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NZICA and ICAA members approve merger plans

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 4 NOV 2013

Industry funds and corporates must talk more: Sherry

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 22 OCT 2013
Corporate boards and fund managers need to better understand how industry superannuation funds arrive at share voting decisions, according to former Labor minister for superannuation Nick Sherry. With this aim in mind, Citi, where Sherry is now senior ...

Voting opens on SelectingSuper's Consumer Choice award

STAFF WRITERS  |  MONDAY, 30 SEP 2013
Rainmaker has opened the voting on its Consumer Choice award, a new category in the 2013 SelectingSuper Awards that will be announced on 21 November. The Consumer Choice award is open to all AAA quality assessed super funds. Members can vote for their ...

Ironbridge to acquire 100% of Bravura

ALICE URIBE  |  TUESDAY, 24 SEP 2013
... meeting 99.12% of the votes were cast in favour of the resolution, with 91.28% of Bravura shareholders, in person or proxy, voting in favour of the resolution. Bravura will now seek orders from the Federal Court of Australia for the approval of the scheme ...

Cbus to divest tobacco holdings as stocks fall from highs

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 SEP 2013
... divest its holdings in a particular sector.A Our preference is to work to influence companies through meetings and proxy voting.A However, we took the view that this approach would not work in this case as we would be arguing that tobacco companies cease ...

Post-Bernanke uncertainty

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 26 JUL 2013
... hate uncertainty. Note that the Fed's policy making body, the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC), is comprised of 12 voting members and policy decisions and direction is arrived at through consensus. No Virginia, don't jump into any conclusions yet ...

Platforms to explain choice of investment products

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 1 JUL 2013
... have appropriate corporate structures and compliance arrangements. They will also need to have additional policies like voting policies and policies when consumers do not opt in to continuing to receive advice and improved disclosure through a consumer ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 27 JUN 2013
... Australian Prime Minister would affect markets on Thursday, but his communication on policy might. "The market, like the voting public, will not enjoy Kevin Rudd pushing back the election date beyond September 14," he said. "And, the further he delays ...

Labor completes super agenda with passage of four bills

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 25 JUN 2013
... Australian Prudential Regulation Authorities (APRA) powers to issue infringement notices, removes restrictions on director voting, and clarifies the definition of 'superannuation contribution' to include defined benefits. The Association of Superannuation ...

Boardroom cloud tech eases organisational burden

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 13 JUN 2013
... all of these challenges." The iqBoard also includes features such as agenda and meeting setting capabilities and online voting on resolutions. The financial organisation which make up the ASP are: AAS, AMP, ANZ Wealth, BT Financial Group, Colonial First ...