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AAP  |  TUESDAY, 4 NOV 2014
... contract was down three points at 5,490. In local economic news on Tuesday, the Reserve Bank of Australia holds its monthly board meeting and makes its interest rate decision. Meanwhile, the Australian Bureau of Statistics releases September's retail ...

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AAP  |  MONDAY, 3 NOV 2014
... to $8.91. Ten Network added a quarter of a cent to 22.25 cents after billionaire Gina Rinehart quit the TV broadcaster' board.

The Infrastructure Fund reaches into Europe

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 3 NOV 2014
... Industry Employees' Superannuation Fund, Mercy Super, Military Mutual Aid Association of Korea, Motor Accident Insurance Board (Tas), QIEC Super and Sunsuper.

Westpac director resigns from board

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 3 NOV 2014
Westpac director Ann Pickard will retire from the board after the bank's annual general meeting on 12 December, chairman Lindsay Maxsted announced in a statement. Pickard has been a member of the Westpac Board since December 2011. During her time as ...

AMP to enter Chinese pension market

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 31 OCT 2014
... Undertaking to provide technical support to China Life Pension Company.A AMP will nominate two directors to the 11 member board of China Life Pension Company and be positioned as its second largest shareholder and a major strategic partner in this venture ...

Macquarie announces $678m profit, appoints director

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 31 OCT 2014
... Macquarie Group Limited and Macquarie Bank Limited. Cairns is currently chairman of Origin Energy Limited, and has sat on the board of Westpac. He was also previously director David Jones Limited and Rebel Group Pty Limited. Macquarie's operating income ...

Suncorp completes insurance review after breaches

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 OCT 2014
... requested the remediation program in June 2013 after it received reports of a large number of significant breaches. The Board of Suncorp has provided ASIC with a report endorsing the completion of its system remediation program. Suncorp reported to ASIC ...

ECB QE go riding on Fed QE stop

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 OCT 2014
... inflation outlook for the eurozone has significantly deteriorated since February when the ECB/ESRB (European Systemic Risk Board) published its baseline forecast: GDP growth of 1.2% in 2014 and 1.8% in 2015 and 1.7% in 2016. Inflation of 1.0% in 2014 ...

Wilson HTM to split funds management, stockbroking arms

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 28 OCT 2014
... appointed lead independent director and the company has started a process to recruit two additional independent directors to the board. Managing director Sandy Grant will also be involved in the transition. At the same time, he will lead some of the ...

Shareholder primacy a myth: Governance Institute

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 27 OCT 2014
The notion that company boards have a legal obligation to act in the sole interest of their shareholders is a myth, according to a new discussion paper by the Governance Institute of Australia. The paper, entitled 'Shareholder primacy: Is there a need ...