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PAS taps board diversity

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 24 JAN 2011
... with the latest findings from APRA that superannuation funds are not doing enough to create gender diversity on trustee boards. "Within our fund, females have been appointed in multiple senior executive roles, including CEO, COO, Company Secretary, Compliance ...

Related party asset exposures pose conflict: report

RUTH LIEW  |  THURSDAY, 20 JAN 2011
... report highlights the flaws of the retail model. "In retail funds, you have 60 per cent of the directors [on super fund boards] who are also employees of the organisation - that model basically sets up conflicts of interest. "You could argue that that ...

APRA report sparks fresh debate on boardroom diversity

ELISE BURGESS  |  THURSDAY, 20 JAN 2011
... superannuation share their views on the regulator's report released yesterday that shows the glaring absence of women on trustee boards. The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) released findings that found licensed trustees on average have ...

Coalition gives qualified support to reforms

JOHN MCDULING  |  FRIDAY, 17 DEC 2010
... "Why would the government not support the Cooper Review recommendation to require independent directors on superannuation boards? Or the recommendation that directors of super funds should sit on a single fund board and not hold multi-directorships?" ...

LGsuper and City Super set merger date

ELISE BURGESS  |  MONDAY, 13 DEC 2010
The boards of LGsuper and City Super have given the green light for both funds to merge next year to create a $5 billion-plus fund with over 90,000 members. The merge will be completed by 30 June next year with an immediate focus on short-term efficiencies ...

Aus Ethical and TCI score win in climate advocacy

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 3 DEC 2010
... will being reporting its emissions next year while Paladin energy has agreed to do so within two years. Last month, the boards of both companies rejected proposals requesting disclosure of their carbon emissions, as well as their capital investment assumptions ...

Heat rises on emissions disclosure

JOHN MCDULING  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 DEC 2010
... were denied the chance to vote on a proposal that would force the companies to disclose carbon emissions. Last week, the boards of Paladin Energy and Aquila Resources both rejected proposals requesting disclosure of their carbon emissions, as well as ...

NGS Super hires development managers

MEDIA RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 4 NOV 2010
... February next year as fund development manager. A qualified accountant, he held a number of commercial roles and positions on boards of peak bodies within the independent education sector. He will work with state-based relationship managers in Victoria ...

Future Fund adjusts long term asset allocation strategy

JOHN MCDULING  |  MONDAY, 1 NOV 2010
... managing its voting rights for stakes held in Australian companies. The fund said it has overwhelmingly voted with company boards, however, it did oppose 30 per cent of remuneration plan grants and 25 per cent of remuneration reports. The fund also disclosed ...

More disclosure pose unintended risks

JOHN MCDULING  |  THURSDAY, 28 OCT 2010
... for Corporate Governance at UTS, revealed that disclosing information to shareholders on strategic skills and planning of boards remains a challenge for Australia's top companies. And while boards have become more rigorous in board evaluation processes ...