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FIIG Securities head of intermediaries departs

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 23 JAN 2018
... experience, having also worked for the likes of Bankers Trust and Treasury Group Investment Services. She also serves on the boards of VanEck Australia, Netball NSW, Uniting Financial Services, Bell Asset Management, Perpetual Equities Investment Company ...

Companies must clarify purpose: Fink

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JAN 2018
... stakeholders, including shareholders, employees, customers, and the communities in which they operate," Fink said. As such, company boards must be diverse, he said. "Boards with a diverse mix of genders, ethnicities, career experiences, and ways of thinking ...

Former SMSF Association chief joins CEFC board

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 8 JAN 2018
... year. At the time, Slattery said she intended to develop her non-executive directorial career. She currently sits on the boards of Argo Global Listed Infrastructure and the South Australian Cricket Association. Coffey is the former deputy chief executive ...

New Year, new chair at industry fund

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 21 DEC 2017
... is a solicitor, member and accredited facilitator of the Australian Institute of Company Directors. She also sits on the boards of Horizon Housing Company and The Forde Foundation trust fund. Beyers' wealth of corporate governance experience as an adviser ...

Government superannuation reforms shelved

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  TUESDAY, 5 DEC 2017
... strengthen APRA's oversight over MySuper products; and mandate the appointment of independent directors to industry fund boards. They were put on hold after Senator Patrick and the Nick Xenophon Team withdrew their support, citing the exclusion of "choice" ...

Government superannuation bills will stand despite Royal Commission: O'Dwyer

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  FRIDAY, 1 DEC 2017
... ears. Superannuation bills currently before parliament a include forcing a minimum one-third independent directors on the boards of all super funds. Other reforms include the strengthening APRA's powers to include an annual assessment of all MySuper ...

SuperFriend welcomes new director

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  FRIDAY, 17 NOV 2017
... experience in media relations and an extensive network as a former broadcast journalist, and has worked in collaboration with boards, peak bodies, not-for-profits and governments on strategic and digital communications, stakeholder engagement and change ...

Tanner appointed to Suncorp board

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  MONDAY, 13 NOV 2017
... including involvement in merger and acquisitions advisory, fintech, life insurance and cyber security. He currently chairs the boards of the Mitchell Institute for Heath & Education Research, Victoria University, and Essendon Football Club, and is a ...

Banks will step out of wealth: Medcraft

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 31 OCT 2017
... important decision is appointing the chief executive and, as a board member, "your reputation is being rented." He added boards should strive for remuneration that incentivises what a good financial services company looks like. ASIC has detailed this ...

Ex-RBA Governor joins Macquarie

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 27 OCT 2017
Macquarie Group and Macquarie Bank will welcome a former Governor of the Reserve Bank of Australia to its boards next month. Glenn Stevens, who served as Governor between 2006 and 2016, will join both boards on November 1 as an independent director. ...