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Tributes flow for governance visionary

MATT WOODINGTON  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 SEP 2011
... members." "He was also tireless in advocating that Australian institutional investors not only had a right but a responsibility to integrate ESG research into their investment decision making process. "And most of all Erik was a very good man who will ...

Strong culture drives T. Rowe Price

MATT WOODINGTON  |  TUESDAY, 27 SEP 2011
... rose through the ranks to where he is today. He doesn't manage money on a day-to-day basis but carries the huge responsibility of managing T. Rowe Price's human capital, the people behind the group's consistent and top-quartile performance through the ...

UBS CEO resigns over rogue trading scandal

RACHEL DAVIS  |  MONDAY, 26 SEP 2011
... decision," said UBS's Chairman, Kaspar Villiger, in a statement. "Oswald GrA1/4bel feels that it is his duty to assume responsibility for the recent unauthorised trading incident." "The Board is deeply disappointed by the recent loss arising from unauthorised ...

Westpac Group executive team changes

RACHEL DAVIS  |  TUESDAY, 20 SEP 2011
... moving to a part-time role. Peter Hanlon, currently group executive human resources & transformation, will have responsibility for accelerating the implementation of productivity programs. "Productivity improvement is a critical group priority, and although ...

Dangerous currents

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 16 SEP 2011
... do not adapt to change; if we do not rise above short-term political tactics or recognise that with power comes responsibility, then we will drift in dangerous currents." We only have to look at the latest batch of global growth forecast downgrades from ...

Commonwealth Superannuation Corporation appoints CEO

RACHEL DAVIS  |  THURSDAY, 15 SEP 2011
... merger of the ARIA and Military Super boards and the Defence Force Retirement and Death Benefits Authority. CSC has responsibility for managing and investing $24 billion of superannuation funds of Military personnel and Commonwealth government employees. ...

AFS prepares for FOFA with new hire

RACHEL DAVIS  |  THURSDAY, 8 SEP 2011
... has appointed Richard Liverpool to the position of regional manager for NSW & ACT. Liverpool will have the dual responsibility of regional manager and also leading the dealer group's FOFA ready program to ensure all practices are compliant by May 31 ...

WA adviser receives jail sentence and reparations

RACHEL DAVIS  |  MONDAY, 5 SEP 2011
... Goldenberg put his own interests ahead of the company and investors and in doing so, had breached a fundamental responsibility of directors. 'ASIC will act to ensure that misconduct by directors and other gatekeepers who fail in their responsibilities ...

AIA Australia creates Asia role, new CEO

ALISON BEVEGE  |  TUESDAY, 23 AUG 2011
... business development at Australia's largest super fund AustralianSuper. In his new regional role, Green will have responsibility for spreading AIA Group's insurance business across 15 markets in the Asia-Pacific region, including Australia. AIA Group ...

Social media insurance wanted for share price protection

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 11 AUG 2011
... Accountants (ACCA) Sustainable Australia conference on Monday, talk turned to the power of social media and how responsibility a company is for its own social media profile. Peter Fraser, a founding partner of social media intelligence company, SR7 ...