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Government to revisit retirement incomes

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 27 MAY 2019
... government." Frydenberg also said he will look into the concentration of union and employer group representatives on the boards of industry superannuation funds. In early January, the Productivity Commission released 26 recommendations following a three-year ...

Material weakness in super funds, insurers exposed

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 23 MAY 2019
... in remuneration. APRA deputy chair John Lonsdale said it was interesting to observe the "generally positive assessments boards and senior leadership teams had of their own performance" - even when serious weaknesses were identified. "Although the self-assessments ...

How to be a board director

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 MAY 2019
... takes to be considered for an ASX 200 board position. Last year, 185 non-executive directors were appointed to ASX 200 boards with 113 of those experiencing their first board appointment. EY and the 30% Club found consensus amongst respondents that an ...

Super fund divests companies with all-male boards

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 9 MAY 2019
... governance; it's also bad economic management. There's plenty of research that shows that companies with diverse boards perform better." She explained that since super funds have a responsibility to make the best investment decisions to provide ...

ACSI calls for ESG, stronger stewardship

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 MAY 2019
... integration in the formulation of investment strategies. ACSI chief executive Louise Davidson said: "Businesses and their boards need to rebuild trust with Australians. Investors can support this process through the responsible management of assets. ...

Push for chief executive pay ratio disclosure

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 29 APR 2019
... Investors (ACSI) is calling for chief executive's pay to be measured against that of their company's average worker and for boards to be elected annually. ACSI is calling for a corporate governance framework that will hold companies accountable for conduct ...

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 ...