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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 ...

US schools should teach finlit

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 26 MAR 2015
... to wind back what is known as Common Curriculum preferring instead to leave curriculum content decisions to local school boards. SIFMA has also been highly critical of federal government initiatives, being overseen by the Department of Labor, to introduce ...

CMSF closes with focus on policy

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAR 2015
... has "a history of leading the way and collaborating in innovative investment." On the issue of independent directors on boards, he said that the AIST is promoting a solution to allow boards to appoint up to one third of independents: "this both maintains ...

Super performs well in board gender diversity index

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 17 MAR 2015
... Cooperative Research Centres, Super was one of only four sectors to show gains of more than 5% in the number of women on boards since 2013. Women on Boards, the body behind the index, has been focussed on improving female board representation in the ...

Bridges MD leaves to join MDS Financial

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 16 MAR 2015
... financial advisers and over $10 billion in funds under advice. Carter has also served on a number of other joint venture boards and brings expertise in the areas of corporate governance, legal and compliance, financial management, marketing and strategic ...