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NESS gets APRA licence

... obtain a licence. Going forward our members can be assured the NESS superannuation fund is fully compliant and meets all governance and risk management principles." Mercer Human Resource Consulting advised the trustee board for NESS throughout the licence ...

Super funds call for better governance

A group of industry superannuation funds have called for better governance in managing conflicts of interest after research which revealed almost $6 billion of director-related business was conducted by Australian companies. "Members investing their ...

Future Fund won't be a market burden: Minchin

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 21 JUL 2005
... investment mandate at all - and that this should be entirely the role of the board - misunderstood the government's basic governance requirements. "We cannot simply hand over $16 billion plus to a group of individuals and provide absolutely no guidance ...

ASIC pleased with ASX role

... supervise the Australian share market in terms of dealing with conflicts between commercial interests and fair and correct governance procedures, monitoring the behaviour of its participants, and enforcing compliance with its rules. ASIC was also pleased ...

Studies show financial services see compliance as a benefit

... reflected in the results of the PWC '8th Annual Global CEO Survey' that interviewed 1,324 CEOs about their feelings toward governance and compliance issues. The study found 64 per cent of CEOs recognised compliance has reduced the legal liabilities of ...

Finance Industry Council of Australia formed

... approach that the Australian financial services industry took to working through industry reform in the areas of corporate governance and reform of financial services legislation," he adds.

ISS acquires Proxy Australia

The global group Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS) has acquired corporate governance research firm Proxy Australia. The new unit will be called Proxy ISS and will provide in-market research, service and expertise on corporate governance and proxy ...

ABN Amro launches ethical approach to CDOs

... includes a corporate social responsibility (CSR) rating from ratings agency RepuTex based on criteria including corporate governance, workplace practices, social impact and environmental impact. Out of 500 companies that were assessed worldwide, 300 ...

APRA issues tough new board proposals

... Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) has released tough new draft prudential standards and a discussion paper on proposed governance arrangements for APRA-regulated institutions. The package outlines proposals for boards: to meet composition requirements ...

ASIC also a budget winner

... ASIC with costly appeals and legal challenges, a tactic that would erode community confidence relating to corporate governance if it were allowed to succeed.