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AGEST appoints new CEO

MEDIA RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 9 NOV 2010
AGEST has appointed legal expert and fund trustee Cath Bowtell as chief executive, replacing Michael Seton who left last month to become CEO of Military Super. Bowtell, has a law degree and has been a superannuation trustee for over ten years, with ...

Treasury proposes mandatory governance principles

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 9 MAR 2010
... considering it would be appropriate for every company listed on the S&P/ASX All Ordinaries index to establish an audit committee as part of the Corporations Act instead of being a listing requirement. It is now seeking submissions on its consultation ...

Net tightens on executive pay

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAY 2009
... process of being updated, IFSA's Blue Book identifies that all companies should have a nomination committee, an audit committee and a remuneration committee. The remuneration committee should be chaired by an independent director and have at least a ...

TOWER adds two to its board

HAMISH MADDEN  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 DEC 2006
... the Financial Services Institute of Australia. He is a board member and chair of Redflex Holdings, chair of the Audit Committee of the Victorian Government's Department of Primary Industries and a member of the Audit Committee of the Department of Infrastructure. ...

Aon boosts its board

KATE HAGE  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 SEP 2006
... Copco Australia and a director of HPAL while Robertson's positions include chairman of Whiteley Industries, the audit committee of VeCommerce and director of Plumbers Supplies Co-operative.

ASIC chairman talks about governance and er, bullfrogs

... turning into a bullfrog, Lucy suggested it should strengthen its corporate governance structures and ensure the audit committee is independent. "At the same time, ASIC can play its part and will. But more than anything, managing the risk of material ...

APRA issues tough new board proposals

... independent non-executive director as chairperson. The proposals also instruct institutions on establishing a board audit committee and a board risk committee and to have a policy on board renewal. "The reforms aim to ensure that board members have access ...

NAB appoints Ernst & Young as external auditor

AAP  |  MONDAY, 19 JUL 2004
... provide the National with access to considerable financial services audit experience,\" NAB\'s chairman of the audit committee John Thorn said. \"I would like to thank the Nationals current auditor KPMG for their contribution over many years.\" The change ...

NAB to change external auditor

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 8 APR 2004
... Australia Bank said late yesterday it intends to change its external auditor at the end of the current financial year. Audit committee chairman John Thorn said the bank is ending its long association with KPMG, which came under fire from the prudential ...

Walter demands new NAB chair ahead of general meeting

AAP  |  MONDAY, 29 MAR 2004
... non-executive directors to hold an EGM to enable shareholders to decide Walter's tenure. Walter was chair of the NAB audit committee when losses from the company's recent $360 million foreign exchange scandal were incurred.