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New ethical advice certification will drive consumer trust

JAMIE WILLIAMSON AND DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 18 AUG 2017
... certification mark - Certainty Advice - as a comprehensive version of the Australian accounting professional and ethical standards board standard APES230. He said the associated issues of trust, reputation and relevance are timeless. "For example, we've ...

Glass ceiling stops at C-Suite

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 15 AUG 2017
While significant gains have been made by women in attaining ASX200 board positions in recent years, the same cannot be said for those striving toward senior executive positions. Speaking at a 30% Club event in Sydney this morning, Xplore for Success ...

CBA chief executive will stand down

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  MONDAY, 14 AUG 2017
Embattled Commonwealth Bank chief executive Ian Narev will retire from the bank by the end of the 2018 financial year, board chair Catherine Livingstone has announced. The decision, said to have been made by the board in conjunction with Narev, will ...

Former politician to chair Equity Trustees

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 14 AUG 2017
... premier and media personality is expected to become the next chairman of Equity Trustees. Subject to his re-election to the board at EQT's annual general meeting in October, Jeff Kennett will succeed current chairman Tony Killen who is set to retire. ...

Asset managers need more tech leaders in C-suite

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 14 AUG 2017
... financial technology company Calastone found 40.4% of the top 100 ASX-listed companies have technologists in executive and board positions - a fourfold increase from 7.4% in 2011. While the significant jump is positive, there are still gaps in the financial ...

Managed accounts growth delivers strong Praemium result

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 14 AUG 2017
... Australian company tax for FY16 and FY17. A further $1 million was used to cover expenses incurred by the former Praemium board terminating chief executive Michael Ohanessian and defending the subsequent shareholder requisition that led to their removal. ...

Macquarie and Canadian pension fund buy SA government asset

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  FRIDAY, 11 AUG 2017
... land services and lands titles office for $1.6 billion. Macquarie, in conjunction with the Public Sector Pension Investment Board, will gain exclusive rights to act as service providers for South Australia's transactional land services for a 40-year ...

CBA contemplates CommInsure sale

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 AUG 2017
... Counter-Terrorism Financing Act 2006. CBA acknowledged these proceedings in its results, with chair Catherine Livingstone saying CBA's board "recognises the high degree of public interest in this matter, and that this issue impacts the reputation not ...

VicSuper appoints board member

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 AUG 2017
VicSuper appointed a legal expert as a new member to its board. Corporate lawyer Gabrielle Bell joins the $19 billion superannuation fund, replacing the employer director role vacated by Craig Cook in July. She is also a member of the VicSuper Investment ...

CBA senior executives forego bonuses

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  TUESDAY, 8 AUG 2017
... executives have been stripped of short-term bonuses ahead of tomorrow's financial results. The decision, made by the CBA board in a meeting yesterday, was reached following consideration of the collective accountability of senior management for the overall ...