades during blackout periods.

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09 March 2008

Leading Institutional Investors say Share Trading Governance Not Good Enough!

Ten leading institutional investors have today called for dramatic improvement to the governance of director and executive share trading, after commissioned research found an increasing number of company directors failing to exercise effective governance.

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17 December 2007

40 Potential Losers, 50 Winners in S&P/ASX200 from Climate Change

New comparable research on every S&P/ASX200 company has revealed that at a carbon price of $30/tonne, over forty companies could suffer material earnings losses greater than 5% per annum. The research has also revealed climate change presents significant opportunities for more than fifty S&P/ASX200 companies.

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30 October 2007

Regnan Launches Investment-Ready ESG Research

Regnan governance research and engagement today launched investment-ready Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) research on S&P/ASX200 companies.

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02 August 2007

Revised Governance Principles Positive - But Proof Is In The Pudding

Regnan today welcomed the release of revised governance principles by the ASX Corporate Governance Council.

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07 June 2007

Regnan Launches

Eight major institutional investors and Australia's largest university have joined forces to write a new chapter in mainstream investment practice.

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