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APRA names heavyweight panel to investigate CBA

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  FRIDAY, 8 SEP 2017
... Communications and Media Authority and President of the National Competition Council. Broadbent currently services on the board of Woolworths, is the chair of the board of Swiss Re Life and Health Australia Limited and chancellor of the University of ...

Active management culture shifts boardroom discussion

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 7 SEP 2017
... Conversations with Australian investors include how to best relay this risk and investment strategy to the public and respective board members or investment committees. Geremia said at institutional level clients don't want to be set up to fail, especially ...

First Super makes board appointment

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 7 SEP 2017
A $2.6 billion industry superannuation fund has appointed an employee representative to its board. Joining the First Super board is Scott McDine. The appointment was effective 1 September. McDine replaces outgoing director Dave Kirner as an employee ...

Mercer names new chief investment officer

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  THURSDAY, 7 SEP 2017
... that consistently meet long-term investors' needs will further differentiate our team. We're very excited to have Kylie on board." Willment added: "Mercer is continuing to grow rapidly - both in terms of assets under management and the range of investment ...

New MDRT Australia chair

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 7 SEP 2017
... Melbourne-based integrated advice business JBS Financial Strategists and an active member of the AFA, having served on its board for two years. In 2013 she was named the AFA Adviser of the Year. Brown said she is honoured to be taking on the role and ...

New global head for Russell Investments

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 SEP 2017
... chair until the end of the year and then transition to a strategic adviser role to the firm. Seitz will become chair of the board effective 1 January 2018, and be based at the firm's Seattle headquarters. For the past 16 years Seitz led William Blair ...

Labor takes aim at executive pay

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 SEP 2017
... Fund currently reports the total remuneration of its management committee, and the Act prescribes that fees payable to the Board are determined by the Commonwealth Remuneration Tribunal. The Tribunal's Determination 2015-20, taking effect from 1 January ...

Industry fund welcomes new chief executive

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 SEP 2017
... the next five years. Prior to this he was chief executive at IAG New Zealand for five years. Smith currently serves on the board of Equip Corporate Advisory, a management consulting firm he co-founded; and has been chair of the Children's Cancer Institute ...

CBA class action moves forward

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 5 SEP 2017
... those interested in taking part in the class action against CBA. Earlier this week CBA added a former Westpac veteran to its board and announced a raft of changes ahead of its annual general meeting. Robert Whitfield has been elected as an independent ...

Tower lodges cross appeal to NZ High Court

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 5 SEP 2017
... Tower offered no further detail as to its cross appeal as the matter is now before the courts, though reiterated that its board fully supports Vero with its appeal. Suncorp, via Vero, currently holds a 19.99% stake in Tower valued at NZ$1.40 per shar ...