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Proxy advice reforms force transparency, AFS licensing

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 20 DEC 2021
... already holds an AFSL and provides its advice free of charge to companies the subject of the advice." The Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees general manager of advocacy Mel Birks also criticised the reforms, arguing that they will drive ...

ASIC issues warning to finfluencer sponsors

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 NOV 2021
... potential for 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 ...

No all-male boards in ASX 200

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 26 AUG 2021
... boards, both 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 ...

Government passes continuous disclosure changes

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 10 AUG 2021
... proposal has been 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 ...

Greenwashing scrutiny needed: Evergreen

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 23 JUL 2021
... greenwashing and 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 ...

Female board participation rises: Research

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  FRIDAY, 2 JUL 2021
... but there is 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 ...

Aware Super adds to board

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  FRIDAY, 2 JUL 2021
... functions. 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 ...

OpenMarkets hires, acquires, preps for IPO

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 30 APR 2021
... Sparks is the 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 ...

SuperFriend appoints chair

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 20 APR 2021
... and Cabinet 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. ...

Continuous disclosure laws to stay

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 FEB 2021
... launching the YourSuper comparison tool; and the best financial interest duty. Under the new stapling rules, the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees chief executive Eva Scheerlinck warned that consumers are at risk of being stuck in dud funds. ...