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Benchmark APRA against global counterparts: Treasury

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAR 2019
... neutrality; - Culture that supports supervisory and enforcement actions in support of strategic objectives; - Robust internal governance arrangements, supported by fit-for-purpose internal reporting, performance monitoring and audit and assurance activities ...

NAB agrees to RC wealth recommendations

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAR 2019
... financial advice, superannuation and insurance, as well as his additional recommendations around regulators, culture and governance. The bank's recently appointed chair Phil Chronican said Hayne's recommendations would lead to a better industry as organisations ...

New directors join Frontier Advisors

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 14 MAR 2019
... experienced superannuation fund trustees, with extensive business acumen and practical knowledge of critical areas such as governance, economics and business administration." He also thanked Atkin for his service to the Frontier board. Edwards has had ...

Hermes inks local ESG partnership

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAR 2019
... Louise Davidson said: "This landmark agreement will see two of the world's foremost experts on environmental, social and governance advocacy and company engagements work together to assist investors to be long-term responsible stewards of their investments." ...

NZ Super makes transparency play

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 11 MAR 2019
... shareholder oversight of directors and boards, our aim is for the Fund's votes to reflect the essential elements of good governance: transparency, board alignment with shareholder interests, long-term strategy, appropriate remuneration, business ethics ...

Gender pay gap should be government priority

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAR 2019
... funding for the Workplace Gender Equality Agency, and supporting female angel investor networks. The ASX Corporate Governance Council recently revised its principles and urged ASX300 companies to have a minimum 30% gender diversity target. The Australian ...

MSCI ups China A-shares, managers respond

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAR 2019
... practices and to adopt strategies that more firmly consider shareholders' interest, as companies with better corporate governance are more likely to be owned by foreign investors. Many companies with good corporate governance practices in the market ...

Government launches TPB review

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 MAR 2019
... standards of professional and ethical conduct." The review will specifically consider the role of the TPB's legislative and governance framework, and would also give the Government the opportunity to "address issues" arising from the Black Economy Taskforce's ...

WTW Australia asset consulting lead joins super fund

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 5 MAR 2019
... investment experience. In the role, Taylor leads GESB's investment team and has overall responsibility for investment governance, investment strategy and monitoring, asset allocation and portfolio construction. He replaces Ben Palmer who served in the ...

Former ASFA chair sees new EQT role

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 4 MAR 2019
... appointed as deputy chair of Equity Trustees. It is a move set to give Kennett more support in managing the board and its governance standards. Originally appointed to the board in March 2017, Minto is currently chair of the board's risk committee ...