Archived News for Finance Sector Professionals - March, 2012
The Chairman of ANZ, John Morschel, has announced the appointment of Paula Dwyer to the company’s Board of Directors.
Widely respected as one of Australia’s leading non-executive directors, Ms Dwyer has an accounting and finance background serving on the audit and risk committees of a number of major Australian boards.
Ms Dwyer is currently Chairman of Tabcorp Holdings Limited and a Director of Leighton Holdings Limited. She is also a Member of the Takeovers Panel. Previously,
Suncorp announces non-executive appointments
Suncorp Chairman Ziggy Switkowski has announced the appointment of Doug McTaggart and Michael Cameron as the company’s new non-executive directors following the resignation of Paula Dwyer.
APRA releases quarterly insurance report
The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) has released the December 2011 edition of the Quarterly General Insurance Performance Statistics publication, which has been enhanced following APRA’s consultation on changes to its general insurance statistical publications.
As a result of this consultation, the quarterly publication now includes additional statistics such as operating income and expenses, solvency, and more class of business statistics. These additional statistics are being made available three months earlier than when previously published in the Half Yearly General Insurance Bulletin, which has ceased.