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Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 29 AUG 2013
... sharp sell-off that came after the United States, France and Britain stepped up warnings that Damascus would be held accountable for the deadly August 21 attack using chemical weapons. LONDON - European stock markets fell further as tension mounts over ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 AUG 2013
... devastating attack on civilians. Warnings stepped up from the United States, France and Britain that Damascus would be held accountable for the August 21 attack, sparking market worries of a possible broader conflict. At the closing bell on Tuesday ...

Industry funds 'treat us like dirt': COSBOA

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 29 JUL 2013
... lobbying the Government to grant them access to the SCT for years, Strong said. Until now, industry funds have not been accountable to employers. He said industry funds are too powerful in Australia, and they have used that power to maintain the status ...

Superpartners appoints ANZ COO to board

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 21 JUN 2013
... directors. At ANZ, Cartwright was responsible for technology, operations, property, sourcing and shared services, and accountable for 12,000 staff globally. Cartwright was previously chief executive of UK firm iPSL. He also spent 22 years at Barclays. ...

Two Storm victims to receive $1.1m in compensation

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 MAY 2013
... Federal Court of Australia. "The proceedings, which ASIC commenced in December 2010, were brought to hold the banks accountable for their role in the losses suffered by those who invested through Storm and to establish a basis upon which the Doyles ...

CEOs face pay cuts: report

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 5 APR 2013
... 'two-strikes' rule, which came into effect on July 1, 2011 under the Corporations Act that was designed to hold directors accountable for executives salaries and bonuses. The 'two-strikes' rule allows shareholders to force re-election of an entire company ...

CalPERS cry foul play, backs lawsuit

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 19 FEB 2013
... CalPERS is glad to have the federal and state governments on our side in these efforts to hold the ratings agencies accountable." The action was filed in the Central District of California where it wasn't just the major pension funds like CalPERS that ...

Trustee liability issues surface at PJC

BEN COLLINS  |  THURSDAY, 24 JAN 2013
... this month. While it is an advocate for making fund directors - whether individual or collectively as trustees - more accountable, the Financial Services Council (FSC) is concerned that there are problems with how the Bill defines the link between investment ...

Corporate governance boosted by two-strike rule

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 17 JAN 2013
The 'two-strike rule' on remuneration has improved corporate governance by making company directors more accountable to their shareholders, according to AMP Capital. The investment manager has been a long supporter of the rule which was brought in on ...

Jury out on AFSL uptake by accountants

BEN COLLINS  |  THURSDAY, 6 DEC 2012
... that many will have to find a way to be covered by an accountants' AFSL, she said. Earlier this week audit-specialist Accountable Financial Services released a statement that said accountants were unlikely to take up the AFSL as it was currently proposed. ...