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Shareholder primacy a myth: Governance Institute

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 27 OCT 2014
... primacy: Is there a need for change?' argues that while there is a common perception that shareholder primacy is enshrined in law, this is incorrect. The paper focuses on section 181(1) of the Corporations Act 2001, which states that a director must ...

Law firm rubbishes Grattan fee report

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 18 AUG 2014
Global law firm Herbert Smith Freehills has urged the Financial System Inquiry (FSI) to throw out a controversial report that claims the superannuation system is too expensive. In a submission to the FSI, Herbert Smith Freehills criticises the FSI committee's ...

Budget reply speech 2014 -15: Bill Shorten

Budget speech 2014 -15

... pay for this, the Government is re-introducing fuel indexation where every dollar raised by the increases will be linked by law to the road-building budget. This will ensure that there is a stable and growing source of funds to support long-term investment ...

Murray inquiry initial submissions due today

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 31 MAR 2014
... Commission to recommend policy options and to create an open data regime to allow access to government data and modelling. Law firm Minter Ellison told journalists last week that it would be focusing its submission on the need for a review of the funds ...

Legalsuper board addition further corrects gender imbalance

ALICE URIBE  |  TUESDAY, 3 SEP 2013
Industry fund legalsuper has appointed the incoming Law Society of New South Wales president as the latest director on its board. The new appointee Ros Everett is the founding principal of law firm Everett Evans and is currently senior vice president ...

BFO board adds Vamos and Chronican

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 18 MAR 2013
... challenges and make decisions," Vamos said. "The Banking and Finance Oath affirms respect for the position of trust that society gives to banking and finance workers, and effective leadership plays an important role in setting the right example," Chronican ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JUN 2011
... led the way, up 10.5c to 237.5 as shareholders' hopes that the company may be able to be split later this year rose after law changes to enable the ultrafast broadband project made progress in Parliament.

ATO appoints integrity adviser

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 6 SEP 2010
... the Bar Association of Tasmania, chairman of the Southern Legal Assistance Scheme and a member of the Council of the Law Society of Tasmania. He was also a member of the Council of the Australian Institute of Judicial Administration for nine years and ...

Citigroup hires Macq compliance exec

CITIGROUP MEDIA RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 JUL 2010
... for Australia and New Zealand. Tuner has a Bachelor of Arts and Law from Macquarie University and is a member of the Law Society of New South Wales among other professional memberships. She is active in the Australian Financial Markets Association having ...