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S&P to buy competitor for $60bn

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 1 DEC 2020
... merging by 2021 end. S&P and IHS Markit have entered a definitive merger agreement that is unanimously approved by both their boards and are expecting a close in 2021's second half subject to Antitrust approvals. On completion, S&P's current shareholders ...

NZ Super, Ontario Teachers' acquire healthcare provider

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 1 DEC 2020
... has been conducting a third of all COVID-19 tests in New Zealand and provides pathology services to 13 district health boards with over 150 collection centres. NZ Super Fund chief investment officer Stephen Gilmore said the fund looks forward to supporting ...

CFA Societies adds board members, president

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  MONDAY, 30 NOV 2020
CFA Societies Australia has refreshed its boards in Sydney and Melbourne and has appointed a State Super executive as president. Charles Wu has been voted in as president of CFA Society Sydney after holding the position of vice president for over three ...

EQT wins endowment mandate

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 NOV 2020
... of renowned philanthropist Carol Schwartz as chair of its board. Schwartz is currently a non-executive director on the boards of the Reserve Bank of Australia, Qualitas Property Partners and the Schwartz family office, Trawalla Group. Along with her ...

AFCA pivots to member experience

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  MONDAY, 23 NOV 2020
... and with government, works closely with consumer advocates and community organisations, and is in conversation with the boards of some of Australia's largest financial institutions," he said. In its two years of operation, the ombudsman has received ...

Former HESTA chair joins Assemble

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 17 NOV 2020
... has a wealth of expertise in governance, strategy, superannuation and investments having served on a range of super fund boards for over 25 years. A past president of the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees (AIST), she is the former chair ...

APRA eases hard caps in revamped executive pay

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 12 NOV 2020
... original plan to cap financial measures' contribution to executives' variable remuneration at 50%. Instead the boards will be able to assign a "material weight" to how much of an executive's variable pay should come from their performance ...

Pension funds told to practice what they preach

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 10 NOV 2020
... investments would have on people and the environment. When it comes to leadership, the research found 55% of pension fund boards have not demonstrated available knowledge on responsible investments, and only 16% have completed some form of ESG education ...

AMP welcomes board director

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  FRIDAY, 6 NOV 2020
... a driving force. Kate McKenzie is currently a non-executive director of NBN Co, Stockland and previously served on the boards of Allianz Australia, Foxtel, Telstra Ventures, Sydney Water and Workcover. She has previously held executive positions at Telstra ...

Gender doesn't influence company returns: Research

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 26 OCT 2020
... appointment, finding gender did not influence returns. However, the study observed that the performance of companies with boards comprised of more than 90% men was generally worse than more gender diverse boards since 2011. The gender mix of boards has ...