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Pension fund joins action against Facebook

KRISTI CHENG  |  FRIDAY, 23 AUG 2019
... Zuckerberg. CalSTRS said intervening in the existing derivative suit will give it the opportunity to pursue corporate governance reform. Its aim is to "protect Facebook's profitability, strengthen the resiliency of its business model and enhance the ...

Super trustees to formulate whistleblower policies

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 12 AUG 2019
... commissioner John Price said transparent whistleblower policies are essential to good risk management and corporate governance, and help uncover wrongdoing that may not otherwise be detected. "Implemented appropriately, whistleblower policies will help ...

VGI Partners readies $1bn Asian fund

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 5 AUG 2019
... chair Robert Luciano said VG8 will only invest countries with a robust and reliable legal system, strong corporate governance and developed capital markets. "In practice this means that, for several years at least, the VG8 portfolio will be heavily weighted ...

Credit Suisse names chief executive

KRISTI CHENG  |  MONDAY, 29 JUL 2019
... executive John Knox, who has worked at Credit Suisse for 24 years, Gibb will also focus on "maintaining a strong corporate governance framework and regulatory relationships in Australia." The two will work together on a smooth leadership transition in ...

Fidelity appoints sustainable investing lead

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JUL 2019
... leading the firm's sustainable investing activities across the globe. Most recently head of capital markets and corporate governance for the firm's operations in the Asia Pacific region, Tan will assume responsibility for leading Fidelity's strategy ...

Association names new chief

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 JUL 2019
... policy and advocacy at the Governance Institute of Australia for 10 years. Fox has been a member of the ASX Corporate Governance Council since 2005, and has also served on Standards Australia's risk management committee and ASIC's Business Advisory ...

PM Capital LICs add director

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUL 2019
... non-executive director, with a view to being named chair of the former. He will also serve on the nominations and corporate governance committees of the Asian Opportunities Fund, and the audit committee of the Global Opportunities Fund. Knoblanche is ...

Whistleblowers given new protection

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 JUL 2019
... considers a strong and effective arrangement for handling reports from whistleblowers is a key component of corporate governance. We encourage companies to implement a strategy for dealing with whistleblower reports they may receive in line with the ...

Raiz hikes fees for low balances

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 2 JUL 2019
... core technology and its team to meet the growing demands of customers, who expect high levels of operations, corporate governance, and cyber-security protection, Lucas added. On 1 July 2019, the ASX-listed firm doubled its referral reward to $5.00 per ...

Parametric bolsters leadership

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 25 JUN 2019
... Schwab Investment Management, where she was director of investment stewardship and spearheaded proxy and corporate governance initiatives. Prior to her time at Charles Schwab, Le Berre was vice president of corporate governance and responsible investment ...