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Sunrise, sunset

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 22 OCT 2015
... another recession -- that it has raised expectations that the BOJ provide more accommodation, perhaps, as soon as its next Board meeting on 30 October.

Super funds eye impact investing structures

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 OCT 2015
... "Impact investing doesn't exist as an asset class. At the moment there isn't any noteworthy conversation to be had at a board level because it is far too small, far too illiquid and lacks intermediaries," First State Super chief investment officer Richard ...

Bowen draws red line on default fund choice

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 OCT 2015
The Labor Party is ready to support most of the government's proposed measures outlined in the Financial System Inquiry (FSI) response, but changes to default fund choice are a red line. "There has to be a filter to protect the interests of those who ...

Steve Helmich joins Affinia

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 OCT 2015
... appeal to me and made my decision to take on the role an easy one." "We are very excited that Steve will chair the Affinia board. Steve has had an outstanding career in financial services and financial advice in particular," TAL Group chief executive ...

HUB24 refuses IOOF takeover

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 19 OCT 2015
HUB24 has turned down IOOF's offer to acquire all of its shares. The platform provider's board considered the proposal and consulted with its advisers. They all concluded that "the proposal is inadequate and does not reflect the underlying value of ...

Board gender diversity further scrutinised by ACSI

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 16 OCT 2015
... governance guidelines which consider recommending against the re-election of directors in companies which perform poorly on board gender diversity. The guideline dealing with board gender diversity comes on the back of a 2014 ACSI policy targeting 30% ...

Governance Institute pulls support for super bill

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 15 OCT 2015
... The Governance Institute's submission to the Senate Economics Committee argues that a legislative solution to the issue of board independence "will have unintended consequences, is unlikely to be effective and should be replaced by a principles-based ...

iSelect CEO departs amid takeover bid

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 15 OCT 2015
... shares via a scheme of arrangement. It has since revealed the private equity firm to be Providence Equity Partners, but the board has noted that "there is no certainty that a proposal will result in a binding offer."

VFMC appoints acting chief executive

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 15 OCT 2015
... VFMC chief executive in October 2012 after previously being the chief executive at AXA Australia and New Zealand. The VFMC board said Lee delivered strongly for all stakeholders. "He leaves VFMC with a strong team and a business well placed to continue ...

Aussie fintech partners with Alibaba

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 13 OCT 2015
... to cost-effectively assess a range of trust and reputation criteria. Collaborate's CEO, Chris Noone will join the FundX board as a non-executive director. The partnerships also come as H2 Ventures and KPMG seek public nominations for a Fintech 100 list ...