In March, Glass Lewis noted that everything is affected by the coronavirus and outlined our approach to governance issues in the context of the pandemic. The emergence of COVID-19 as the trigger for a global [...]
We examine Commonwealth Bank of Australia Limited (“CBA”) in the fifth instalment of our series on alleged wrongdoings in the Australian financial services sector. Before we jump into the following litany of grievances, one could [...]
We examine Suncorp Group Limited (“Suncorp”) in the fourth instalment of our series on alleged wrongdoings in the Australian financial services sector. Royal Commission The Royal Commission into Misconduct in the Banking, Superannuation and Financial [...]
We examine National Australia Bank Limited (“NAB”) in the third instalment of our series on alleged wrongdoings in the Australian financial services sector. Royal Commission The Royal Commission into Misconduct in the Banking, Superannuation and [...]
We examine Australia & New Zealand Banking Group Limited (“ANZ”) in the second instalment of our series on alleged wrongdoings in the Australian financial services sector. Royal Commission The Royal Commission into Misconduct in the [...]
Australian financial institutions have been under the microscope over the past year, facing the scrutiny of a royal commission and the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (“ASIC”), the corporate regulator. We will publish a series [...]
In advance of the 2017/2018 proxy season, the CGI Glass Lewis team has updated the Guidelines for the Australian and New Zealand markets. While our voting policies remain largely unchanged, we aimed to increase the [...]
CGI Glass Lewis is pleased to announce the release of our 2016 Australian Season Review. This year’s Review comprises two reports: 2016 Debrief - contains a series of case studies that provide insight into key areas of corporate governance in [...]
Gender diversity and board skills matrix disclosure are two of the hot topics in the Australian market, and together with business strategy, financial performance and risk management, continue to be the focus points for engagement [...]
On Friday December 4th (AEDT) / Thursday December 3rd (PST) Glass Lewis hosted a Proxy Talk conference call with representatives from Australia and New Zealand Bank Group (“ANZ”). The discussion covered two shareholder proposals filed [...]