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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 ...

SSGA wields power on gender equality

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 MAR 2017
State Street Global Advisors has called for greater female representation on the boards of companies in which it invests, collectively representing more than $30 trillion in market capitalisation. SSGA said in the event a company is too slow to take ...

Fraser review challenges super board independence

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 17 FEB 2017
... superannuation fund governance puts the onus of proof back on the government to demonstrate that one-third independent boards are the best way forward. "It is far from self-evident that simply mandating minimum numbers of 'independent' directors will ...

ASIC targets NAB super after compliance breakdown

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 2 FEB 2017
... conflicts management lie with the retail superannuation sector. "It also demonstrates the importance of having directors on boards who can recognise conflicts where they exist between the interests of members and shareholders, and ensure that members' ...

Suncorp vet joins Westpac subsidiary

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 FEB 2017
... second independent director. Justine Hickey joins the infrastructure equity manager while also serving as a director on the boards of DNR Capital, the Rio Tinto Staff Superannuation Fund, RSCPA Queensland and the YET Foundation. She has previously been ...