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ACSI targets male-dominated boards

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 10 JUL 2015
... Superannuation Investors has written to the chairs of over 30 ASX 200 companies regarding the lack of female representation on their boards. The goal was to remind these companies - which either had just one female director, or none at all - of the 30% ...

LGsuper backs governance changes

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 9 JUL 2015
A proposed governance change to superannuation fund trustee boards has the backing of LGsuper. In 2013 the Queensland-based public sector fund voluntarily adopted a board structure that included an independent chair and having at least one-third independent ...

TCorp becomes $70bn investment giant

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 29 JUN 2015
... closely with State Super and SRWS over the past year to better understand their ongoing needs from the amalgamation. As the boards of the respective agencies retain responsibility for their investment objectives and asset allocations, TCorp will continue ...

Super funds clash on board independence

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 26 JUN 2015
... funds have mixed responses to a federal government proposal that would see an increase of independent directors on fund boards. BT Financial Group believes increasing the number of independent directors will create new competition for positions as well ...

Industry super warns against uniform laws

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 26 JUN 2015
... corporate, industry, public sector and retail super funds have a minimum one-third independent directors on their trustee boards and an independent chair. The new governance rules would not apply to self-managed superannuation funds. Industry Super Australia ...

Independence on super boards should be skills based

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 1 JUN 2015
... Inquiry next month. Mercer believes a recommendation will be to assign a majority of independent directors on superannuation boards. Mercer's report "questions whether independence alone is sufficient for good decision making." The company's research ...

Senior female execs needed: BlackRock

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 5 MAY 2015
The ASX200 is on the right path to achieve 30% female boards, but women's presence in senior executive positions is still scarce, BlackRock's recently published gender diversity report said. "The aim of filling 30% of board positions with women is achievable ...

Women outperforming all men boardrooms

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 24 APR 2015
A recently launched gender diversity index is showing ASX200 companies who have more than 25% of women on their boards are outperforming all male boardrooms by more than 7% per annum. The Diversity Index is produced by investment manager Infinitas and ...

ACSI names new chief executive

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 9 APR 2015
... important work is conducted. She's determined to improve corporate governance in listed companies as well as encourage company boards and management to take more seriously their environmental and social impact," Noonan said. Davidson brings a long track ...

Maritime Super appoints independent director

STAFF WRITER  |  THURSDAY, 26 MAR 2015
... Maritime Super chief executive Peter Robertson said. Briggs will be replacing John Coombs, who retired after 20 years on the boards of Maritime Super and the former Stevedore Employees Retirement Fund (SERF). Maritime Super is the largest industry fund ...