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Super funds should use soft power, not quotas to fix gender equality

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 AUG 2013
... companies that are underperforming, those companies will listen," she explained, especially as gender diversity of a company board and among the senior executive team is often closely correlated with that company's business performance. Conway said the ...

APRA takes Trio director to Court

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 13 AUG 2013
... was also a director and owner of one of Trio's investment managers, Millhouse IAG Limited (MIAG). During his tenure on the board of Trio, Millhouse approved around $85m of investments that now form the subject of the proceeding. APRA alleges that the ...

Henderson announces record profits

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 9 AUG 2013
... 2013, Henderson had 56% of funds invested in equities, 25% in fixed income, 18% in property, and 1% in private equity. The Board has said shareholders will receive an interim dividend of 2.15 pence per share to be paid on 20 September 2013.

Investors demand more clarity on carbon exposures

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 8 AUG 2013
... themselves. Industry led surveys will always suffer a credibility deficit to which the omission of key questions just adds. " AODP board member Sharan Burrow, whose organisation, International Trade Union Confederation, is preparing to add to the member ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 AUG 2013
... said local stocks were taking their lead from weakness in European and US markets. "Last night, we had losses across the board so no big surprise that we have had a bit of a weak start to the session," he said. The big four banks were all lower, with ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 6 AUG 2013
The Australian stock market has opened flat as investors hold out for official confirmation of a widely tipped interest rate cut. The stock market was down 2.5 points at 5091.3 after opening on Tuesday. Commsec analyst Juliette Saly said the flat start ...

Strong returns put UniSuper back in the black

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 6 AUG 2013
... returns from rebounding capital markets have strengthened UniSuper's balance sheet sufficiently to enable the fund trustee board to announce they no longer need to consider reducing members' benefits to maintain the fund's solvency. The trustee is writing ...

Let 'em rip

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 6 AUG 2013

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 6 AUG 2013
... futures contract was down nine points at 5053. In economic news on Tuesday, the Reserve Bank of Australia holds its monthly board meeting and makes it cash rate decision. The Australian Bureau of Statistics releases June's international trade in goods ...

Industry asks for stronger consultation after elections

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 5 AUG 2013
... FPA will be talking to both parties about issues such as "grandfathering, planners registering to the Tax Practitioners Board or the streamlining of fee disclosure statements."