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OPINION: Super is Murray's big rock

ANDREW BRAGG  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 NOV 2015
... funds should be beyond reproach. Independent directors will improve conflicts management, decision making and boost diversity on superannuation boards. It will also ensure that superannuation funds start to reflect the same requirements they impose on ...

FIIG arranges $40m Sunland bond issue

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 12 NOV 2015
... to finish. Sunland Group managing director, Sahba Abedian, said the note issue represents further strengthening and diversity across Sunland's capital management initiatives, providing the group with access to debt capital markets. "The note issue, together ...

AMG to take Abax stake

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 10 NOV 2015
... to independent firms," said AMG chief executive and chairman Sean M. Healey. "The addition of Abax will enhance the diversity and breadth of AMG's existing product set, and from its base in South Africa, the firm is well-positioned to benefit from the ...

Labor opposes super trustee governance bill

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 10 NOV 2015
... said. "This bill will allow superannuation fund boards to draw from a broader pool of independent directors, increasing diversity. The committee notes the concerns of submitters and witnesses in relation to unintended consequences regarding representation ...

Super trustee bill before the Senate

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 9 NOV 2015
... Industry Super Australia (ISA) is a group opposing the legislation in its current form. "The bill is intended to build diversity on boards, but will do the opposite. Currently industry super funds directors are drawn from all walks of life, but by virtue ...

Growth of women on boards painfully slow: ACSI

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 30 OCT 2015
... new director appointments in the ASX100 were women, reportedly reflecting an overarching market focus on board gender diversity. The statistic comes from the latest Australian Council of Superannuation Investors' (ACSI) report in to board composition ...

Labor questions APRA independence

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 29 OCT 2015
... Australia chief executive David Whiteley also addressed the Senate hearing and said the governance bill is intended to build diversity on boards, "but will do the opposite." "Currently industry super funds directors are drawn from all walks of life ...

AMP Capital invests $277m in natural gas

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 23 OCT 2015
... transaction and it supports Invenergy's future plans for the business and investors benefit from geographic and counterparty diversity. AMP Capital infrastructure debt principal Patrick Trears said: "We are excited about strengthening our partnership ...

Board gender diversity further scrutinised by ACSI

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 16 OCT 2015
... guidelines which consider recommending against the re-election of directors in companies which perform poorly on board gender diversity. The guideline dealing with board gender diversity comes on the back of a 2014 ACSI policy targeting 30% women on ...

Elliott new CEO at ANZ

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 1 OCT 2015
... throughout Asia Pacific. He has also been instrumental in establishing ANZ's values-led culture and has been a leader in diversity and financial literacy." Given Smith's knowledge and contacts in the region, ANZ will employ him on a 12-month services ...