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Government acts on super system "designed to fail"

The Federal Government has outlined a new approach to the governance of superannuation funds in a bid to make them more accountable to members as 'choice of super' legislation remains stalled in the Senate, with no end to the deadlock in sight. "Accepting ...

Challenger and CPH tie the knot, Cuffe in as CEO

... proposed merger. Bill Ireland will step down as managing director of Challenger with immediate effect, but will remain on the board as a non-executive director until the merger is completed. Ireland's 16-year spell at the company will be rewarded with ...

Tower appoints Taylor to group managing director

... chairman Olaf O'Duill said, "since August 1 Mr Taylor has been acting chief executive of the Tower Group. During that time, the board has conducted an international search for the best-credentialed individual to lead Tower and there were strong external ...

Lance Cottam retires from Tower

Tower has announced that director Lance Cottam will retire from the company on June 30 after 17 years on the board. "Lance Cottam has been part of the Tower Board for the past 17 years and during that time has seen Tower transformed from a Governement ...

Afternoon market wrap: Market lifted by war news

... of 39.30. Banks were again well supported, as they have been for most of this conflict, enjoying 1-2.5% gains across the board. But AMP conspicuously missed out on this upswing, falling $0.01 to $7.38. News Corporation also had another fruitful day ...

ASIC acts on Permanent compliance breaches

Compliance consultants will conduct of review of Permanent Trustee (PTCL) and Permanent Investment Management (PIML) after an audit of the companies revealed several breaches of compliance law under the Corporations Act, the Australian Securities and ...

InvestorWeb secures 58.2% of Sanford as National offloads

... shareholding also contributed to the majority interest, IWL said. IWL will now insist on greater representation on the Sanford board, as well as operational and legal control. No other counter bid can now be successful due to its majority holding. During ...

Campbell sees greater protective role for CFOs

... CLERP 9 reforms, as part of its drive for improved corporate governance, required both the CFO and CEO to sign off to the board of financial accounts. "Accurate, timely and user friendly information is a prerequisite for a well informed market," Campbell ...

IFSA welcomes ASX corporate governance guidelines

The Investment and Financial Services Association (IFSA) today welcomed the launch of the Australian Stock Exchange's (ASX) corporate governance guidelines. Richard Gilbert, chief executive officer of IFSA, said that the guidelines are overwhelmingly ...

AMP gets $100,000 slap on the wrist from ASIC

... added, "ASIC regards yesterday's settlement as an appropriate closure to conduct that ocurred under different management and Board composition at AMP." But when contacted by the Financial Standard, neither ASIC nor AMP were prepared to disclose any further ...

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Treasury responds to Debelle's review into the AOFM

KARREN VERGARA | 12:22PM

Treasury has responded to the Guy Debelle-led review into the Australian Office of Financial Management (AOFM), agreeing to all six recommendations.

Bravura ups guidance, reports earnings increase

RIDDHIMA TALWANI | 12:16PM

Bravura Solutions informed investors cost discipline will protect its full year earnings result after a client migrated to a Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) early in the year.

MaxCap hires from Vanguard, AustralianSuper

MATTHEW WAI | 11:35AM

MaxCap has welcomed two senior directors, including a portfolio manager from Australia's largest super fund, reporting to the recently named chief executive Kylie Robb.

Zenith snags mandate from Granite Bay

MATTHEW WAI | 11:31AM

Granite Bay Private Wealth has selected Zenith Investment Partners to support their investment governance and due diligence.

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