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Industry funds not our focus: Cormann

ELISE BURGESS  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 OCT 2011
... government aligned crossbenchers. Fielding questions from adviser delegates on the ethical nature of industry super fund governance practices, Senator Cormann instead suggested that advisers focus their efforts on public policy. "It is not about running ...

Asia growth to transform business

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 OCT 2011
... population, the fifth biggest economy in greater Asia and the biggest in South East Asia. Dr Gupta however conceded that governance is a problem in Asia but with the Chinese government committed to transforming Shanghai into a global financial centre ...

ACSI helps push News Corp negative vote to 35%

ALEX DUNNIN, CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  TUESDAY, 25 OCT 2011
... Al-Waleed bin Talal. "This protest vote is a clear message from global investors that the current quality of corporate governance and behavior at News Corp is unacceptable. Our position is clear and we are not going away," said ACSI chief executive Ann ...

New insto governance service launched

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 25 OCT 2011
Former ISS Governance Services executives have reformed under their own banner to launch a local governance service for institutional investors. Under the banner Ownership Matters, they said in a statement, "We have established Ownership Matters to ...

ACSI remands News Corp governance

ELISE BURGESS  |  FRIDAY, 21 OCT 2011
... to protest against members of the News Corp board at its annual general meeting in Los Angeles today if the group's governance does not improve. Global media company News Corp has been at the centre of a phone hacking scandal for some months and the ...

Hunter Hall executive board changes

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 17 OCT 2011
Hunter Hall Investment Management has moved to improve corporate governance by increasing non-executive representation on its board with the appointment of Naomi Edwards and resignations of company directors from the board. Naomi Edwards has joined ...

Carbon Tax provides certainty for companies needing to change

MATT WOODINGTON  |  THURSDAY, 13 OCT 2011
... certainty, although for companies using emission intensive technology there will be long term concerns. According to governance research house Regnan, the impact of the Carbon Tax on ASX listed companies will be minimal, at least during the fixed price ...

Indigenous Australians offered chance to Clime career ladder

MATT WOODINGTON  |  FRIDAY, 7 OCT 2011
... Targeting year 10 students, AES has placed over 360 trainees across Australia, working in industries ranging from aviation, governance services and the banking sector, though not other areas of financial services. "If we can be the poster boy for our ...

Government publishes core elements of MySuper draft

MATT WOODINGTON  |  FRIDAY, 30 SEP 2011
... Earlier this week the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority published a discussion paper centred around improved governance among super funds, including clear indications on the standards expected within MySuper. The APRA paper stated that all funds ...

APRA lays plans to improve super governance

MATT WOODINGTON  |  THURSDAY, 29 SEP 2011
... risk reserves," Fiona Reynolds, chief executive officer, Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees. Investment governance standards is a key focus and super funds would be required to document clear investment objectives for all investment options. ...