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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 ...

Colonial First State appoints former Schroders chief

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 26 NOV 2019
The former chief executive of Schroders Australia is joining the boards of Colonial First State Investments Limited and superannuation trust Avanteos Investments Limited. Greg Cooper will join the two boards as an independent non-executive director ...

APRA to take transparent approach

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 19 NOV 2019
... clear" that industry was grappling to manage GCRA risks, adding many of which were well-known and long-standing. "Although boards are ultimately responsible for GCRA within their institutions, we have concluded that a higher degree of regulatory prescription ...

Chief economist update: Beam us up Scotty

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 25 OCT 2019
... September. The AICD survey also found that "70 per cent of respondents agreed that there is a risk-averse culture on Australian boards". Never mind the others, but these two conditions alone - pessimism over the outlook and risk aversion - are what's ...

Culture change must not be a fad: APRA

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 11 OCT 2019
... On remuneration, ACSI's new guidelines address the disconnect between investors and companies on variable pay, by asking boards to regularly assess the effectiveness of remuneration structures, and make meaningful disclosures. "Good corporate governance ...