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HESTA divests from Transfield

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 AUG 2015
... fundamental principles of international human rights law." The findings do not fit with HESTA's environmental, social and governance (ESG) policy. "As a responsible owner of the companies we invest in, the decision to divest involved a rigorous process ...

New draft super governance standards released

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 AUG 2015
The government has clarified uncertainty around the word 'independent' in its draft super governance legislation and agreed to a flexible transition period following consultation with stakeholders on new standards. In June, the Government released exposure ...

Altius fund added to netwealth platform

STAFF WRITER  |  FRIDAY, 14 AUG 2015
... have been equity funds available for some time that are managed with reference to environmental, social and corporate governance (ESG) principles, the same hasn't been true of fixed income funds," Altius chief investment officer Bill Bovingdon said. ...

Capital raising not total solution: CIFR

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 13 AUG 2015
... strengthen banking competition, resolution, supervision, auditing and valuation policies, less attention has been paid to governance despite a strong link between governance and risk-taking. Yesterday the Commonwealth Bank announced a $5 billion capital ...

Regulation is not the only answer: Herbert Smith Freehills

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 AUG 2015
The word governance only appears nine times in the Wallace report, but 48 times in the Murray report, and many more times than that in the Cooper report. "Everything gets blamed on poor governance," Herbert Smith Freehills and university lecturer Scott ...

Murray slams "silly suggestions"

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 11 AUG 2015
... clarity of operation within the firm and quality and timeliness of decision making; that results in inefficiencies." The Governance Institute's national director of policy and publishing, Judith Fox, weighed in next. She said the equal representation ...

Frydenberg slams modern awards as poorly-conceived

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 7 AUG 2015
... say once a response to the FSI is formalised. Frydenberg said if Labor did not want to support changes to super board governance A he was still confident the reforms would pass the Senate. Frydenberg also addressed issues about foreign investment, life ...

Super board changes ignore past lessons: Bowen

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 7 AUG 2015
Federal Shadow Treasurer Chris Bowen believes proposed governance changes to superannuation fund boards ignore the lessons learnt from the HIH disaster. Speaking at the Financial Services Council annual conference, Bowen quoted Justice Neville Owen ...

ASFA concerned about board governance timeline

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 4 AUG 2015
The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) is concerned about the timeframe for approving transition plans to have at least one-third independent directors on super fund boards. In a letter to the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority ...

Pay rises better at non-aligned firms

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 30 JUL 2015
... approached by competitors. Recruitment activity and a trend in remuneration increases were most notable in compliance/governance roles within advice businesses."