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Female board participation rises: Research

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  FRIDAY, 2 JUL 2021
... up 33.6% (as at 31 May 2021) of board roles in the ASX 200, up around 3% from 2020. In the first half of 2021, ASX 200 boards made the most progress with the female appointment rate just shy of being equal to men at 48%. The proportion of females holding ...

New chair of BT Super trustee board

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 28 JUN 2021
... strategy and governance - the highest possible rating for the fourth year in a row." McGrath currently sits on several boards including Toyota Finance Corporation, Genworth and IMB Bank. She has history with Westpac and BT, having previously been general ...

Buffett resigns from Gates Foundation

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 25 JUN 2021
... has resigned from the couple's foundation - though he says the resignation is in-line with his plan to step down from all boards. As Buffett announced his annual contribution of Berkshire Hathaway shares to philanthropic foundations, he also announced ...

ASX200 sexual harassment transparency needed: ACSI

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 17 JUN 2021
Only 19% of ASX200 boards have primary accountability for preventing and responding to sexual harassment but it remains unclear who in the company holds accountability, new research shows. The report, Equality across the board: Investing in workplaces ...

Actuaries Institute unveils IDII recommendations

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 24 MAY 2021
... The taskforce also released the Reference Product report, which is a prudential management guide for senior management, boards and regulators in assessing risk and uncertainty for the customers and insurance companies.

Long way for super complaints overhaul

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 20 MAY 2021
... the member's journey when accessing IDR," Press said. She flagged improvements super funds need to make in briefing boards, compressing resolution timelines, and reviewing outsourced arrangements. ASIC says about a quarter of the trustees it surveyed ...

Super funds under $30bn should merge: APRA

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 MAY 2021
... multiple accounts. But called out things that needed to improve including current directors with 20-year tenures on super boards. "[Funds talk about] putting members interests first. But the evidence to support that they genuinely do that is often not ...

Raw truth on merger process: Panel

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 MAY 2021
... creating a Joint Implementation Committee. But this committee could only make recommendations and both MTAA and Tasplan's boards would have to agree. Turner admitted this resulted in one proposal being rejected by one board, but conceded this was ...

Boards should be "strap-on brains": Cosgrove

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 18 MAY 2021
Retired Governor General Peter Cosgrove has offered some words of advice to corporate Australia on the role of boards and leaders. Cosgrove delivered a speech on leadership strategies through good times and bad, drawing on his military experience, at ...

What instos want from managers

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 MAY 2021
... ESG. In 2021, they firmly expect to see links between climate change and financial risks and opportunities identified by boards. The Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures was a priority for 75% of investors surveyed. They either expect ...