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Super ASX dominance trends down: Research

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 10 AUG 2021
... "For example, we recently believed that superannuation funds were going to take over the stock market and corporate Australia became very nervous... But then a lot of super fund trustees seemed to decide to move in the other direction, so now that concern ...

Super, fund manager ASX dominance launches inquiry

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 2 AUG 2021
... investors acting in the best financial interests of their members, superannuation funds are proactive in holding corporate Australia to account and in ensuring strong and effective governance," he said. "The last 18 months has shown Australian superannuation ...

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 ...

Shipton's tax bill under scrutiny

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 NOV 2020
... Australian Financial Review 'Power List' and highlighted as being one of the most powerful people in corporate Australia. Samuel later saw this individual's resume, and it mentioned the 'Power List' accolade. Samuel pointed out that ...

Investors take charge in C-suite equality

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 1 OCT 2020
... to the 40:40 Vision campaign and commit to addressing the current gender imbalance in senior leadership in corporate Australia." The initiative comes as around 80% of HESTA members are women. Blakey said as a significant investor the fund cannot diversify ...

Female ASX 200 chiefs fall

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 17 SEP 2020
... women. "We know that improving the leadership pipeline is crucial to women progressing to the top roles in corporate Australia," Chief Executive Women (CEW) president and chief executive Sue Morphet and chair Jenny Boddington said. "The overwhelming ...

Corporates have a critical role in social, environmental outcomes

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 SEP 2020
... inadequate workplace safety and lack of indigenous reconciliation are key societal issues which we believe corporate Australia has a critical role to play in addressing," it said. "We also estimate that the Scope 1 greenhouse gas emissions of the ASX300 ...

AMP should stop whining: Slater and Gordon

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 2 JUL 2020
... "However, Mr De Ferrari's whining has actually done a very useful thing: he has revealed the true agenda of corporate Australia. He wants litigation funding for class actions cut off so AMP can go back to doing whatever they want without fear of ...

Financial services boards overpaid: Research

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 30 APR 2020
Australia's financial services companies are the seventh largest group of companies listed within the ASX100 by market capitalisation, yet their directors are among the most handsomely rewarded. A new report released by Apollo Communications reveals ...

Why banks are lifting TD rates

ALLY SELBY  |  FRIDAY, 27 MAR 2020
... during the crisis. "This is a once in a lifetime event and a united response by government, regulators and corporate Australia is exactly what we need," he said. While NAB chief executive Ross McEwan said the bank would be lifting its term deposit rates ...