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ACSI targets a third of women on boards

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 5 FEB 2015
... women within the next three years. The initiative follows a comparatively strong year for furthering gender equality on boards. Women accounted for a third of all new board appointments made by ASX 200 companies in 2014. This compares to 2009 when just ...

Federation Centres and Novion tee up merger

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 FEB 2015
... 64% of the merged group and existing Federation security holders will own approximately 36%. "The Novion and Federation Boards unanimously support the Merger and believe it represents a unique and compelling opportunity that creates significant value ...

Energy Super unveils new chair

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 5 JAN 2015
... Williamson," Hendricks said. Aside from being an Energy Super director for the past three years, Williamson has also served on the boards of a number of leading Australian companies, including Stanwell Corporation and CS Energy.A He is also a member ...

Vertical integration not important anymore: Murray

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 9 DEC 2014
... that is still under way between sectors of the superannuation industry." The FSI recommendation that superannuation fund boards should comprise a majority of independent directors has already sparked debate and opened a new chapter in the so-called "war" ...

Industry funds reject majority independent directors

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 8 DEC 2014
David Murray's recommendation that super fund boards comprise a majority of directors has met with mixed responses from the industry, with the retail side welcoming it but the not-for-profit side broadly rejecting it. Media reports, meanwhile, have ...

Industry braces for majority independent directors

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  SUNDAY, 7 DEC 2014
Superannuation fund boards should comprise a majority of independent directors including an independent chair, David Murray has recommended in the Financial System Inquiry final report. If the government implements this recommendation, it would represent ...

MTAA hails 'a third, a third, a third' board structure a success

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 5 DEC 2014
... this Sunday, and it is widely expected to have something to say about superannuation fund governance - namely, that the boards of super funds should have a quota of independent trustees. While many equal representation industry funds are up in arms about ...

Long-serving CBA exec announces retirement

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 1 DEC 2014
... the bank. Bennett will commence in his new role on 12 January 2015 while Petersen will remain on some group subsidiary boards following his retirement.

Women-led companies better for investors

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 25 NOV 2014
... equity, company valuation and stock market performance. According to the report, since the GFC companies with women on their boards out-performed companies lead by non-diverse boards by 28% in the US, 7% in Europe and 58% in the Asia-Pacific region (including ...

Equip-AustSuper partnership draws interest

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 24 NOV 2014
... of funds, lots of funds are talking to each other," he said. However, he conceded that disagreements over the make-up of boards of merged entities can prove prohibitive, and that collaborative ventures rather than full mergers can be a solution to such ...