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Macq Bank chair resigns

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 17 MAR 2011
... from 27 November 2008 to 30 August 2009 when Clarke took a leave of absence and is also chairman of board corporate governance committee, a member of the board audit committee and the board risk committee.

Coalition gives qualified support to reforms

JOHN MCDULING  |  FRIDAY, 17 DEC 2010
... around SuperStream. "In particular, sensible changes to streamline super fund operations and to strengthen corporate governance arrangements should be progressed by government as a matter of priority," Cormann said. "The efficiencies from the SuperStream ...

Super education on offer

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 2 NOV 2010
... topics including portfolio management and protection, strategy for financial institutions, leadership and corporate governance, marketing management and accounting for management. Course applicants must have either completed an undergraduate business ...

More disclosure pose unintended risks

JOHN MCDULING  |  THURSDAY, 28 OCT 2010
... like to spend more time on strategy," Nugent said. Among other findings, the study conducted by Centre for Corporate Governance at UTS, revealed that disclosing information to shareholders on strategic skills and planning of boards remains a challenge ...

AUI appoints head of portfolio management

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 25 OCT 2010
... specialist research responsibilities in international equities; currency management; and environmental, social and corporate governance (ESG) policy. Smith previously worked at Victorian Funds Management Corporation, and Trust Investments Management ...

Board diversity gives greater results

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 12 OCT 2010
... after Commonwealth Bank did the same. ACSI's research has been published ahead of the upcoming January ASX Corporate Governance Guidelines that will examine companies' board and senior ranks for female representation. Currently women accounted for 11.1 ...

Challenge your consultants on ESG

RUTH LIEW  |  TUESDAY, 14 SEP 2010
... Kiernan is calling for investors to incorporate "SAI" or strategically aware investing - strategies that embed corporate governance, environmental and social issues among others across their portfolios. Kiernan urged the audience to think beyond ESG ...

ISS co-founder leaves proxy advice industry

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 24 AUG 2010
... central to acting on behalf of investors against company boards on issues including high executive payouts and corporate governance. "It has been a privilege working with the talented ISS team in Australia and to have made a small contribution to the ...

BlackRock adds three senior execs

JOHN MCDULING  |  FRIDAY, 13 AUG 2010
... Capital as the new COO and leading governance expert Pru Bennett leaving Regnan to become the group's head of corporate governance. Henry Capra was unveiled as the new chief operating officer for the fund manager, having previously served as the CFO ...

Fidelity's Bolton eyes small to mid-size China stocks

PRESS RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 30 JUL 2010
... create 'champions', this will provide positive opportunities for investors over the longer-term, although corporate governance and policy risk are still a concern within some companies." However, Bolton fears the Chinese government's tightening measures ...