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People & Products

Boardrooms that lack a level of conflict and disagreement will likely lead to poorer quality decision-making, according to a study....

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Funds management

Bloomberg has launched a proprietary environmental, social and governance score to help investors quickly evaluate a company’s performance over a range of issues....

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Financial planning

Achieving women’s financial equality has stalled thanks to a moderation in female full-time employment and little improvement in female board appointments....

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Financial planning

Kenneth Hayne’s emphasis on culture signals clearly that responsibility for misconduct lies with the senior management and boards of the entities involved, an executive a...

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People & Products

The AMP Superannuation Limited board and N.M Superannuation Proprietary Limited board have appointed two independent non-executive directors. ...

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Features

Equal gender representation in the financial services industry remains elusive, as unconscious bias, the gender pay gap, and rigid working conditions prevent women from b...

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People & Products

The Federal Government has appointed specialist taxation lawyer, Julianne Jaques to the Board of Taxation as a part-time member for three years....

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People & Products

New Zealand corporate lawyer, Andrew Harmos, will join the board of AMP Limited....

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People & Products

The UniSuper board has announced the appointment of a director and a new chairman to replace the outgoing Chris Cuffe from July....

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Superannuation

The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority has sent a clear message to industry funds that it will not be backing down on superannuation fund governance and better b...

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Financial planning

The average age of board members in Australia has steadily risen, even with the influx of younger female candidates....

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People & Products

Google head of sales, Susuan Wheeldon-Steele, has been appointed to the board of specialist investment firm, Centuria Capital....

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People & Products

QBE Insurance has appointed its former European COO, Kathryn Lisson, as a non-executive director and chair of a new operations and technology committee....

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People & Products

The Accounting and Professional and Ethical Standards Board has achieved gender balance on its board with two new appointments....

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Superannuation

A new study suggests there is little empirical evidence to show super fund board independence leads to better investment performance, but it may lead to better perception...

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