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Govt loses, then wins vote on super legislation

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 16 MAY 2013
... appropriately concluded that the so called equal representation model, with just union and employer representatives on certain boards was no longer appropriate in the 21st Century," Cormann said. "We are disappointed that Bill Shorten and the Labor Party ...

Frontier and Rogerscasey form research alliance

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 10 MAY 2013
... consultant that serves corporations, non-profit organizations, endowments, foundations, state and local governments and joint boards of trustees in the US and Canada.

NFP directors not engaged in fundraising

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 3 MAY 2013
... identified three trigger points for change: stronger board and chief executive fundraising training; longer term resourcing from boards that acknowledge that donors build their involvement with the organisation over time; and including someone with fundraising ...

Changes in board culture, key to avoid risk

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 26 APR 2013
The boards of the companies in the financial services industry must change their culture and look at the "big picture" if they want to avoid risk and achieve stable growth, Risk Board suggested. Risk Board, an organisation created in 2011 to advise ...

IPA and SPAA sign SMSF collaboration agreement

STAFF WRITER  |  FRIDAY, 19 APR 2013
... training and support to practitioners who are engaged or interested in advising the SMSF sector. A joint working group of the Boards and Management of both entities will oversee the collaboration.

ESG RA awards Citi, Credit Suisse research

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAR 2013
... Pacific Brands and Primary Health Care. The panel debated a host of ESG issues, particularly the need for more diversity on boards, well-articulated policies on dealing with bribery and corruption, and better understanding of climate change issues in ...

Corporate governance still needs to improve in Asian markets

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAR 2013
... system so investors can be protected when their interests are damaged. "It is important that companies have more diverse boards because that leads to better decision making." "We'd like to see more global investment managers taking governance seriously ...

Gary Clifford awarded Trustee of the Year at CMSF

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAR 2013
... about the fact that the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority is overregulating the industry and reminded them that boards of industry superannuation funds know what they need to do and do it seriously. "I hear a lot of debate about what the board ...

Slight lift in women presence on boards: ACSI

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAR 2013
... yesterday. According to ACSI, female board members have gone from 14% last year to 15.5, with 24 more women joining ASX200 boards in 2012. In 2010 the organisation set a benchmark of at least two women directors on each ASX200 company board by 2014 ...

Need action on diversity not just a policy: ACSI

ALEX DUNNIN  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAR 2013
... that of the companies that disclosed the proportion of women in their organisations, 59% report how many women are on the boards, 56% report how many women are senior executives and 67% report how many women they employ. But ACSI, an organisation that ...