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National gender pay gap stuck at 22.8%: Data

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  MONDAY, 12 DEC 2022
... productivity increase under women's leadership and contributes to improved company performance. Yet just one in five governing boards are gender-balanced, while more than one in five boards have no women at all. Since 2014, the number of boards without ...

Australian Ethical appoints chief executive, superannuation

ELIZABETH FRY  |  MONDAY, 5 DEC 2022
... including with Macquarie Bank, World Vision International, Christian Super and AgroInvest. He currently sits on various other boards for organisations focused on social enterprise and technology and is a director of the Responsible Investment Association ...

Super fund board renewals need work: APRA

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 28 NOV 2022
... fund board renewal strategies. In a speech to the AIST Chairs Forum, Cole outlined the regulator's expectation of trustee boards, saying the issue of board governance is an ongoing and increasingly sharp focus for APRA as super funds get larger and their ...

Magellan seeks $1m increase to director fees

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 15 NOV 2022
... aspect of the value proposition to attract new non-executive directors is no longer available, thereby reinforcing the boards position that it's necessary to increase director remuneration in line with market rates. Meanwhile, earlier this month ...

Apex Group brings Global Compliance Solutions to Australia

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 1 NOV 2022
... view compliance as a business enabler, and our solutions will enable Australia's investment managers, corporate trustee boards, and trustee offices of super funds to navigate the opportunities that regulatory compliance can create for their businesse ...

Former AUSIEX chief to join Investment Trends

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 21 OCT 2022
... board. Blewitt has over 25 years of experience leading wealth management and financial markets businesses, working with boards and regulatory bodies. He has also previously worked with Investment Trends, serving as chief operating officer between 2012 ...

IFM Investors adds to board

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 OCT 2022
... Management since 2018. She also chairs the Diversity Council of Australia. In terms of other directorships, Long sits on the boards of the Climate Governance Initiative, the Committee for Economic Development of Australia, and QBE Insurance. She is also ...

BUSSQ sees strength in niche super

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 30 SEP 2022
... stepped down in June. While he concedes he hasn't had much experience with superannuation, he has chaired quite a few boards in the construction industry and tightly regulated education industry. So, he is used to dealing with regulators and complying ...

Super funds more likely to recall shares for proxy votes: Research

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 20 SEP 2022
... facing re-election. While board spills are rare, it is a powerful tool for active owners such as super funds who engage with boards and executive leadership. Many institutional investors operate securities lending programs, in which the beneficial owner ...

UniSuper caps future investment in fossil fuels

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 16 SEP 2022
... we have is by owning shares in companies - this gives us the opportunity to directly influence change by engaging with boards and management and by exercising our voting rights," Pearce said. "Divestment, while always an option, eliminates the influence ...