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Australia ahead in gender diversity

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 25 FEB 2019
Australia's commitment to making gender diversity on boards a serious business imperative and without government intervention has made it a standout from other countries. And financial services led the way. Women accounted for 32.4% of superannuation ...

The joys of an independent board

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 OCT 2018
... investment companies met to answer yesterday. At a conference organised by 86-year old Association of Investment Companies (AIC), directors from JPMorgan, Allianz and Janus Henderson investment trusts shared how their boards get a better deal for shareholders. ...

VC firm launches new credit fund

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 21 AUG 2018
A $330 million Australian venture capital firm partnered with an Israeli venture lender to launch a $100 million dedicated credit fund. OneVentures has partnered with Viola Credit - a subsidiary of $3 billion Israeli technology investment group, Viola ...

Super fund chair appointed to NSW Generations Fund

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 JUL 2018
The chair of a $42 billion government superannuation fund and a former RBA Governor are joining the advisory board of New South Wales' new sovereign wealth fund. The state has also appointed its first chief economist. State Super chair Nicholas ...

"Collegiality" hinders appointments of female executives

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 30 APR 2018
When selecting new board members, a majority (66.7%) of ASX 200 company boards tend to gravitate towards candidates whom they know - a situation which hinders the selection of female employees to male-dominated boards, according to a new survey from ...

More female clients requires more female advisers

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 8 MAR 2018
The increase in women seeking financial advice highlights not only the need for more female advisers, but also the benefits of embracing gender equality in the workplace. Integra Financial Services director Deborah Kent believes the increasingly holistic ...

Cbus chief executive wins FEAL award

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  FRIDAY, 4 AUG 2017
Cbus chief executive officer David Atkin is the winner of this years' fund executive of the year award as presented by the Fund Executive Association Limited. Atkin was recognised as an industry executive who has made an outstanding contribution to ...

Gender diversity drives Australia's mid-market companies

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  TUESDAY, 4 APR 2017
The latest KPMG report shows Australian mid-market companies with gender diversity are outperforming peers. The KMPG Enterprise 2017 ASX 300+, which analysed 626 Australian entities and 38 foreign companies listed in Australia, found that companies ...

Former AustralianSuper chair joins ME board

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 10 OCT 2016
Industry fund-owned bank ME has appointed a former AustralianSuper chair as a non-executive director. Elana Rubin joined the ME board on 4 October. She has more than 20 years' experience as a non-executive director on private, government and not-for-profit ...

Super trustee bill before the Senate

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 9 NOV 2015
The Senate Economics Legislation Committee is expected to table its report on new superannuation trustee governance laws today ahead of debating a proposed bill in the Senate tomorrow. If passed the bill will require all Australian Prudential Regulation ...