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Shareholder activism on the rise

ALLY SELBY  |  FRIDAY, 17 JAN 2020
... report notes that activity expanded across France, Germany and Switzerland. Activists continue to have a strong influence on boards, with 122 board seats won by activists in 2019. Most of these were secured via negotiated settlements (85%), with 20% ...

HESTA names chief risk officer

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 16 JAN 2020
... director at Macquarie. He is currently the chair of the Australian Investment Council and also represents HESTA on several boards. He has also served as a director of the Climate Bonds Standards Board and as co-chair of the UN PRI Infrastructure Advisory ...

Former Challenger executive joins ASX board

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 6 JAN 2020
... Rick Holliday-Smith said. "Rob has served for the past four years as a director on our subsidiary clearing and settlement boards, including as Chairman of ASX Clear Pty Limited and ASX Settlement Pty Limited, the licensees for our cash equities clearing ...

Consultation opens for design, distribution guidance

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 20 DEC 2019
... across the industry. "The design and distribution obligations reinforce fundamental business considerations for firms, their boards and ultimately their shareholders," ASIC deputy chair Karen Chester said. Chester added that the obligations - which require ...

Pay jockeys super: Federal Court

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 19 DEC 2019
The Full Federal Court has ruled that horse racing clubs and state racing boards are required to pay superannuation for jockeys. The court upheld the Australian Tax Office's super guarantee charge assessments in regards to riding fees paid to jockeys ...

ASX 200 hits female director target

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 19 DEC 2019
The Australian Institute of Company Directors' goal of increasing gender diversity on ASX 200 boards has been met, albeit a year after its original target. The ASX 200 has now achieved 30% female representation on boards. It comes more than four years ...

Westpac directors slammed

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 12 DEC 2019
Social enterprise Women on Boards has demanded that more heads roll, ahead of Westpac's AGM in Sydney today. Ruth Medd, who co-founded Women on Boards, made the remarks as a long-term shareholder in Westpac and experienced chair and non-executive director. ...

AMP welcomes former PwC partner

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 DEC 2019
... been serving on the board since October 2016 and during his tenure has held positions as non-executive director on the boards of AMP Bank and AMP Capital Holdings, as well as a member of the group audit risk, remuneration and nomination committees. Murray ...

Chief economist update: Businesses remain unmoved by low rates

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 DEC 2019
... to 0.75%. The AICD survey also found that "70% of respondents agreed that there is a risk-averse culture on Australian boards." These two conditions alone - pessimism over the outlook and risk aversion - are what's keeping Australian businesses from ...

IOOF, ANZ transaction gets green light

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 10 DEC 2019
... 2018. APRA said noteworthy steps taken by IOOF include appointing a majority of independent directors to its RSE licensee boards, moving to legally separate its duel regulated entities and implementing a dedicated business function to support its APRA-regulated ...