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Cbus responds to Royal Commission allegations

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 SEP 2015
... deliberately concealing their actions from Mr Atkin." Cbus said it accepts the two former employees acted improperly by disclosing confidential personal information concerning Cbus members to the Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union (CFMEU). ...

ASIC warns super funds over transparency requirements

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 7 SEP 2015
... relevant information on the home page; disclose the periods that executive officers have served as board members; only disclosing a director's remuneration as nil if they provide their services in a purely voluntary capacity; including voting summariesA ...

Highest paid industry CEOs revealed

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 3 SEP 2015
... reporting executive pay may significantly understate the rewards received in a given year. Statutory reporting is, perhaps, disclosing only the tip of the iceberg in terms of the wealth accruing to senior executives," Davidson said. The highest paid ...

ASIC takes SMSF business to court

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 4 MAY 2015
... says SWA's advertising is misleading and deceptive as it promotes the 'free' set up of SMSFs on the websites without disclosing that conditions and charges were associated with the free setup service. The company provides online accounting and administration ...

LGS launches shareholder voting website

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 4 MAY 2015
Local Government Super is reported to be the first super fund in Australia disclosing its voting intentions in advance of investee company shareholder meetings. The super fund's recent move was made in conjunction with the launch of a shareholder voting ...

Energy Super CEO explains disclosure decision

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 28 OCT 2014
... were part of the original Stronger Super reforms, Energy Super has done the opposite. By pre-empting the rules and disclosing its holdings, it has now become one of the most transparent super funds in Australia. However, Petrou said making the decision ...

BT launches 'ground-breaking' advice register

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 14 OCT 2014
... Investments Commission (ASIC) last week published a report that expressed concern that some risk advisers were not adequately disclosing their commission-based remuneration model. While BT was involved in the ASIC investigation which found more than ...

Investors vulnerable as property schemes shirk risk disclosure

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 JUL 2014
... vehicles for such people, but they do carry risks as well as opportunities," Tanzer said. "When schemes aren't adequately disclosing those risks, investors are put in a vulnerable position." In March 2012 ASIC introduced benchmarks that unlisted property ...

ASX200 companies 'poor' on gender diversity disclosure

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 JUL 2014
... disclosures surrounding gender diversity were rated as 'excellent' and 19% as 'good'. The rest were "poor or generally non-disclosing." Perpetual and Westpac were the only two financial services companies who had 'excellent' gender diversity disclosure. ...

Super funds have clout to demand transparency

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 11 JUL 2014
... year that will demand super funds to disclose publicly all, or at least the majority, of their holdings. This includes disclosing the individual assets held by managed funds in which the super fund is invested. Private equity, infrastructure, unlisted ...