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Mariner launches Austock takeover bid

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  TUESDAY, 26 JUN 2012
... said. "Austock shareholders will have cash certainty for their shares now, rather than wait with uncertainty to see what the board of Austock will do with the company now that the broking business has been sold." Austock sold its struggling securities ...

YBR hires EX-AFS chief

BEN COLLINS  |  MONDAY, 25 JUN 2012
... Financial Services (AFS) for unfair dismissal, after he was let go despite having a budget and business plan approved by the board. Daly said that downsizing was discussed before his departure from AFS, telling Financial Standard that "Having spent eight ...

Perpetual to slash 40% of workforce

BEN COLLINS  |  MONDAY, 25 JUN 2012
Fund manager Perpetual has forecast a full year profit slide and announced pay cuts for its board as it begins a major restructure that will see it shed 40% of its workforce. Perpetual chief executive Geoff Lloyd said that after an "honest look" at ...

AEI shareholders fight off board changes

BEN COLLINS  |  FRIDAY, 22 JUN 2012
... reject all resolutions put to a general meeting called by a small group of shareholders who attempted to gain control of the board. Financial Standard understands the flashpoint was caused by differences of opinion regarding how the fifth ranked $621 ...

Women in Super scholarships available now

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 JUN 2012
... Super has scholarship funding available for up to five members who want to participate in either a senior management or board development program. The scholarships will pay for the successful applicants to attend a choice of a Professional Development ...

More SMSF trustees go it alone

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  TUESDAY, 19 JUN 2012
... opportunities for advisers in adapting to the way this sector tends to value advice, which is to use advisers as a sounding board for decisions and in a coaching role, rather than the traditional role of setting the product choices for the whole portfolio," ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 19 JUN 2012
... was down 13 points at 4,122. In economic news on Tuesday, the Reserve Bank of Australia releases the minutes of its June 5 board meeting. In equities news, The Federal Court sits in Melbourne to approve recent settlement in Centro class action, while ...

Business wary of PE: PwC

BEN COLLINS  |  MONDAY, 18 JUN 2012
... is turn up and manage a company," she said. "They are not going to exercise any control other than to be a member of the board, and be a sounding-board to work with them [the company] to deliver on their aspirations." When asked if board positions amounted ...

CBA renames corporate super fund

BEN COLLINS  |  MONDAY, 18 JUN 2012
... support members in achieving their goals for a successful financial future," said Commonwealth Bank Group Super trustee board Chair, Neil Cochrane. Doug Carmichael, chief executive of Commonwealth Bank Group Super, said a key driver for the change was ...

AIST working to improve board gender imbalance

LINDA HAUSKEN  |  FRIDAY, 15 JUN 2012
The Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees, in partnership with Women in Super, has kicked off its one day 'Women on super boards program' workshop in Melbourne today. The workshop is developed for women who are interested in learning about ...