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AIST adopts middle ground on board structure

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 13 FEB 2014
... to do so if they wish, according to the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees (AIST). Contrary to some media reports, AIST is not falling in line with the government's stated desire to mandate a third quota of independent directors on boards ...

Bowen's FoFA fears "complete rubbish": AFA

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 FEB 2014
... quite negative." While highlighting the "positive" and "negative" media coverage, he then requested "some balance in media reports.

Medcraft always going to testify at inquiry: ASIC

HARRY PAGE  |  THURSDAY, 6 FEB 2014
... and Investments Commission (ASIC) chairman Greg Medcraft will appear before the Senate inquiry into ASIC, despite media reports to the contrary, according to an ASIC statement. Medcraft publically announced his commitment to the inquiry after a claim ...

Obama launches myRA

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 3 FEB 2014
... and 401(k) schemes. But myRA will be centrally managed by a private sector operator chosen by the US government. Media reports say up to 30 are already being considered. Obama said he hoped the myRA scheme that will be low cost, capital guaranteed and ...

ASIC chair defends against media 'smear'

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 3 DEC 2013
... "good work" and criticising what he termed an attempt by the media to "smear our staff and culture." He said these media reports have coincided with the Senate inquiry into ASIC's performance. "Our main submission [to the Senate inquiry], a response ...

Tony, SBY and Janet

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 NOV 2013
... Minister Tony Abbott refused to say "sorry" (ala Johnnie Howard) only "regret (for) any embarrassment that recent media reports have caused him (Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono)". Those who understand Asian culture would know that "saving ...

Market Wrap

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 4 OCT 2013
... Australia Bank was 23 cents lower at $34.66. Shares in construction giant Leighton Holdings continued to slide due to media reports of corruption in its international operations, down 51 cents, or nearly three per cent, to $17.03.

Market Wrap PM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 3 OCT 2013
... spot in the market, as construction giant Leighton Holdings was down $1.80, or 9.19 per cent. That fall comes after media reports of allegedly corrupt practices in its international operations.

Challenger dismisses Access takeover rumours

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 10 SEP 2013
Challenger is unlikely to take over infrastructure investment specialist Access Capital Advisers, despite media reports claiming the transaction was virtually a done deal. A spokesperson for Challenger said that the company's Fidante Partners division ...

ASIC far too slow to act on misconduct: Senator

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 21 JUN 2013
... has taken for the regulator to act in some cases," he said. The motion for an inquiry into ASIC was prompted by media reports that it had taken the regulator 16 months to act on information that suggested serious misconduct in the Commonwealth Financial ...