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NAB Wealth Management companies to pay $67 million in investor compensation

... reduction of their investments on 30 October 2001. "Today's settlement should send a strong signal that high disclosure and governance standards are required when superannuation funds are merged," Mr Knott said. "The arrangements announced today conclude ...

PSS/CSS calls for withdrawal of Gunns resolution

... resolution," said Mr Gibbs. "However, this does not represent unqualified support for the Gunns board. We have noted that the governance structures in Gunns are far from best practice and believe that these structures may be inhibiting a successful outcome ...

PSS/CSS and Catholic Super call on companies to improve energy governance

Two leading Australian superannuation funds have called on companies to improve the governance and reporting of energy use, including greenhouse gas emissions. Governance research, commissioned by the combined Public Sector and Commonwealth Superannuation ...

Investors set to benefit from financial services initiative

... improved standards of service. Dr Michaela Anderson, the ASFA representative on swimEC said, "swimEC effectively creates a governance structure for the development and maintenance of messaging standards across the whole superannuation, investment, and ...

NAB appoints new director to board

... said. Mr Thorn's experience includes audit and accounting practice and standards, client audit committees, corporate governance, business advisory, mergers & acquisitions, and risk management. Mr Thorn recently retired from PwC and has served on a number ...

ASFA issues disclosure and risk management best practice guidelines

... would generally meet the requirements that APRA has outlined to date." "Risk management is an integral part of fund governance that goes far beyond the management of investment risk to encompass all aspects of a fund's objectives, management and operations," ...

ATO to collect $31 billion in corporate taxes in 2002-2003

... executives and tax advisers of large businesses to take another look at their tax responsibilities as part of good corporate governance. "Judgements about tax compliance need to be part of the corporate governance processes of every company and board," ...

Treasury Group appoints Peter Kennedy to its board

... directors at the Treasury Group to increase its number of independent directors in accordance with the ASX corporate governance principles. As a non-executive director he will also join the audit committee. Kennedy has 30 years experience practising ...

APRA's Thompson to go at the end of June

... Neville Owen recommended a number of changes to the way APRA was run. The Government is currently formulating a new governance process for APRA. Thompson said that during his tenure an effective integrated regulatory organization had been created out ...

CPA Australia launches nationwide business briefings

... CPAs across Australia will have opportunity to learn the latest developments arising from HIH, CLERP 9, ASX Corporate Governance Council's guidelines, and achieving IFRS compliance by 2005, through a series of CPA Australia business briefings to be launched ...