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New bill seeks to block investments involving Cbus

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 22 AUG 2024
... adopt the findings of this review," he said. "However, an outstanding weakness in the regulation of super funds is that boards get to 'mark their own homework', only needing to self-assess whether a director is a 'fit and proper' person. ...

Super's board requirements are sound: SMC

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 20 AUG 2024
Super Members Council chief executive Misha Schubert has defended the selection requirements for superannuation fund boards in the wake of the CFMEU scandal. Schubert said the shared governance model of profit-to-member funds was created with a "clear ...

QIC promotes key private equity staff

ELIZABETH FRY  |  MONDAY, 19 AUG 2024
... secondary investments. As part of his portfolio governance responsibilities, Jackson represents the firm on several company boards and fund LPACs. While initially joining QIC in 2011, he was at P4G Capital Management from 2020 as a principal and direct ...

'Our patience is running thin': ASIC

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 15 AUG 2024
... about accountability at the board level - a timely mention given the recent concerns around the CFMEU, Cbus and BUSSQ. "Boards of trustees need the right skills and reporting structures to oversee and deliver retirement income strategies as well as the ...

APRA reprimands Cbus, BUSSQ over governance issues

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 AUG 2024
... out requirements in relation to assessing the fitness and propriety of "responsible persons." That standard mandates all boards members of a super fund must meet criteria of fitness and propriety, including demonstrating "character, honesty, integrity ...

CFMEU fallout stokes governance debate

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 12 AUG 2024
... (CFMEU) has called into question the governance settings within the industry superannuation fund sector, with some suggesting boards no longer require - or benefit from - the same levels of union representation. The CFMEU has been at the centre of explosive ...

Industry funds defend CFMEU board ties

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUL 2024
Industry funds BUSSQ and Cbus have defended their respective boards' close ties to the CFMEU, saying all representatives satisfy the fit and proper standards outlined by APRA. This week the Victorian branch of the Construction, Forestry and Maritime ...

Boutique ESG fund manager folds

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUL 2024
... academic bodies, to thought leaders and civil society leaders, from corporate sustainability teams to executive management and boards, and for many investor collaborations and responsible investment bodies, including the PRI, RIAA, IGCC and NZAM," Robyn ...

Highest paid ASX 200 chief executives revealed

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUL 2024
... exceptional outcomes." ACSI executive manager of stewardship Ed John said. "While overall pay levels have dropped, investors and boards must not become complacent. The numbers show that we could see a breakout in chief executive pay levels in future. ...

Insignia Financial overhauls operating model, executive team

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 11 JUL 2024
... Sunsuper for seven years. They also previously worked together at NAB. Elsewhere, Sharon Suan is joining the business' RSE boards as chief member officer on July 29. She also joins from AMP, where she was superannuation trustee executive up until ...