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New draft super governance standards released

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 AUG 2015
... transition to the new standards. It has also clarified that neither the current equal representation rules nor the new independence requirements will apply where an APRA compliant transition plan is in place. These measures follow requests from industry ...

Regulation is not the only answer: Herbert Smith Freehills

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 AUG 2015
... "any argument is valid, but the case hasn't been made strongly enough for any of them." He said that introducing independence on boards would be "nice to happen, but it is not going to cause the collapse of the system if it doesn't.

86 billion Euros are in the mail, just

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 14 JUL 2015
... for "de-politicising" the Greek administration, a task that has eluded every government since Greece obtained its independence from the Ottomans in 1832. It must accept complete oversight from the hated "institutions" (once known as the troika) who will ...

The fat lady in concert on Sunday

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 3 JUL 2015
... decided to publish the US Non-farm payrolls report a day early so our yankee doodle brethren can celebrate their Independence Day holiday in peace. Now we've got something to occupy us while we wait. And occupied is what everybody seems to be. I've clicked ...

Industry reacts to ASIC register update

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 2 JUN 2015
... the register. "Whether commissions are being paid or not paid is the factor most likely to impact the quality and independence of advice for consumers. At this stage the register doesn't shed any light on it at all," he said. National Seniors Association ...

Thrills, spills and chills

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 22 SEP 2014
... monetary policy steady and the "considerable time" wording intact. And then there were the Scots and their vote for independence from the UK - which, by the by, not just one (I counted four readers) phoning in to ask why I'm not penning even a few paras ...

Market Wrap AM

STAFF WRITER  |  MONDAY, 22 SEP 2014
... market on Friday closed slightly higher as banks regained favour and investors were relieved Scotland voted against independence. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index gained 17.3 points, or 0.32 per cent, to 5,433.1 points. The broader All Ordinaries index ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 19 SEP 2014
... per cent to 6,819.29 points and the British pound surged as investors awaited the results of Scotland's historic independence vote. Frankfurt's DAX index jumped 1.41 per cent to 9,798.13 points, led by a surge in its second-largest company Bayer, while ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 SEP 2014
... dipped as investors looked ahead to a policy meeting of the US Federal Reserve and the looming referendum on Scottish independence. However, sterling steadied, while the euro firmed, and the ruble tumbled. London's benchmark FTSE 100 index shed 0.18 ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 16 SEP 2014
... production data and came ahead of Wednesday's Federal Reserve monetary policy decision and Scotland's vote Thursday on independence from Britain. LONDON - European stock markets have closed narrowly mixed, the start of a significant week as the US Federal ...