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Pensions fail to direct manager voting

COMPANY RELEASE  |  TUESDAY, 23 FEB 2010
... asked how they voted on a selection of 34 issues that appeared on the ballots of Canadian companies. On the agenda were board and committee independence, executive stock option plans, and corporate reporting on environmental and social risks. O'Neill ...

Austock appoints former Merrill chief

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 23 FEB 2010
... appointment to Austock means Tim Boyle steps down as managing director and chief executive. Boyle remains on the group's board as an executive director. Austock Group announced its revised strategy to focus on its core business, cut costs and maintain ...

Hasting sells off HUT stake

COMPANY RELEASE  |  MONDAY, 22 FEB 2010
... portfolio of unlisted Australian and international infrastructure assets. Following a strategic review in early 2007, the board of Hastings in its capacity as the responsible entity for HIF resolved to wind-up HIF and realise its only asset being a 21.38 ...

HOSTPLUS $1bn mandate up for grabs

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 18 FEB 2010
... have pretty strong cash flows, and we have another billion to spend this year," he said. The fund wrapped up its latest board meeting last Friday, and spent a further $100 million on new and existing Aussie equities mandates. Greencape Capital earned ...

Powerwrap to ease corporate actions hassles

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 FEB 2010
Shareholder activism is not new, but a boutique outfit has come up with a faster and easier way for retail investors to have their say heard in the boardroom. Managed account services provider Powerwrap yesterday launched a new direct equities administration ...

New board directors for HESTA

COMPANY RELEASE  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 FEB 2010
Australia's biggest industry super fund for health and community services has appointed three new directors to its board. HESTA Super Fund's new appointees are Maree O'Halloran, a lawyer and director of NSW's Welfare Rights Centre; Prue Power, executive ...

Market Wrap - Morning

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 16 FEB 2010
... Commerce and Industry releases its small business survey for December quarter. The RBA releases minutes of its February 2 board meeting. RBA assistant governor of financial markets Guy Debelle addresses a Women in Finance function. National Australia ...

FuturePlus operations head in shock exit

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  MONDAY, 15 FEB 2010
... the members of both super funds could gain some clarity on this in the coming weeks, as LGSS is due to have its monthly board meeting this month - its first board meeting since the early reports broke over Christmas and the new year. Also later this ...

Qantas Super hunts for member services head

RUTH LIEW  |  FRIDAY, 12 FEB 2010
... of the fund's management team. The person will also be the responsible executive for the member services committee of the board. Qantas Super is looking for an experienced professional with a background in marketing, communications or member services. ...

FPA loses chief

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 FEB 2010
... Sanders as deputy CEO and we have the senior management team; Rebecca, Dante and Ian and they'll work with myself and the board while we look for another CEO," she said. Bloch will remain as chief executive until Easter. She said she is proud of what ...