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Questions raised about ANZ and Timbercorp

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 14 NOV 2014
The Senate Economics Committee inquiry into forestry managed investment schemes heard victims of Timbercorp point to the failed scheme's relationship with ANZ Banking Group. "The evidence presented at the first hearing of the Senate inquiry in forestry ...

Cbus employees accused of perjury

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 3 NOV 2014
... Stoljar, SC, argued that Maria Butera and Lisa Zanatta acted illegally in passing on member information to the Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union official Brian Parker, and then knowingly lied about it to the royal commission. "Ms Zanatta ...

Cbus sacks alleged leaker, plans governance review

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 24 OCT 2014
The Cbus employee allegedly responsible for leaking member information to the Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union (CFMEU) has been sacked, according to Cbus chief executive David Atkin. Appearing at a hearing for the Royal Commission into ...

ASIC demands last resort compensation scheme

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 20 OCT 2014
... truly been exhausted." The regulator made the demand in its submission to the Senate Economics Committee inquiry into forestry managed investment schemes (MIS) and in its submission to the Financial System Inquiry (FSI). ASIC noted that the effectiveness ...

Australian Ethical launches country's first ethical bond fund

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 11 AUG 2014
... QLD, WA and Tasmania because these States own or operate fossil fuel power assets and provide support to the mining and forestry industries. The fund was seeded in 2012 with fixed income assets that had previously been managed in the Australian Ethical ...

CFMEU organiser posed as Cbus employee

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 15 JUL 2014
An organiser for the Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union (CFMEU) has admitted to ringing up Cbus members posing as an employee of Cbus. Appearing at the Royal Commission into Trade Union Governance and Corruption this morning, CFMEU organiser ...

Cbus defends member contact sharing policy

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 8 JUL 2014
... employee Lisa Zanatta answered questions regarding the leakage of the personal details of Cbus members to the Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union (CFMEU). In a statement, Cbus chief executive David Atkin said that Cbus' privacy policy "clearly ...

Cbus answers CFMEU leak allegations

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 12 MAY 2014
... under certain circumstances, followingA reports that it improperly supplied members' contact details to the Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union (CFMEU). However, Cbus did not directly address the veracity of the allegations presented in an ...

NZ Super sells forestry stake to iwi group

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 3 MAR 2014
... The New Zealand Superannuation Fund (NZ Super) has sold a 2.5% stake in Kaingaroa Timberlands, New Zealand's largest forestry business, to a collective of six iwi organisations. NZ Super remains the largest stakeholder in the business, with a 38.75% ...

MyState appoints new chairman

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 OCT 2013
... of public companies Ruralco Holdings, Wentworth Holdings, HMA and Gibsons and was a director of Impact Fertilisers and Forestry Tasmania. Mike Vertigan leaves the company in a very strong position, and on behalf of my fellow directors, staff, and shareholders ...