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Industry braces for majority independent directors

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  SUNDAY, 7 DEC 2014
... industry will be exempt. "Including independent directors on boards is consistent with international best practice on corporate governance," the report stated. "Independent directors improve decision making by bringing an objective perspective to issues ...

Financial System Inquiry recommendations wrap

STAFF WRITER  |  SUNDAY, 7 DEC 2014
... contributions are paid. Governance of superannuation funds: Mandate a majority of independent directors on the board of corporate trustees of public offer superannuation funds, including an independent chair; align the director penalty regime with managed ...

NAB launches Australia's first certified climate bond

ALICE URIBE  |  THURSDAY, 4 DEC 2014
... prioritise investments that finance climate change solutions. The climate bonds - or green bonds - are senior unsecured NAB corporate bonds, with proceeds ring-fenced for financing a portfolio of renewable energy assets, including wind farms and solar ...

Altius launches ethical bond fund

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 4 DEC 2014
... options available to investors looking for fixed interest investments managed with regard to environmental, social and corporate governance principles. As a result, fixed income may have been left out of their investment portfolios, which has restricted ...

High-calibre superannuation: 2014 CIO and COO Award recipients announced

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 DEC 2014
... achievements ofA the country's top superannuation chief financial officer (CFO). "The volatility in global markets and corporate Australia has upped the pressure on finance teams this year in operating treasury. But the uncertainty has also created opportunity ...

FIIG nabs JB Were head of advice

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 1 DEC 2014
... and income streams by participating in the fixed income market." FIIG has more than $11 billion in term deposits and corporate bonds under advice in its short-term money market, bonds and custody business.

Magellan expands chairman role, appoints CIO

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 1 DEC 2014
... chairman, Cairns will have primary responsibility for company secretarial, risk and compliance, investor relations and corporate development, in addition to his overall Board responsibilities. Douglass said of Cairns' appointment: "I am delighted that ...

Equip-AustSuper partnership draws interest

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 24 NOV 2014
... "Since it was announced less than a week ago, there's already a significant prospect," Equip's executive officer of corporate relations John Farrington told Financial Standard. "So we're pretty confident this is going to get significant traction." Farrington ...

SEC imposes US$4.16bn in penalties

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 NOV 2014
The US corporate regulator, the Securities and Exchanges Commission (SEC), won orders for and imposed US$4.16 billion in penalties and disgorgements last year. In its 2013-14 annual report the SEC stated these penalties and disgorgements arose from ...

Financial services Australia's largest industry

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 18 NOV 2014
... "Our report shows that financial services is making a significant contribution to the Australian economy. It pays more corporate tax than any other sector, employs more than 400,000 people -most are well-remunerated and well-educated a^' and contributes ...