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Former ASIC lawyer joins private firm

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 20 APR 2020
... of legal and policy roles at ASIC from 2009 to 2016. She was most recently principal consultant at Ellis Corporate Governance Consulting and has previously served as special counsel at GRT Lawyers. "Symons is a seasoned financial services lawyer with ...

Future Fund board members reappointed

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 17 APR 2020
... the Board continues to benefit from their significant experience and expertise across financial markets, corporate governance and public policy," Federal Treasurer Josh Frydenberg said in a statement. Kay has worked in finance in executive and non-executive ...

The impact of COVID-19 on emerging markets

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 24 MAR 2020
... "Governance has to be front and centre of investment strategy." Isles said sweeping generalisations about corporate governance in other countries should be taken with a grain of salt. "Sound corporate governance is vital to companies' long term viability ...

Australian Unity investment boss to lead Mercer

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 24 MAR 2020
... new strategies," Bryant said. "David has long-standing relationships across the industry, notable depth in corporate governance and a strong market presence. He is also known for having the right balance between strategy and execution focus." Bryant ...

AMP director retires

ALLY SELBY  |  MONDAY, 23 MAR 2020
... spent seven years as the chair of New Zealand's stock exchange. AMP chair David Murray said Harmos' legal and corporate governance experience had been crucial during the transitionary period following the Royal Commission. "Andrew has made a significant ...

IOOF faces new class action

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 25 FEB 2020
... management of financial services companies such as IOOF to account for alleged failures, and promote good corporate governance within the sector." Shine Lawyers is calling on IOOF shareholders who acquired their shares between March 2014 and July 2015 ...

IFM Investors hires from Mercer

ALLY SELBY  |  FRIDAY, 7 FEB 2020
... risk management frameworks, audit management, business process, policy development, strategic planning and corporate governance. Rayner, who resigned from the directorial role after only one year with the firm, now works as the head of consumer legal ...

Bearish sentiment bites Aussie investors

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 30 JAN 2020
... among Australians young and old," Choi said. "Older, wealthier investors place greater importance in good corporate governance standards when selecting investments, while the younger generation are more likely to be attracted to companies that demonstrate ...

Industry names recognised

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 28 JAN 2020
... of Citadel Group and former Macquarie director, Kevin McCann, received the award for his contributions to corporate governance and as an advocate for gender equity. Each year on Australia Day hundreds of members of the public are recognised by the government ...

Industry fund publicly shames investment adviser

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 9 DEC 2019
... recently voted against a shareholder resolution that would see that role split in two - as is widely accepted corporate governance best practice. Just last week, Newsweek ranked XPO Logistics as one of the Top 100 most responsible companies in the US. ...