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Proxy advice reforms force transparency, AFS licensing

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 20 DEC 2021
... exercising their voting power according to members' best financial interests," he said. The Australian Institute of Company Directors managing director and chief executive Angus Armour also welcomed the AFSL regime. "Given the important role of proxy ...

ASIC issues warning to finfluencer sponsors

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 NOV 2021
... unintended consequences arising from finfluencer collaboration," Armour said in an article for the Australian Institute of Company Directors. There is also the risk that an unlicensed finfluencer may breach general advice provisions. Many finfluencers ...

No all-male boards in ASX 200

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 26 AUG 2021
... mining companies, appointed female non-executive directors to their boards this month. When the Australian Institute of Company Directors (AICD) started tracking women on ASX 200 boards in 2015, there were 28 companies with all-male board lineups. AICD ...

Government passes continuous disclosure changes

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 10 AUG 2021
... panned by investors and proxy advisers, but ASIC took a "no-action" position on virtual AGMs. Australian Institute of Company Directors (AICD) chief executive and managing director Angus Armour said the changes to disclosure obligations will help companies ...

Greenwashing scrutiny needed: Evergreen

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 23 JUL 2021
... mislabelling of funds. Meanwhile, ASIC's work continues. ASIC commissioner Cathie Armour told the Australian Institute of Company Directors recently that the regulator is applying scrutiny to the labelling of ESG funds and will continue to do so. 'Boards ...

Female board participation rises: Research

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  FRIDAY, 2 JUL 2021
... still a way to go with women holding chair roles, new research shows. The latest data from the Australian Institute of Company Directors (AICD) revealed women now make up 33.6% (as at 31 May 2021) of board roles in the ASX 200, up around 3% from 2020. ...

Aware Super adds to board

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  FRIDAY, 2 JUL 2021
... Nigro is on the state executive board for the Australian Labor Party NSW and is a member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors. "Angela is joining us at an exciting time for Aware Super following our two major mergers last year, and as assets ...

OpenMarkets hires, acquires, preps for IPO

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 30 APR 2021
... former chief executive of Chief Executive Women and sits on the boards of Sydney Living Museums, Australian Institute of Company Directors, Knight Frank Australia, Holmart Pharmaceuticals and Murray River Organics. Rutherford was one of the founders ...

SuperFriend appoints chair

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 20 APR 2021
... in Victoria and chief executive of the City of Melbourne. More recently, she was chair of the Australian Institute of Company Directors and is currently chair of Nestle Australia, Bank of Melbourne and a non-executive director at Lendlease. "We are excited ...

The trouble with best financial interests duty

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 FEB 2021
... guidance and direction for part four was fairly light. Christian Gergis, the head of policy at the Australian Institute of Company Directors, said the proposal needs better elucidation and the fact that it was introduced implies that trustees are not ...