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Government superannuation bills will stand despite Royal Commission: O'Dwyer

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  FRIDAY, 1 DEC 2017
... persist with superannuation Bills that have been campaigned and lobbied for by the major banks, and would dismantle the governance of not-for-profit super funds," Collins said. These calls appear to have fallen on deaf ears. Superannuation bills currently ...

Industry fund appoints governance and risk head

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  THURSDAY, 9 NOV 2017
... is meeting the increasingly complex nature of the super system head on with the appointment of an executive officer, governance and risk. Natalie Alford, formerly of APRA, will lead the Equip Super's governance, risk, legal and company secretarial functions. ...

APRA pushes for greater control over super

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 OCT 2017
APRA is calling on the Senate to increase its regulatory powers to help improve superannuation governance, transparency and member outcomes. APRA deputy chair Helen Rowell told the Senate Economics Legislation Committee aiming to address weaknesses ...

APRA issues warning to underperforming super funds

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  FRIDAY, 1 SEP 2017
... offering may be inappropriately eroding member retirement benefits. Additionally, APRA will review the planning practices, governance and risk management frameworks of each licensee to address the risks arising from poor performance. The regulator did ...

Government gives super system further makeover

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 25 JUL 2017
... present a draft report in January 2018. "The Government remains committed to previously announced measures relating to governance, transparency, and increasing choice for members," O'Dwyer said. Public consultation over the draft legislation will close ...

Super trustees need better vigilance: APRA

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  MONDAY, 27 MAR 2017
... decision making." In its November annual report, APRA outlined its focus for the coming year to include strengthening governance and risk management practices in superannuation. In the report, the regulator observed that there is scope for the superannuation ...

Regnan CEO steps down

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 23 FEB 2017
... markets," the statement said. "Regnan's innovative, rigorous and integrated approach to the identification of corporate governance risk is differentiating. This underwrites the organisation's ongoing capacity to genuinely contribute to wealth creation ...

AMP Capital senior manager joins CFS

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 28 NOV 2016
... management businesses including CFS, and was announced as part of a broader suite of updated environmental, social and governance (ESG) policies and practices by the bank late last year. A CFS spokesperson said the framework was established to integrate ...

Super objective crucial to Commission review

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 28 NOV 2016
... and in many cases left consumers worse off," Loane said. "The PC also emphasises the importance of best-practice fund governance to ensure consumers are protected from conflicts of interest that may impact fund performance."

Australian funds rank well on ESG

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 4 OCT 2016
... fund managers tend to rank higher than their global peers when it comes to incorporating environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors in their investment decisions, Lonsec Research has found. According to the researcher's newly released Responsible ...