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WAM names prospective Blue Sky LIC team

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 4 DEC 2018
... and NZ Super. Under the proposal, Siew and Wilson would also be appointed to the board. "With the three independent directors, our proposal would deliver an independent board," WAM chief executive Geoff Wilson said. WAM will take over the deployment ...

New super fund to secure female financial security

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 3 DEC 2018
... companies that abuse women at any point in their supply chain and those failing to commit to adding women to their board of directors. According to the Verve Super website, the fund and its investment manager have been working with BetaShares to contact ...

APRA not clear how to police BEAR breaches

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 30 NOV 2018
... decisions it made during this time were overturned or set aside by the administrative appeals tribunals - including the directors of HIH Insurance, the company that triggered the last Royal Commission in the industry. "We were subject to some criticism ...

Investment manager chair retires

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 30 NOV 2018
The chairman at one of Australia's largest institutional investors, and a long-time industry superannuation fund advocate, will retire next week. IFM Investors chair Garry Weaven will leave his role at the firm's board meeting on December 4, and ...

ANZ hid reasons for executive pay cuts

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 29 NOV 2018
... it's not market practice," Elliot said. "I am not sure it's a terrific answer...in the remuneration report, the directors do talk about the generic decisions they have made about how they come to determine the appropriate pool and ranking for ...

Australian philanthropist donates $100m to journalism

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 29 NOV 2018
... engage more closely with their peers across the region. The institute will also be governed by an experienced board of directors and supported by an international advisory council. Work has commenced on a detailed program of activities and design for ...

Blue Sky LIC adds new directors, denied pay rise

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 29 NOV 2018
Two new board directors have been appointed to oversee the Blue Sky Alternative Access Fund. At the same time, a six-figure aggregate increase to the annual remuneration of non-executive directors was not approved by shareholders. Based on proxy forms ...

Culture dominates shareholder engagement

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 27 NOV 2018
... cause of high impact events" that occurs in a company can be traced back to poor corporate culture, she said. "Most directors recognise the importance of corporate culture generally but not all are able to describe the unique culture of their company. ...

BEAR should be expanded, ASIC included: Shipton

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 23 NOV 2018
... responded: "It would be regarded as poor governance for a large listed entity to have a board comprised entirely of executive directors, wouldn't it?" "It would be, yes," Shipton replied. Orr then pressed as to why the inclusion of non-executive members ...

Philanthropic foundation names new chair

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 NOV 2018
... Foundation to play her part in advancing its vision," he said. Churcher is a member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors and the FPA. She was general manager of ipac South Australia until July 2017. More than $1 million has been contributed ...