CONFLICT OF INTERESTS – AUSTRALIA

Boycott grows over judgment by activist

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Original article by Mitchell Bingemann
The Australian – Page: 5 : 6-Jun-17

Herald & Weekly Times MD Peter Blunden has advised that its newspapers will boycott all Australian Press Council rulings in which new board member Carla McGrath participates. The boycott was initiated by HWT parent News Corp Australia in response to the appointment of McGrath, who also chairs political activist group GetUp. Community Newspapers of Australia has indicated that it may also boycott APC rulings.

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NEWS CORP AUSTRALIA PTY LTD, NEWS CORPORATION – ASX NWS, HERALD AND WEEKLY TIMES LIMITED, COMMUNITY NEWSPAPERS OF AUSTRALIA, AUSTRALIAN PRESS COUNCIL, GETUP LIMITED

Third of super funds ‘vulnerable’

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Original article by Clancy Yeates
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 6 : 19-Mar-15

The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) has found evidence of insufficient awareness of conflicts of interest among superannuation funds. A third of the 40 funds reviewed by APRA were found to have policies on conflicts of interest that were judged to be "weak" or "vulnerable". APRA will send a letter to super funds about the need for more vigilance in this area

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AUSTRALIAN PRUDENTIAL REGULATION AUTHORITY, CONFERENCE OF MAJOR SUPERANNUATION FUNDS (CMSF) PTY LTD, CONSTRUCTION AND BUILDING UNIONS’ SUPERANNUATION FUND, CONSTRUCTION, FORESTRY, MINING AND ENERGY UNION OF AUSTRALIA

FSI should focus on transparency, says fundie

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Original article by Jonathan Shapiro
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 15 & 20 : 2-Sep-14

The Australian Government’s financial system inquiry should focus on transparency and conflicts of interests. David Booth, co-founder of Dimensional Fund Advisors, says governments tend to over-react when the banking system is under strain. Over-regulation will not prevent future problems if the potential for conflicts of interests is not eliminated. Dimensional Fund Advisors does not pay commissions to financial advisers

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DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS INCORPORATED, THE VANGUARD GROUP INCORPORATED

Vizeum sees no conflict in roles

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Original article by Darren Davidson
The Australian – Page: 19 : 9-Jul-14

Media buying agency Vizeum faces concerns that its representation of real estate agents breaches competition laws. It has confirmed that it is acting for Real Estate Digital Marketing Services to negotiate ad rates with online classifieds portal REA Group. Questions have been asked about the involvement of Norman Draper, who is linked to REA rival Domain. Vizeum said that there was no conflict of interests, as it was acting for a not-for-profit organisation

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REA GROUP LIMITED – ASX REA, VIZEUM, REAL ESTATE DIGITAL MARKETING SERVICES PTY LTD, DENTSU AEGIS NETWORK, DOMAIN.COM.AU, AUSTRALIAN COMPETITION AND CONSUMER COMMISSION, METRO MEDIA PUBLISHING PTY LTD, FAIRFAX MEDIA LIMITED – ASX FXJ, DEUTSCHE BANK AG