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CBA whistleblower flags unfair compensation

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 29 OCT 2015
... to the news on October 28, saying, "We reject allegations presented to the Senate Inquiry today and stand by the independence and integrity of the Open Advice Review program. We welcome scrutiny of the program and have today invited all Committee members ...

Labor questions APRA independence

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 29 OCT 2015
The independence and role of Australia's financial regulator is under the spotlight after one of its senior officials briefed crossbench senators on proposed superannuation trustee legislation. Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) member ...

Treasurer open to all ideas on super

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 27 OCT 2015
... those changes in people's lives. "There are many different pathways to get to where we want them to get to which is independence in retirement and the system at the moment can be quite rigid."

Governance Institute pulls support for super bill

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 15 OCT 2015
... Institute's submission to the Senate Economics Committee argues that a legislative solution to the issue of board independence "will have unintended consequences, is unlikely to be effective and should be replaced by a principles-based approach to assessing ...

Retail funds cheer super board governance bill

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 17 SEP 2015
... Superannuation Trustees (AIST) executive manager of governance Eva Scheerlinck said: "Under the proposed definition of independence, most directors would be drawn from organisations and companies within the finance sector that many funds have strong ...

APRA trustee reforms, definition of independence yet to be finalised

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 1 SEP 2015
... detailing the government's proposals for more independent trustees on super fund boards while conceding the definition of independence is yet to be finalised. The proposed changes to trustee operations have divided the superannuation industry because ...

New draft super governance standards released

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 AUG 2015
... transition to the new standards. It has also clarified that neither the current equal representation rules nor the new independence requirements will apply where an APRA compliant transition plan is in place. These measures follow requests from industry ...

Regulation is not the only answer: Herbert Smith Freehills

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 AUG 2015
... "any argument is valid, but the case hasn't been made strongly enough for any of them." He said that introducing independence on boards would be "nice to happen, but it is not going to cause the collapse of the system if it doesn't.

Murray slams "silly suggestions"

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 11 AUG 2015
David Murray, chair of the Financial System Inquiry, has stirred the debate around super board independence, saying it has deteriorated into a "set of silly suggestions." In his final FSI report, Murray recommended that super funds appoint a majority ...

Independent dealers in M&A mode

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 27 JUL 2015
... independently of the needs of their owners, and at different times some businesses will seek greater control and independence over aspects of their business, while others will seek tighter control, scale or efficiencies by becoming 'aligned,'" he said. ...