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Men continue to dominate super fund boards

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JAN 2014
... equity on super boards has been a target for our members since 2011 and we will continue to advocate strongly for greater diversity. We actively encourage women in the super industry through programs such as Super Springboard - a program that provides ...

Super must not commingle with banks: ISA

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 9 DEC 2013
... superannuation as a "second pillar" of the economy, separate from the banking sector. "A second pillar would create needed diversity in the sources of funding," Whiteley said, adding: "It is important not to let superannuation get absorbed by or commingled ...

NGS Super snaps up another former EISS exec

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 29 OCT 2013
... expertise, as well as their fit with our values and culture. However, it's fantastic that we've also been able to build the diversity of our senior leadership team through these appointments." Of Fallon's appointment as CIO, Rodwell-Ball said: "Ms Fallon ...

Brumby lauds Cbus board pay disclosure

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 OCT 2013
... Institute of Superannuation Trustees (AIST) Fund Governance Symposium, Brumby also discussed gender inequity, board diversity, and the current inadequacy of retiree funds. He said the amount retirees are currently retiring on is "no way near enough," ...

Instreet launches income paying gold product

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 22 OCT 2013

FIIG to manage new mid-cap corporate bond issue

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 OCT 2013
... continued to grow as company Boards and management teams recognised that a bond issue offered a reliable way to improve the diversity and maturity of their funding. "The bond market for mid-cap corporates is rapidly becoming an established part of Australian ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 26 SEP 2013
... American Chamber of Commerce in Australia event, while Women On Boards releases an evaluation of ASX200 companies' gender diversity practices. In Australia, the market on Wednesday defied other Asian markets, rising on the back of strength in the energy ...

Academic questions Libs' super board independence policy

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 AUG 2013
... between group members that have nothing to do with the business at hand, but instead are rooted either in surface-level diversity - so observable characteristics, such as biological sex - or deep level diversity - politics around environment, immigration ...

Super funds should use soft power, not quotas to fix gender equality

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 AUG 2013
... investors look at companies that are underperforming, those companies will listen," she explained, especially as gender diversity of a company board and among the senior executive team is often closely correlated with that company's business performance. ...

WiBF appoints first CEO

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 AUG 2013