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Bennelong appoints new director

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 23 JUN 2016
Bennelong Funds Management has appointed a new non-executive director. Andrea Waters currently sits on the boards of Chartered Accountants Australia New Zealand, Citywide, CareSuper and the Lord Mayor's Charitable Foundation. Prior to this, she was ...

APRA outlines plans to refocus Appointed Actuary role

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JUN 2016
... insurance companies. The Appointed Actuary is a mandatory position insurers must have to provide independent, expert advice to boards and senior management on the key financial risks facing an insurer. In a new discussion paper released for industry ...

ASIC puts culture top of mind

KERRIE SYDEE  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 JUN 2016
On the minds of governments, regulators, boards, executives and customers, ASIC chairman, Greg Medcraft, heralded culture to be "the new black". Speaking at the Thomson Reuters 4th Annual Australian Regulatory Summit in Sydney, Medcraft said as a key ...

Retirees can't rely on "mediocre" large-caps: Montgomery

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 21 JUN 2016
... grow and because the payout ratio does not rise above 100%, the dividends do not grow either. "All over the world, company boards are acquiescing to shareholder demands for dividends. According to the Commonwealth Bank, three quarters of all companies ...

Stammer steps down from QV Equities

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JUN 2016
... said in a statement that after celebrating his 75th birthday in May, Stammer had taken the decision to retire from the boards of the two listed investment companies he serves on. He will also relinquish his memberships of the audit, nominations and corporate ...

OneVue announces $177m merger

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 14 JUN 2016
... superannuation trustee, administration and investment services. Under the terms of the scheme, which is supported by the boards of both companies, OneVue will acquire all of Diversa's ordinary shares. The combined business will have a market capitalisation ...

Future Fund gains two board members

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 6 JUN 2016
... chief executive at Reliance Rail. She is currently an executive director at Infrastructure NSW and a member of the advisory boards for North West Rail, Sydney Metro and Sydney Light Rail. Current appointments also include professional scholarship selection ...

NZ Super appoints two board members

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 2 JUN 2016
... strategic leadership and growth at Hellaby Holdings, Fletcher Building and Bendon. He has previously held positions on various boards including Hellaby Holdings, Hockey New Zealand and with a number of primary sector, consumer and industrial businesses ...

Top companies still in the dark on ESG

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 2 JUN 2016
... season where ESG disclosures will sit squarely on the radar of proxy advisors and shareholder activists, we are encouraging boards to pay more attention to ESG reporting," Rolfe said. Rolfe said ESG reporting is undoubtedly a challenge in itself given ...

New chair and director for SuiteBox

KERRIE SYDEE  |  THURSDAY, 2 JUN 2016
... currently managing director of DCW Management and serves on a number of privately owned financial services organisations' boards. Anderson currently runs his own capital advisory and management consulting firm and is a specialist in insurance risk assessment ...