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Funding for women on super boards a union hand out: Cormann

BEN COLLINS  |  MONDAY, 5 NOV 2012
... good for super and good for women," he said. The FSC will include a new board diversity policy in its superannuation governance standard. From 1 July 2013 FSC members will need to develop and implement a board diversity policy with measurable objectives ...

AustralianSuper wins landmark IBM mandate

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  THURSDAY, 17 MAY 2012
... company of IBM's calibre - globally significant with very high reputation and capability has chosen us. That goes to our governance, performance, brand and capability, because we have engaged in a number of mergers and transitions." The IBM transfer ...

Default super in modern awards justified: Cbus

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  MONDAY, 16 APR 2012
... investment strategy, further demonstrating our strong affinity and commitment to the industry," said Atkin. Beyond meeting governance conditions soon to be covered by APRA standards, Cbus argued that to qualify as default fund in an award, a fund should ...

Member interests and employer choice paramount

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 10 APR 2012
... returns, cost effective insurance and suitable member services for or employees covered in the award, transparent fund governance and further protecting members by not allowing listed default funds to flip members into higher fee products on termination ...

APRA calls for risk-consistent exec pay

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  MONDAY, 12 MAR 2012
... were the rhetorical questions posed by Lewis. The regulator's requirements are divided into four components covering Governance, Coverage, Performance Measures and Risk Adjustment. On performance, Lewis said APRA's key concern was an excessive reliance ...

APRA lays plans to improve super governance

MATT WOODINGTON  |  THURSDAY, 29 SEP 2011
... risk reserves," Fiona Reynolds, chief executive officer, Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees. Investment governance standards is a key focus and super funds would be required to document clear investment objectives for all investment options. ...

Sunsuper appoints ESG specialist

MATT WOODINGTON  |  THURSDAY, 5 MAY 2011
The $17 billion industry fund Sunsuper is actively increasing its focus on environmental, social and governance (ESG) investment by creating a new management role. Stuart Wilson, former chief executive officer at the Australian Shareholders' Association ...

Mercer invests in consulting business

MATT WOODINGTON  |  FRIDAY, 18 MAR 2011
... new faces to its investment consulting business in Australia and New Zealand, including an environmental, social and governance specialist. Environmental expert Dr Richard Fuller joins Mercer from HESTA super fund where he managed the fund's commitments ...

UniSuper owns 5pc of Gunns

RUTH LIEW  |  MONDAY, 1 NOV 2010
... context of their ESG assessment. We are acutely aware of Gunn's poor historical track record in virtually all forms of governance." "When we review the fund managers, we question their investment thesis and the underlying philosophy supporting their ...

Trustees must raise bar on governance: ASFA

RUTH LIEW  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 OCT 2010
Superannuation trustees should be subject to higher governance standards than listed company directors owing to the long term and compulsory nature of super, according to industry body ASFA. This week ASFA launched its updated Governance Best Practice ...