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Razor to board's pay follows PwC review

BEN COLLINS  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 SEP 2012
... company's 2011 annual general meeting returned a 26% 'no' vote on the remuneration package, a review was required under new corporate remuneration laws. Approximately 8.5% of shares on issue where represented by the 26% pay - rejection. Chairman Peter ...

Mortgage broker first offender under new law

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 SEP 2012
... said Nguyen faces a maximum penalty of two years imprisonment, a fine of up to $11,000 or both, for each charge. The corporate watchdog said he was committed to the District Court for sentence on 5 October 2012, with unconditional bail. The Commonwealth ...

NZ Superannuation Fund excludes four firms from portfolio

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 SEP 2012
... information from its specialist screening agency which identified where the companies had breached global standards of good corporate behaviour such as the UN Global Compact. In addition, the fund also draws on information from other sources including ...

Pick your poison

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 SEP 2012
... night's fall on Wall Street, they were one in telling us that it's getting bad out there. AFR: Stocks fall on clouded corporate profit outlook Bloomberg: Stocks Drop With Oil as Dollar Rebounds on Growth Concern Bloomberg: U.S. Stocks Fall Amid Concern ...

Metlife appoints head of group pricing

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  TUESDAY, 25 SEP 2012
... also allow the firm to focus on the extensive growth opportunities it has with its superannuation, industry fund and corporate customer bases. MetLife is a subsidiary of MetLife, Inc., a global provider of insurance, annuities and employee benefit programs ...

MIR Investment Management re-brands

BEN COLLINS  |  TUESDAY, 25 SEP 2012
... firm in its growth ambitions. "As a specialist boutique we felt it important to rebrand the firm following the recent corporate changes, to signal to the market our commitment to Asia and China, where we feel our unique investment approach will continue ...

Discretion strictly case-by-case in new SMSF audit scheme

BEN COLLINS  |  MONDAY, 24 SEP 2012
... for accountants wishing to conduct audits for Australia's $439 billion self managed superannuation sector. While the corporate regulator has the ability to waive certain conditions, it is not a loophole that potential candidates can expect to exploit ...

DST joins forces with XSP

MARK STORY  |  MONDAY, 24 SEP 2012
... provider of software technology and services to the investment management industry has just launched its HiPortfolioA(R) corporate actions automation solution, powered by XSP. In addition to reducing operational losses by minimising errors, HiPortfolioA(R) ...

Who you know overshadows rules: Freehills view on Asia

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 24 SEP 2012
... Financial Studies this month, said, "Relationships are more important than rules and you must accept the limitations of corporate governance." Back was not advising against direct investment in Asia, but warned it must be done judiciously with meticulous ...

J.P. Morgan buys into BYOT

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  FRIDAY, 21 SEP 2012
... provider Good Technology and can be remotely wiped in the case they are lost or stolen. The personal devices can access corporate systems through Citrix virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI). William Fraser, head of e-Solutions at J.P. Morgan said VDI ...