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ASX appoints non-executive director

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 9 FEB 2015
Yasmin Allen has been appointed to the ASX board as a non-executive director. Allen has over 20 years' experience in investment banking and has held roles at Deutsche Bank, ANZ and HSBC. Currently she is a director at Cochlear Limited, Insurance Australia ...

Sunsuper makes two senior appointments

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 6 FEB 2015
Sunsuper has appointed a new board member and an independent expert to its investment committee. Paul Lahiff joins as a director, replacing Graham Heilbronn, who retired in December. Laiff becomes the second director appointment in the last 12 months ...

ME Bank chair retires

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 6 FEB 2015
... licence, the expansion of its product portfolio and its viability throughout the GFC. Recently Fraser restructured the bank's board and appointed current chief executive Jamie McPhee. "It has been a privilege to serve ME Bank and the industry super funds ...

ACSI targets a third of women on boards

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 5 FEB 2015
The Australian Council of Superannuation Investors (ACSI) has set a target of having 30% of ASX 200 board seats occupied by women within the next three years. The initiative follows a comparatively strong year for furthering gender equality on boards. ...

Marquee hire for PWC's investment advisory team

STAFF WRITER  |  THURSDAY, 5 FEB 2015
... insurance companies. He will continue as a director and a member of the audit committee at the Motor Accidents Insurance Board in Tasmania, and as the investment counsel to the trustee at public offer fund legalsuper. During his eight years as UniSuper ...

First Super appoints new director

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 5 FEB 2015
Julie George has been appointed to the First Super board as an employer representative director. George replaces First Super founder Lindsay Morling and has 30 years' experience in the forest and timber industries First Super represents. She is also ...

Suncorp tight-lipped on CEO departure

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 FEB 2015
... his role and that a successor will be appointed at the end of 2015. "As the Chairman has indicated, it is prudent that the Board has an active succession planning process and we will not comment further on any market speculation," a Suncorp spokesperson ...

Federation Centres and Novion tee up merger

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 FEB 2015
Federation Centres and Novion Property Group have announced a merger that will create one of the country's largest real estate investment trusts, with more than $22 billion in assets under management. The companies hope the merger, which will see the ...

Divestment more political than financial: PWC

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 FEB 2015
... find a unit trust that matches the intended screening approach," PWC Asset Consulting noted. Whatever a fund's fiduciary board decides regarding divestment or otherwise, PWC stated that it will always remain the duty of the board to maximise returns ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 3 FEB 2015
... futures contract was up 42 points at 5,613. In local economic news on Tuesday, the Reserve Bank of Australia holds its monthly board meeting and makes interest rate decision. The Australian Bureau of Statistics releases building approvals and international ...