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Challenger shareholders revolt against remuneration

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 30 OCT 2020
... strike - the company's shareholders will vote on a "spill resolution" and need 50% to make the directors stand for re-election. Interestingly, the shareholder disapproval comes after Challenger put a company-wide salary freeze in place in April 2020. ...

FPA announces three board additions

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 27 OCT 2020
... term. Newton has served two terms on the FPA board and is ineligible to stand again. Tate-Lovery was eligible for re-election but made the decision not to stand again. "I would like to sincerely thank both Delma and Michelle for their exceptional contributions ...

Gender doesn't influence company returns: Research

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 26 OCT 2020
... continued underperformance. "During the time period of the study, non-executive directors who sought endorsement or re-election from shareholders at Annual General Meetings received an average vote of 96% in favour," it said. "There was little meaningful ...

Cash no longer king

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 20 OCT 2020
... inflows. Vanguard head of capital markets for Asia-Pacific Minh Tieu said despite uncertainty with events like the US election, cash is seeing fewer inflows compared to international equities. "It's possible that many Australian investors are seeing ...

Australia among strongest on governance

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 20 OCT 2020
New research from the Calvert Institute has identified the countries with the strongest and weakest corporate governance practices, with Australia among the top of the pack. Calvert examined 10 governance factors, including accounting risks and shareholder ...

Fiscal policy spurs investor confidence: Citi

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  FRIDAY, 16 OCT 2020
... portfolios positioned for a democratic sweep and 32% of investors thought US-China relations will deteriorate following the US election with more protectionist policy was put in place, though 42% think it would remain stable. But more than half the delegates ...

Evans invites 360 Capital to board

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 2 OCT 2020
... director, effective close of business following the AGM. Evans Dixon said Pascoe made the decision not to stand for re-election to accommodate the nomination of Pitt. David Evans, executive chair of Evans Dixon said: "We would like to thank Anthony for ...

VGI Partners co-founder steps down from board

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  FRIDAY, 25 SEP 2020
... associated with his executive role. David Jones who is chair of VG1 has been appointed to the board of VG8 and will stand for election at the annual general meeting in November. Following Tynan's departure as a director VG1, the board will now comprise ...

Chief economist update: Zero beyond 2023

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 17 SEP 2020
The US Federal Reserve's new monetary policy framework - lower interest rates for longer or average inflation targeting - (virtually) announced at the August 27 Jackson Hole Symposium is now live. The Fed kept policy settings unchanged at its 15-16 ...

ASIC delays RG97 again

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 10 SEP 2020
... executive leader Jane Eccleston wrote. Trustees choosing to opt-in must make a written record that includes the date of election and the PDS/product to which the election applies. Periodic and exit statements with reporting periods commencing on 1 July ...