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Independence on super boards should be skills based

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 1 JUN 2015
Global investment consultant Mercer has re-entered the debate around superannuation board governance by releasing a report showing an increasing international trend towards assigning independent directors. The report is considered timely as the financial ...

Centrepoint freshens leadership team with two hires

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAY 2015
Centrepoint Alliance has made two new leadership appointments, one to its board and the other to its group audit, risk and compliance (GARC) committee. The move is part of a wider strategy to renew board and committee members which the ASX-listed company ...

Acadian buys CFS stake, becomes independent

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAY 2015
... Australia chief executive officer Andrew Hair will continue in his role and will remain a member of the Acadian Australia Board. CFS executive general manager Linda Elkins said: "The joint venture with Acadian in Australia has been successful over the ...

SuperStream deadline nearing for employers

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 MAY 2015
... deadline for medium-large employers. There will also be rapid increases in SuperStream contributions as small employers get on board," Hind said. More than 50,000 employers across Australia have now changed the way they make super contributions in line ...

TASA breach costs business $900,000

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 MAY 2015
... TASA." Under TASA, financial advisers providing tax advice need to be registered as tax agents with the Tax Practitioners Board.

Fight profit shifting, ACTU tells industry funds

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 MAY 2015
Union appointed industry super fund trustees should use their board influence to treat profit shifting by multi-national companies as a corporate governance issue and also promote infrastructure investment, delegates at the 2015 ACTU Congress were told ...

CBA exec to head Westpac Institutional Bank

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 26 MAY 2015
... other senior executive positions, including group treasurer, chief risk officer and chairman of Westpac's Asia advisory board. Cobley has over 20 years' experience in financial services and has held a number of senior roles at CBA, including group treasurer ...

Market to open lower

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 26 MAY 2015
... the job market despite unemployment at 5.4 per cent. Her comments came two days after minutes of the Fed's April policy board meeting made it clear that slow growth in recent months meant it was not expecting a rise before late July. WELLINGTON - The ...

New MetLife hires to drive growth spurt

STAFF WRITER  |  MONDAY, 25 MAY 2015
... Australian team continues to expand, in line with our growth in this market. We're delighted to have both Jeremy and Joshua on board. Their experience and strategic outlook will be critical as we position ourselves for growth in coming years," she said. ...

Lawyer slams NAB compensation scheme

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAY 2015
... non-executive directors of the bank. "This is curious, to say the least. In the case of Commonwealth Bank, clients can appeal to a board outside of the bank's structure. This is the only appropriate way of doing this," Ivantsoff said. "We think it's ...