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Adele Lloyd to take over as Adelaide Bank chair in 2005

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 30 SEP 2004
... businesswoman Adele Lloyd as its new chair when current chairman Dick McKay retires in October 2005. Lloyd initially joined the board in 1997 but resigned in January 2000 because of business commitments in the United Kingdom. She rejoined the bank in ...

MFS acquires 18.85 per cent stake in BreakFree

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 30 SEP 2004
... said the MFS stake facilitated the expansion of its management letting rights (MLR) assets with the appointment of two new board directors with deep expertise in property and leisure trusts - MFS executive chairman Philip Adams and MFS chief executive ...

ASX CEO to join financial services sector

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 SEP 2004
... Australian Stock Exchange Ltd (ASX) chief executive Richard Humphry on Tuesday said he had accepted a future position on the board of an Australian financial services company. Speaking after the ASX annual general meeting in Sydney, Humphry, also said ...

Cathy Walter urges consideration of regulatory future

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 28 SEP 2004
Former National Australia Bank director Cathy Walter on Monday night invoked the example of James Hardie Industries as she urged Australia's business community to carefully consider the future of corporate regulation in this country. Walter, who gained ...

BBY and Jaguar Funds announce strategic growth alliance

AAP  |  MONDAY, 20 SEP 2004
... BBY's expanded Corporate Finance Group, operating solely under the BBY brand. The new arrangements had received wholehearted board approval, McComish said, and would be good for BBY's short-term business objectives and long-term growth plans.

ASIC gives ASX thumbs up

... released last week endorses ASX's fulfilment of its obligations. The regulator also made several recommendations to the board of ASX. The exchange said most recommendations have already been addressed and ASX expects to finalise its arrangements shor ...

Boards are cracking down on big termination payments - Macek

AAP  |  MONDAY, 20 SEP 2004
The days of failed executives walking away with millions are coming to an end, according to Charles Macek, chairman of the Financial Reporting Council. Macek, who is also a director of Wesfarmers Ltd and Telstra Corp where he is member of the remuneration ...

Banks face volatility with shift to global accounting standards

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 SEP 2004
... heard on Tuesday. On 1 July businesses began the shift to standards derived from the International Accounting Standards Board and administered by the Australian Accounting Standards Board. But from 1 January, 2005, businesses will be required to comply ...

Labor's super policy means a fair go for all - Latham

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 SEP 2004
... for superannuation that helps 100 per cent of people,\" Latham told 4BC in Brisbane. \"We are providing relief across the board and to me it\'s consistent with the Australian principle of a fair go for all... not some, not the few but the many.\" Latham ...

RBA leaving rates on hold until after election: economists

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 SEP 2004
... a widely expected decision, the nation\'s central bank today kept interest rates steady at 5.25%, following its monthly board meeting yesterday. Commonwealth Bank senior economist Michael Workman said he expected a 25 basis point rate rise by the end ...