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Women make up 30 pc of trustees

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 8 MAR 2010
... as low as this ratio seems, it's still six-times higher than the low 5 per cent of women directors on Australian company boards, according to research from the Women On Boards interest group. In Japan only one per cent are women. Rainmaker noted that ...

Prudential back in town

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 2 MAR 2010
... Group's clients for group life, medical, credit life coverage, and pension products. The transaction has been approved by the boards of directors of both AIG and Prudential, and is expected to close by the end of this year, subject to regulatory appr ...

Market Wrap - Midday

AAP  |  TUESDAY, 9 FEB 2010
... a "good result" were positive signs of the health of the mining sector. "Returning to pay dividends is a signal (that) boards think the outlook is good." Alumina's shares were down three cents, or 1.88 per cent, at $1.57 after the company, a minority ...

Mandatory online schooling for trustees

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 JAN 2010
... ensure trustees are kept up to date with their duties towards members and their funds. Currently, 92 per cent of trustee boards require their directors to undertake a minimum of 20 hours of continual professional development per annum, according to the ...

Super funds back trustee pay disclosure

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 DEC 2009
... Institute is disappointed with this outcome as they have long lobbied for super funds to hire talent outside representative boards. "We have always advocated strong levels of disclosure so we liked what the Cooper Review presented on the corporate alignment ...

Boardrooms lack female directors: research

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  MONDAY, 7 DEC 2009
... release a name-and-shame report on the gender imbalance that continues to prevail in the financial services sector. Women on Boards (WOB) has long campaigned for better representation of women in high-ranking roles, particularly in executive boards. ...

ComSuper faces executive and admin reforms

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 30 NOV 2009
... minister's office noted that these reforms follow on from the October 2008 announcement that the Government planned to merge the boards of Australian Reward Investment Alliance (ARIA), the Military Superannuation and Benefits Scheme (MSBS) and the Defence ...

Zurich ramps up investment business

MICHAEL HOBBS  |  TUESDAY, 24 NOV 2009
... applications and redemptions process. He will also represent the company from an investments perspective on a number of firm's boards including the Leadership Team. "I have a very clear mandate to take the Zurich investments business from probably what ...

MLC appoints Gupta to board

COMPANY RELEASE  |  THURSDAY, 12 NOV 2009
... MLC's submission to the Parliamentary Joint Committee Inquiry into Financial Services and Products, which said licensee boards of affiliated businesses should comprise of majority of external directors. "Peeyush's appointment is all part of MLC's move ...

AMIST appoints board director

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 10 NOV 2009
... executive. Hardwick will take his spot on the board and will also be part of the Compliance Committee. "It is healthy for boards to change directors in an orderly fashion over a period of time...furthermore, the industry requires more directors with ...