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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 ...

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 ...