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ACSI welcomes new member

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 APR 2017
... governance issues. "As active owners, ACSI seeks to influence listed companies through constructive engagement with their boards about material ESG issues, with the aim of promoting long-term shareholder value and minimising risk," ACSI chief executive ...

Financial advice standards body revealed

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 10 APR 2017
... Australia's Payments Systems Board and for the Australian Foundation Investment Company. Having been appointed to more than 15 boards in the past 25 years, Walter is also a former managing partner of law firm Clayton Utz. Other FASEA board members include ...

Hunter Hall LIC chair ousted

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 7 APR 2017
... received from shareholders along the way. Together, we have delivered a strong warning to all listed investment company boards that shareholders must be treated with respect," he added. HHV has been suspended from official quotation pending the appointment ...

QIC reorganises SA infrastructure business

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 APR 2017
... markets to the role of chair. "John Rickus, having previously been a non-executive director on Brisbane and Adelaide Airports Boards, chair of Flinders Ports, and chair of Epic Energy for the past four years, brings significant infrastructure and local ...

Gender diversity drives Australia's mid-market companies

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  TUESDAY, 4 APR 2017
... returns in 2016. Of the companies listed on the ASX 300+, 21 have a female chief executive at the helm, and only 9% have boards comprised of female directors. This in comparison to 23% in the ASX 200. "Gender diversity (and also diversity of age, culture ...

AMP reshapes advice businesses, appoints MD

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 31 MAR 2017
... under a new managing director, Michael Paff. Furthermore, AMP will establish a governance function and independent review boards for all of its aligned licensees so as to ensure consistent advice standards throughout its network. In addition to Paff ...

Super trustees need better vigilance: APRA

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  MONDAY, 27 MAR 2017
... issues of board selection, appointment and renewal, and reaffirmed APRA's stance on the presence of independent directors on boards. "Not all trustees have clear policies or approaches on key areas, such as the skills and capabilities that are needed ...

FSC board appoints AMP exec

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 MAR 2017
... committee. Before his current role at AMP, he was managing director at Hillross Financial Services. He also sits on the boards of ipac Securities and ipac Group Services, and has held roles at St. George, IOOF and GIO. Regan said: "It's a privilege to ...

Public service veteran retires from AMP

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 20 MAR 2017
... Cabinet. AMP chair Catherine Brenner said Shergold "has made a significant contribution to AMP over the past decade across our boards, bringing considerable insight and acumen. We have benefited greatly from his expertise and wish him all the best for ...

Fight for workplace equality and diversity far from over

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 9 MAR 2017
... said she believes in the value of quotas with consequences. "When there's not enough female chief executives or women on boards, we're not getting the best views in the room, we're not making the change, and women simply aren't in the decision-making ...