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Cbus delivered last blow before RC interim report

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 NOV 2014
... sacked Lisa Zanatta and stood Butera aside, and initiated an independent governance review to be carried out by former chairman of the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission Graeme Samuel. The Commissioner is due to hand his interim report to ...

ASX and Bank of China sign major agreement

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 NOV 2014
... ASX. It will also improve the attractiveness of Australia as a listings location for Chinese companies." Tian Guoli, chairman of Bank of China, said: "The Bank of China attaches great importance to the development of Sydney as an offshore RMB centre. ...

Van Eyk collapse brings down AWI chairman

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 18 NOV 2014
The chairman of Australasian Wealth Investments (AWI) has resigned in the wake of the collapse of van Eyk Research, with a replacement to be voted on at AWI's annual general meeting (AGM) in November. According to AWI, the board has asked iPac Securities ...

No Westpac leadership changes after Gail Kelly departure

LAURA MILLAN, ALICE URIBE  |  THURSDAY, 13 NOV 2014
... additional things I might do." While Kelly gave no hint as to what her next move would be she highlighted her roles as chairman of the Australian Bankers' Association and a non-executive director of the Business Council of Australia and the Financial ...

Nikko AM adds senior executives to global team

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 NOV 2014
... Asia and client development in the Middle East, Africa and Asia. London-based John Howland-Jackson has joined as vice chairman of Nikko Asset Management Europe and Senior Advisor for the Middle East, Africa and Asia region. Howland-Jackson was most recently ...

Macquarie announces $678m profit, appoints director

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 31 OCT 2014
... appointment of Gordon Cairns to the boards of both Macquarie Group Limited and Macquarie Bank Limited. Cairns is currently chairman of Origin Energy Limited, and has sat on the board of Westpac. He was also previously director David Jones Limited and ...

Life Insurance and Advice Working Group chair appointed

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 17 OCT 2014
Former APRA member John Trowbridge has been appointed independent chairman of the Life Insurance and Advice Working Group established by the Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) and the Financial Services Council (FSC). The working group will address ...

Climate induced GFC a 'very real' risk: Hewson

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 14 OCT 2014
... industries could lead to a global financial crisis that dwarfs the 2008 crash. Hewson was speaking in his capacity as chairman of the Asset Owners' Disclosure Project, a movement which pressures the 1000 largest global pension funds to disclose their ...

NZ Super CEO higher paid than Aussie counterparts

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 10 OCT 2014
... heavily favours passive over active investment, with 70% of its investments managed this way. Chairman Gavin Walker, chairman of NZ Super Fund, said the salary and cost structure of the fund reflects how the fund's Guardians have moved to bring more ...

Naos to launch long/short equity LIC

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 12 SEP 2014
... $1.00. This compares to many recent LIC IPO's where the IPO NTA is $0.97cps or lower. David Rickards, independent chairman of the new listed company, said the company has been developed from the NAOS Long/ Short equity fund, which has outperformed the ...