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IOOF breaches APRA licence conditions

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 26 APR 2019
... date for the implementation and maintenance of the OST would be no later than the end of June 2019. IOOF said today the boards of its entities have decided against disputing the notice, and will respond to APRA "and continue to take positive and constructive ...

Fire drills needed to meet APRA standards

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 APR 2019
... Group Joss Howard says that APRA's new information security standard stipulates that APRA regulated entities need to hold boards accountable for cyber and information security. Speaking to Financial Standard, Howard explained that the new standard presents ...

Founder leaves SMSF Association

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 12 APR 2019
... appointed non-executive director since stepping down from the association's executive team. Slattery currently serves on the boards of AMP, Clean Energy Finance Corporation, Argo Global Listed Infrastructure, South Australian Cricket Association and ...

CBA, ASIC move to resolve AFSL conditions

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 APR 2019
... report states. "As a final step, before ASIC makes a decision on the removal of the additional licence conditions, the boards of directors of Commonwealth Financial Planning Ltd and Financial Wisdom Ltd must confirm in writing to ASIC that the licensees ...

Institutions fail to adequately manage social risk

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 9 APR 2019
... Social Condition Report to aid board and management in their respective duties." According to the paper, management and boards have a poor understand of their relationships with social groups. Laughlin and Bernau write: "As the Royal Commission amply ...

Industry fund adds board directors

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 8 APR 2019
... elected deputy Lord Mayor and councillor for the City of Sydney in 2012 and then re-elected in 2016. Scott also serves on the boards of the NSW Environment Trust and the NSW Public Service Medal Committee. She was nominated to the board of CareSuper ...

Poor governance spurs calls for directorship caps

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 8 APR 2019
Governance experts are questioning how directors of multiple boards fulfil their duties and drive sustainable performance. Appearing at the Financial Executive Women Leadership Conference in Sydney last month, BMFS Consulting managing director Sarah ...

SG Hiscock, DMP Asset Management to merge

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 MAR 2019
... said. "Both DMPAM and SGH have a long track record and culture of client focus." The merger will see a reshuffle on the boards of the two firms, with Hiscock set to join the DMPAM board, while DMP executive chair Harry Cator and fellow director Brenda ...

Unions have right to express views: Combet

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAR 2019
... In addition to this, the voting system ensures only what is ultimately in the interests of the members pass its trustee boards, the former ACTU secretary said. The law requires two-thirds of a trustee board to vote in favour of a decision before it can ...

NZ Super makes transparency play

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 11 MAR 2019
... Super Fund's responsible investment approach, she added. "Given its importance to shareholder oversight of directors and boards, our aim is for the Fund's votes to reflect the essential elements of good governance: transparency, board alignment with ...