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NAB CEO rejigs executive team

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 1 AUG 2014
... Slater as group executive of personal banking and Michaela Healey as group executive of people, communications and governance. "Selecting a leadership team is one of the biggest decisions a CEO makes, and I have taken the time since my appointment was ...

Mercer appoints two independent directors

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 JUL 2014
... join the Mercer (Australia) Pty Ltd (MAPL) board. "Mercer is determined to maintain the highest standards of corporate governance. In addition to the strong capabilities, experience and achievements of our existing directors and boards, Melissa, Jan ...

Companies must understand their investors better, report says

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 29 JUL 2014
... must work harder to understand what motivates the voting decisions of their major investors, a new report from the Governance Institute of Australia has argued. This call, part of a list of best practice principles and guidelines, comes as the growth ...

AMP remains top dog on RI mandates

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 28 JUL 2014
... 2014. Meanwhile, there has been continued growth in the number of funds 'deeply integrating' environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors into their investment strategies across Australia and New Zealand, reaching assets under management (AUM) ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  MONDAY, 28 JUL 2014
... Sydney. In major equities news, ANZ chairman David Gonski and other business leaders are slated to give addresses at a Governance Institute of Australia lunch, also in Sydney. While Duketon Mining (DKM) lists on the ASX. In Australia, the market on Friday ...

ASX200 companies 'poor' on gender diversity disclosure

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 JUL 2014
... still applying a largely minimal standard mindset to the reporting of their diversity obligations," BlackRock corporate governance and responsible investment director in Asia Pacific Pru Bennett said. This is the third year that BlackRock has reported ...

Most super boards have no independent trustees

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 JUL 2014
... of those have no intention of appointing any, a report by Mercer has found. According to the Mercer Superannuation Governance Survey 2014, 19 of the 33 super surveyed had no independent directors, and 11 of those said they did not believe they would ...

CFMEU organiser posed as Cbus employee

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 15 JUL 2014
... admitted to ringing up Cbus members posing as an employee of Cbus. Appearing at the Royal Commission into Trade Union Governance and Corruption this morning, CFMEU organiser Brian Fitzpatrick said the CFMEU had got Cbus members' information from the ...

CBA reaction too slow, too little, too late

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 4 JUL 2014
... address the 61 recommendations of the Senate Economics Committee inquiry into the financial services regulator. The Governance Institute of Australia also issued a statement following the bank's response to the inquiry report and its chief executive ...

TWU defends mandatory TWU Super contributions

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 3 JUL 2014
... superannuation only to TWU Super in collective bargaining agreements. Appearing before the Royal Commission into Trade Union and Governance Corruption this morning, TWU assistant secretary Michael Caine rejected the notion that mandating employer contributions ...