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Gender pay gap should be government priority

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAR 2019
... prioritise closing the gender pay and investment gaps. This is according to Claire Braund, founder and director of Women on Boards, a global organisation pushing for gender equality across leadership positions. WOB advocates for 40% (men), 40% (women) ...

Women-led super funds continue to shine

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAR 2019
... member balances, according to new insights. Latest Rainmaker figures show super funds with greater female representation on boards and leadership teams achieve greater returns for members. Funds with above-average gender diversity in leadership achieved ...

30% Club expands target

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 MAR 2019
... board representation across the ASX50 and ASX 100 in 2018, the 30% Club is aiming to increase the number of women on the boards of listed companies outside the ASX200. The number of female company directors for the companies below the ASX200 but within ...

New ASX governance principles target culture

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 28 FEB 2019
... of the organisation in the community and with its stakeholders. "That's the most critical aspect of all this [and] boards are expected to approve and publish these values and charge the senior executive team with [responsibility]," he said. Lustig ...

Industry fund welcomes new chair

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 26 FEB 2019
... Graincorp. In addition to LUCRF Super, Di Leo holds a directorship with Namoi Cotton. He has also previously served on the boards of Port Kembla Port Corporation and Teys Australia. LUCRF Super chief executive Charlie Donnelly said Di Leo's experience ...

Australia ahead in gender diversity

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 25 FEB 2019
Australia's commitment to making gender diversity on boards a serious business imperative and without government intervention has made it a standout from other countries. And financial services led the way. Women accounted for 32.4% of superannuation ...

New TPB chair welcomed

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 FEB 2019
... a new board director in Debra Anderson. Anderson is director of Anderson Tax & Consulting, and sits on various advisory boards for the Australian Taxation Office. Julianne Jacques, Greg Lewis and Jim Hawson have all been reappointed to the board for ...

Qantas Super chair steps down

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 19 FEB 2019
... board. Ward joined the Qantas Super board in April 2004 and was appointed chair one year later. She serves on numerous boards, including Colonial First State Investments, MYOB Group and Zoos Victoria. Prior to becoming a professional director, she was ...

NAB most distrusted bank in Australia

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 15 FEB 2019
... biggest challenge of their careers - to reverse the public's soaring distrust in their brands. "These directors on the boards of banks need truly independent reporting over time of their brand's trust - and more critically, their distrust." "Rather than ...

Royal Commission dampens superannuation success

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 FEB 2019
... which had far-ranging effects. Unintended multiple accounts, entrenched underperforming funds, conflicted or ineffective boards and inappropriate interpretations of best interest duties were some of the criticisms that made Australia's superannuation ...