Powered by MOMENTUM MEDIA
lawyers weekly logo
Advertisement

News

Number of women on boards makes huge surge in last 5 years

04 August 2021 • By Neil Griffiths • 1 min read

Number of women on boards makes huge surge in last 5 years

The number of women on boards has surged by 60 per cent in the last five years, according to a new report. The joint report from the Governance ...

READ MORE
icon

More banks drawn into Westpac fraud case

The Federal Court has ordered a big four bank to produce documents around its dealings with an expanding network of companies associated with the ...

READ MORE
icon

Westpac completes further business sale

The major bank has completed the sale of another of its specialist businesses as part of a simplification strategy. In a statement, Westpac said it ...

READ MORE
icon

Commercial real estate debt boosts risk-adjusted returns: Report

Using commercial real estate debt in a portfolio can help lower risk and enhance returns due to the non-correlated qualities of the asset class, ...

READ MORE
icon

RBA makes cash rate call for August

The Reserve Bank of Australia has made its latest call on the official cash rate. Recent localised lockdowns have cooled chatter of an impending ...

READ MORE
icon

Fund manager prosecuted for failing to lodge financial reports

A real estate fund manager has been prosecuted by ASIC for failing to lodge financial reports. Melbourne-based Envisager Securities was one of 10 ...

READ MORE
icon

Super funds blast Wilson’s ‘political theatre’

The super industry has slammed the House economics committee’s latest inquiry into the alleged creeping influence of mega funds, saying the probe ...

READ MORE
icon

APRA to reign in funds on performance, valuations

The prudential regulator has written to super trustees outlining its areas of focus for compliance under the Your Future, Your Super reforms, with ...

READ MORE
icon

Research suggests carbon footprint can be halved through super

New research suggests that Australians can tackle the issue of climate change in a major way by switching to an ethical superannuation fund

READ MORE
icon

Twitter founder’s US platform to buy Afterpay

A US payments platform founded by Twitter’s Jack Dorsey will acquire Afterpay for $39 billion. It was confirmed on Monday that Square and the ...

READ MORE