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CBA chair John Schubert retires

COMPANY RELEASE  |  FRIDAY, 7 AUG 2009
... carefully undertaken by the board over a period of several years and my resignation accords with the board's corporate governance guidelines which nominate five years as the preferred term for the chairman," he said. Turner has been an independent non-executive ...

VicSuper wins ACCA sustainability award

COMPANY RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 6 AUG 2009
... relationship between the organisation, the environment and social issues such employment, business ethics and corporate governance. The judges' report also outlines seven key recommendations on: issues disclosure, policy disclosure, supply chain, assurance ...

UK pension and fundies to drive long-termism

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 JUL 2009
... focus on long-term shareholder value, according to the Walker Review. The review, an independent audit of corporate governance of UK banks and other financial institutions, has made 39 recommendations to the government. The draft recommendations, which ...

IAG & NRMA fund rejigs insurance

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 JUL 2009
... re-appointed CommInsure as its insurer, repriced its insurance premiums and is boosting social, environmental and corporate governance strategies following its signing of the UN PRI. The plan, which had $805 million in funds under management in March ...

Shareholder activism misses the mark

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  MONDAY, 20 JUL 2009
Super fund and investment manager activism against listed company boards is misdirected, according to a corporate governance expert. Speaking at the Investment Management Consultants Association (IMCA), Lynn Ralph, managing director at Cameron Ralph ...

Look past asset classes: Weaven

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 16 JUL 2009
... investment strategy, said Garry Weaven, chair of Industry Funds Management. Weaven, who spoke at the International Corporate Governance Network conference in Sydney, said it was now more important than ever for super funds to pick investments in companies ...

Corporate governance needs national voice

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JUL 2009
Asia Pacific investors need to develop an organisation at a national level to effectively manage corporate governance issues, according to a corporate governance expert. Jamie Allen, secretary general at the Asian Corporate Governance Association in ...

Push for redemption freeze lifts: PASL

COMPANY RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JUL 2009
... it had invested in to place a halt on redemptions. Kessell said the decision to act was a matter of good corporate governance. "The Trustee of PASL places a high value on its fiduciary duties and on acting in the best interests of its members. For this ...

Prescriptive regulation is not the answer: Tanner

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 14 JUL 2009
... or prescriptive, said Lindsay Tanner, minister for finance and deregulation. Speaking at the International Corporate Governance Network (ICGN) conference yesterday, Tanner outlined the challenge the government faced in updating financial services regulation. ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 JUL 2009
... "Managing AMP for short and long-term success". WHK Horwath is scheduled to release its annual survey of corporate governance in large and medium sized companies, and Qantas chairman Leigh Clifford addresses the Committee for Economic Development of ...