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Leading fund manager demands reporting rule change

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 4 NOV 2013
... positive or negative influences affecting the company. "Indeed there is no need to say anything meaningful at an AGM and many Boards will continue to choose this option," Abernathy finished.

We're watching you, APRA warns trustees

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 24 OCT 2013
... degree of prudential regulation. "You can expect APRA supervisors to be engaged in ever more intensive discussions with boards and senior management, with a focus on obtaining an in-depth understanding of key strategic and risk issues for the trustee ...

AIST slams independent director quota

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 22 OCT 2013
... Superannuation Trustees (AIST), has hit out at the Government's plan to set a quota of independent members on industry super fund boards, calling it a 'number one issue' for AIST. Speaking at the AIST Fund Governance Symposium in Melbourne, Garcia said ...

Industry funds and corporates must talk more: Sherry

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 22 OCT 2013
Corporate boards and fund managers need to better understand how industry superannuation funds arrive at share voting decisions, according to former Labor minister for superannuation Nick Sherry. With this aim in mind, Citi, where Sherry is now senior ...

FIIG to manage new mid-cap corporate bond issue

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 OCT 2013
... Mark Paton said the number of mid-cap corporates accessing capital through the bond market continued to grow as company Boards and management teams recognised that a bond issue offered a reliable way to improve the diversity and maturity of their funding. ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 26 SEP 2013
... chief executive Philip Chronican is slated to speak at an American Chamber of Commerce in Australia event, while Women On Boards releases an evaluation of ASX200 companies' gender diversity practices. In Australia, the market on Wednesday defied other ...

Industry super trustees lack investment experience

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 23 SEP 2013
... governance, according to Towers Watson global head of investment content Roger Urwin. The governance expert said superannuation boards have come a long way since the birth of the system in the early 1990s but most still struggled to find the sweet spot ...

ASX200 CEOs face cuts in fixed pay and bonuses

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 20 SEP 2013

ASIC accepts enforceable undertaking from WealthSure

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 2 SEP 2013
... will have to restructure their board, replace Pawski and maintain a majority of independent non-executive members on their boards. ASIC also found that Pawski was instrumental in WealthSure 's multiple compliance failures and he has been banned permanently ...

Academic questions Libs' super board independence policy

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 AUG 2013
... super fund board members be independent. This is widely seen as an attempt to curb the power of unions on industry fund boards. Wheeler's comments, however, highlight the potential deterioration of boardroom culture that result. Wheeler said creating ...