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"Collegiality" hinders appointments of female executives

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 30 APR 2018
... for openings so specific that they exclude an otherwise suitable candidate from being considered. It also asks board directors to not to place too much emphasis on "collegiality". "When chairs place too high a value on "collegiality and teamwork", it ...

Brenner leaves AMP

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 30 APR 2018
... and received the report. It was not a matter for the board's approval," AMP said. AMP also announced that all board directors have agreed to take a 25% pay cut for the remainder of 2018 and the employment and remuneration consequences for the individuals ...

UK fund managers must improve fairness

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 13 APR 2018
... (FCA) report states that fund managers, as the agents of investors in their funds, must appoint two independent board directors. Fund managers must also adhere to changes which improve fairness around profits made from investors buying and selling their ...

Financial advice standards body revealed

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 10 APR 2017
... Catherine Walter has been appointed as inaugural chair. Responsible for maintaining board cohesion and uniting board directors of differing backgrounds to professionalise the advice sector, Walter also currently serves as a director of the Reserve Bank ...

CSC announces three new directors

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 4 JUL 2016
... Corporation looks after 720,000 members and pensioners with about $36 billion funds under management. The CSC board directors are responsible for all aspects of management of the schemes which serve present and future Australian government employees ...

Suncorp banking and wealth CEO to step down

KERRIE SYDEE  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JUN 2016
Suncorp has announced the retirement of banking and wealth chief executive, John Nesbitt, who will depart the group during the second half of 2016. Nesbitt has been with Suncorp for over six years, having joined the bank in 2010 as chief financial officer. ...

Women in Super names recipients of 2015 NSW scholarship program

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  MONDAY, 7 DEC 2015
Christmas has arrived three weeks early for five Women in Super (WIS) members who became the latest recipients of the association's scholarship program. Now in its fifth year running, the NSW Women in Super scholarship programs are designed to help ...

Super board governance legislation introduced today

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 SEP 2015
... Among the government's proposals is a requirement for the appointment of a minimum of one third "independent" board directors with additional measures designed to force funds to appoint a majority of "independent" directors over time. ISA said the long-standing ...

CBA, NAB execs join Finsia board

STAFF WRITER  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 JUN 2015
... Advisers executive director Marianne Birch, leave her role at the board. Finsia also decided to reduce the number of board directors to a minimum of 7 and a maximum of 9. The organisation recently launched a digital platform to expand the skills and ...

Women-led companies better for investors

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 25 NOV 2014
... on the issue called Investing In Women. The Credit Suisse study mapped 28,000 senior managers, executives and board directors across 43 countries. Among this sample women were found to comprise 17.5% of Australian company board directors (ranked 14th) ...