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APRA not interested in exec pay levels

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 9 APR 2009
... John Trowbridge, APRA Member, speaking at the 2009 Remuneration Forum last month said, "APRA does not see itself as the guardian of any public assessment of whether pay levels themselves in some organisations are judged to be too high." However, the ...

For those about to hit rock bottom, we salute you

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 28 OCT 2008
... and European tour dates with the details for their late-2009 Australian leg due for release shortly. According to the Guardian, every time the band tours the world's economy goes into meltdown. "Last night came final and irrevocable proof that the country ...

NZ Super suffers $568m loss

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 29 SEP 2008
The world credit crisis has drawn blood from another victim, with New Zealand Superannuation Fund posting a loss of $568 million or 4.92 per cent for the year ended 30 June 2008. The 4.92 per cent figure was the fund's net return on investment for the ...

NZ Super ends Fisher Funds ties

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 28 MAR 2008
The Guardians of New Zealand Superannuation has officially ended their investment relationship with Fisher Funds Management Limited opting to take this aspect of the portfolio direct. NZ Super appointed Fisher Funds back in December 2003 to manage an ...

Tobacco shares up in smoke

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 23 OCT 2007
The New Zealand Superannuation Fund has stripped its portfolio of $37.6 million worth of tobacco shares after an environmental, social and governance (ESG) review of the fund's investments. The tobacco stocks represented only 0.29 per cent of the fund's ...

NZ Super Fund defends Myanmar investment

The New Zealand Superannuation Fund has come under fire from local non-government organisations (NGOs) for its shareholdings in Total S.A., a French oil company with operations in Myanmar. But the guardians of New Zealand superannuation chief executive ...

Governments lag on CSR

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  FRIDAY, 17 AUG 2007
A new report from market research company Opinion Leaders shows investor groups are far more supportive of corporate social responsibility (CSR) than governments, especially regarding policies on carbon emissions. However, the report, which surveyed ...

The price of pain

SUZY MAC  |  MONDAY, 13 AUG 2007
... peers are trying to encourage banks, the BOE only wants those who really need the facility to use it. According to The Guardian, no UK banks were feeling enough pain to turn on the drip during Thursday's market tear-up.

NZ Super appoints COO

CHRIS NICHOLLS  |  TUESDAY, 24 APR 2007
Mark Fennell, currently company secretary of The Warehouse Group, will become the chief operating officer of the Guardians of New Zealand Superannuation from 16 July. The Warehouse Group is a large New Zealand based discount store operator, with over ...

NZ Super responds to SRI attack by Greens Party

NICK OLIVER  |  TUESDAY, 13 FEB 2007
The New Zealand Superannuation Board has responded to an attack from the NZ Greens Party that alleged they were investing in companies that manufacture nuclear weapons and cluster bombs. David May, chairman of the Board of the Guardians of New Zealand ...