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Research prompts more funds to get tough on corporate governance

There is little link between executive remuneration and company performance, according to new research released by three leading Australian superannuation funds. Rather, remuneration is more strongly correlated with size and complexity of the company ...

Industry fund takes strong stand on corporate governance

Unisuper has instructed its investment managers to vote on any corporate governance resolutions of Australian companies in which it invests, under a new set of guidelines adopted by the fund. As part of Unisuper's corporate governance policy, the fund ...

Some CLERP rules "excessively prescriptive"

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 9 OCT 2003
Some rules contained in the CLERP 9 legislative package were "excessively prescriptive", PricewaterhouseCoopers chief executive Tony Harrington warned today. The federal government's proposed changes to corporate laws were announced yesterday. "In general ...

Costello unveils response to CLERP 9

The business and investment community has until 10 November to formally respond to the government's draft legislation on audit reform and corporate disclosure, the result of the ninth review of the Corporate Law and Economic Reform Program (CLERP 9). ...

Shareholders to get chance to vote on executive payouts

Shareholders would get the chance to lodge a protest vote on hefty executive salaries under new proposals to shake up corporate regulations. But draft changes stop short of giving shareholders the power to veto golden handshakes, and back down from ...

GE pumps $98 million into Burnley development

... Global Headquarters and Operations Centre in Melbourne in March. That centre will create more than 1200 new jobs, providing an AUD$800 million boost to the Victorian economy over the next six years. The Minister for Financial Services Industry, Tim Holding ...

Interstar launches MBS issue

Interstar Securities (Australia) Pty Ltd has launched the ninth AUD issue under its Interstar Millennium Trust Mortgage Backed Securities (MBS) programme, Macquarie Bank Ltd announced today. Macquarie is arranger and lead manager for the issue, while ...

Sydney liquidator's case to be heard by CALDB: ASIC

The Supreme Court of New South Wales has determined that disciplinary action brought against John Vouris by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) and filed with the Companies Auditors and Liquidators Disciplinary Board (the CALDB) ...

AMP Ltd announces $2 billion loss

Adelaide auditor disciplined following ASIC application

Following an application by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC), the Companies Auditors and Liquidators Disciplinary Board has made orders concerning Adelaide auditor Gregory Richard Wiese, of BDO Chartered Accountants. Mr Wiese ...