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Westpac to open branch in Shanghai

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 8 APR 2014
... announcement coincided with news that Simon Israel, chairman of Asian telco SingTel Ltd, has joined Westpac's Asia Advisory Board as non-executive member. "Mr Israel's appointment will add both strategic depth and critical insights to support the development ...

BTIM appoints Investa chair to board

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 7 APR 2014
BT Investment Management has appointed Deborah Page as an independent non-executive director to its board. Page is currently the chairman of Investa Listed Funds Management and is a non-executive director of Service Stream, Australian Renewable Fuels ...

ICAC grills Sinodinos on $20 million inducement

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 4 APR 2014
... adding he had made "all necessary declarations". Watson also questioned Sinodinos on the purpose of his appointment to the board, and later as chair, of AWH, suggesting that he had been appointed because of his connections and ability to lobby governments ...

Sinodinos says six figure AWH salary was 'reasonable'

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 3 APR 2014
... Australian Water Holdings (AWH), a role that involved between 25 and 44 hours of work every year. Sinodinos, was on the board of AWH between 2008 and 2011, appeared today at a public hearing of the Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) investigation ...

Incoming NAB CEO to look at "legacy issues"

ALICE URIBE  |  THURSDAY, 3 APR 2014
... said that had no plans, apart from spending time with his family and would not comment on whether he would be looking for a board position or directorships. "I'm 46. I haven't got any plans but I'm going to spend aA lot more time with my family and I'll ...

HFA Holdings chairman steps down

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 1 APR 2014
... from his current position, as well as from the position of non-executive director of the listed company. Young told the board that he made the decision due to important upcoming personal and family commitments. Independent non-executive director Michael ...

Considerable time to eliminate considerable slack

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 1 APR 2014
... jobs "because they worry that it will be hard to find another".A Check again! This is underscored by the latest Conference Board consumer confidence survey that showed the "jobs plentiful" index easing to 13.1 in March from 13.4 in the previous month ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 1 APR 2014
... until the jobless rate fell a lot more. Locally, in economic news on Tuesday, Reserve Bank of Australia holds its monthly board meeting to make its interest rate decision. It also is due to release its index of commodity prices for March. The Dun and ...

OneVue reshuffles board ahead of IPO

ALICE URIBE  |  FRIDAY, 28 MAR 2014
OneVue has overhauled its board ahead of its IPO, with three members stepping down, but chair Gail Pemberton retaining her position. Major OneVue shareholder Michael Cole will depart due to time constraints and potential conflicts of interest, the company ...

Gonski questions concept of board independence

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 25 MAR 2014
... that I believe is one's obligation that no matter whom they represent, their primary obligation is to do the best by the board on which they sit. "In other words, they see the parties they represent as being part of their background and expertise which ...