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Deputy chair appointed to ARENA board

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 10 MAR 2025  |  NEWS
A deputy chair has been named on the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) board for the first time, while a new appointee has also been welcomed. Marianna O'Gorman has been reappointed as a director on the ARENA board and also appointed to the ...

SSGA abandons gender diversity targets

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 10 MAR 2025  |  NEWS
... listed companies to have at least one female board member while the boards of listed companies have at least 30% female directors. The US$4.7 trillion asset manager ditched these expectations in its March Summary of Material Changes to State Street Global ...

Board directors targeted by APRA

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 6 MAR 2025  |  NEWS
... independence - especially for entities nested within larger corporate groups - while imposing a 10-year limit for non-executive directors. This comes amid scrutiny of governance failings, including an independent review of Cbus, which found scant evidence ...

Investors still drawn to DEI

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  MONDAY, 17 FEB 2025  |  NEWS
... Last week, ISS said it would "indefinitely halt" consideration of DEI in making voting recommendations for US company directors. The proxy advisory and ESG data provider said the decision was "in light of relevant legal and regulatory changes and/or ...

Weak whistleblowing protocols risks ethicswashing

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  FRIDAY, 14 FEB 2025  |  NEWS
... were false or misleading, that TerraCom breached the anti-victimisation provisions of the Corporations Act, and that directors failed to take reasonable steps to ensure the statements were not false or misleading. A single serious safety incident can ...

ART, MLC AM, HESTA name directors

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 13 FEB 2025  |  NEWS
... Marnie Baker and former Brighter Super director Jennifer Thomas have joined the Australian Retirement Trust Board. Both directors bring extensive experience to the ART board. Baker spent 35 years with Bendigo, including six years as chief executive. ...

Execs face shareholder backlash over pay: Georgeson

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  TUESDAY, 11 FEB 2025  |  NEWS
... year before. In Australia, two consecutive strikes trigger a further vote on whether a board should be 'spilled' and if directors should present themselves for re-election at a subsequent meeting. The number of firms narrowly avoiding a strike did not ...

Green moves: Warakirri, La Trobe Financial, Future Generation, Tracker Group, GRI

ROSE MARY PETRASS  |  THURSDAY, 6 FEB 2025  |  NEWS
... investment returns coupled with social change really motivates me. I look forward to working with an exceptional board of directors to the benefit of all." François Mosnier has been named head of nature at Tracker Group, the combination of Planet Tracker ...

GAM boosts local sales team

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 16 JAN 2025  |  NEWS
... institutional sectors. Kazal will be based in Sydney and work closely with the existing global teams, alongside client directors Daniel Sharp and Alexandra Williamson, to develop and focus on the institutional and wholesale client base. Early in his ...

Bennelong refreshes board

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 12 DEC 2024  |  NEWS
... Burke added. Bennelong founder Jeff Chapman also thanked the outgoing chair for his contribution as he welcomed the new directors, noting that existing board member Gillian Larkins will chair the regulated board of Bennelong Funds Management. "I thank ...