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CFA Societies launches initiative to raise ethical standards

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 12 MAY 2014
... Olympus Corporation spoke to CFA members and the investment community in Australia last week about the importance of governance and ethical principles. More details can be found here.

AIST reshuffles board, names new president

ALICE URIBE  |  MONDAY, 28 APR 2014
... Media Super, has stepped down as deputy president, but will remain on the board and as chair of the AIST policy and governance committee. AIST chief executive Tom Garcia said that the industry body would remain focused on delivering value to members ...

Big obstacles for funds going it alone on PE

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 24 APR 2014
... said. The authors cite efforts by Canadian pension funds that "had to establish professionalism in their management and governance, including the board". Other obstacles included being prepared to fund significantly large remuneration packages to attract ...

TAL appoints chief risk officer

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 APR 2014

Wake-up call for watchdog after inquiry

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 22 APR 2014
... is more proactive." Girgis noted that ASIC "deals with hundreds of thousands of companies," but that its concern is governance and compliance, not the businesses themselves. "ASIC has to regulate everything from banking products and super disclosure ...

World Bank issues Kangaroo Green Bond

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 17 APR 2014
... UniSuper is pleased to cornerstone the World Bank's first green bond issue into the Australian market," UniSuper manager, governance and sustainable investment Talieh Williams said. UniSuper said the $100 million investment would "boost the green credentials" ...

Bloomberg takes over UBS commodities indices

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 14 APR 2014
Bloomberg has negotiated a strategic partnership with UBS to allow its index business responsibility for governance, calculation, distribution and licensing of the bank's commodity indexes. From 1 July, the indexes will be renamed from the Dow Jones-UBS ...

Cbus first industry fund to get Lonsec rating

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 31 MAR 2014
... an outstanding first up rating for Cbus" he said. "It is pleasing to note that Lonsec recognises the fund's strong governance framework, well-resourced investment team, competitive pricing and our strong performance track record - with our Growth (Cbus ...

Gonski questions concept of board independence

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 25 MAR 2014
... conflicts of interest can be handled if they are made known to the entire board. Gonski touched on several other aspects of governance, including the relationship between chairman and chief executive. "A good chairman has a schizophrenic relationship ...

NZ Super Fund invests in N American energy

PAUL MCBETH, AAP  |  FRIDAY, 21 MAR 2014
... responsible investment, and that the mandate gives the fund the ability to manage and measure the environmental, social and governance risks. The mix of assets across the sector meant the investment was more a medium-risk, he said. KKR Australian head ...