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ASIC names deputy chair and commissioner

ASIC RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 10 MAY 2010
... Shane Tregillis to commissioner. Gibson joined ASIC in 2007 and, prior to this promotion, was responsible for corporate governance and capital markets. Tregillis previously worked as deputy managing director of market conduct at the Monetary Authority ...

New chairman for AvSuper

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 MAY 2010
... Grant holds a masters in economics and is PS146 compliant. He has experience across superannuation investing, corporate governance, project management and employee relations. Since 2005 he has undertaken a number of consultancies in the governance and ...

CFS GAM hires AMP Capital ESG researcher

PRESS RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 30 APR 2010
... of manager of ESG Research and Engagement. Edgerton worked at AMP Capital Investors as an environmental, social and governance (ESG) analyst for Australia's largest sustainable fund, which covered more than 200 ASX listed stocks. He brings more than ...

CalPERS fights BoA directors election

COMPANY RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 29 APR 2010
... America's stock price fell dramatically," said senior portfolio manager Anne Simpson, who heads the CalPERS corporate governance program. "Moreover, Merrill executives received bonuses that weren't disclosed to us before the merger." The six incumbent ...

ASX companies fall short on corruption disclosure

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 APR 2010
... of UK companies and 80 per cent of US firms, the research found. However, following this research, the ASX Corporate Governance Council released the 'Principles and Recommendations' in 2007 after the AWB scandal. While Australian-listed company corporate ...

AMP Cap add resources as fund placed 'on hold'

PRESS RELEASES  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 APR 2010
... seven roles. However, Standard & Poor's Fund Services is still concerned about the firm's environmental, social and governance (ESG) capability after Nick Edgerton, former ESG researcher, left the firm. S&P placed the AMP Capital Sustainable Alpha fund ...

HOSTPLUS and ME drop Melbourne Storm

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  FRIDAY, 23 APR 2010
... has sponsored Melbourne Storm since December 2008. "As an organisation, ME Bank believes in the principles of strong governance, transparency, integrity and fairness and we seek to ensure that all of our corporate and community partnerships uphold these ...

Wingate slams Everest governance, wants board out

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 22 APR 2010
Wingate Group wins a small victory in its campaign to oust the Everest board due to poor governance after Everest said it will not award an options package to its chief executive Jeremy Reid. The Everest board said Reid has elected not to take up the ...

Cooper Review unveils MySuper, officially

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 20 APR 2010
... all Australians. Officially called the Super System Review, the Cooper Review was set up last year to investigate the governance, operations and efficiency, and structure of the current superannuation system. Having received more than 470 submissions ...

Perennial eyes US recovery for next returns

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 20 APR 2010
... sentiment and market environment. This comes after Murray was involved in what he considers one of the biggest corporate governance actions in the fund manager's 10-year history -- WesTrac. "Westrac is the most significant deal in terms of related party ...