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Custody contract up for grabs

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 20 SEP 2018
... last 18 years. The investment manager said the custody tender is a key part of its strategic plan and of its ongoing governance of material outsourced arrangements, as its client base and FUM continues to grow. Funds SA chief executive Jo Townsend said ...

Best-in-show super fund list should be 11: WSSA

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 11 SEP 2018
... best outcomes for members. This includes long-term net returns and fees, investment strategies, intra-fund advice, governance and track record on identifying and meeting member needs. Latto said: "We propose that the employer fund becomes the default ...

Link expands in Europe

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 7 SEP 2018
... initiators from around the globe. The firm will offer its clients risk management as well as a comprehensive oversight and governance framework, which Link said will include "solid local substance." According to Link Group, the move is part of the firm's ...

ASIC to ramp up trustee visits

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 7 SEP 2018
... while a formal response is formulated before Christmas. As part of a new initiative, ASIC has launched its Corporate Governance Taskforce that will conduct targeted reviews of large listed companies, aiming to identify good and bad practices. It will ...

Trustees caught in a balancing act

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 6 SEP 2018
... exposed substantial breaches of fiduciary duties that show superannuation trustees have to lift their game and improve governance standards, a legal expert says. Holding Redlich partner Paul Faure told the AIST Super Investment Conference? yesterday ...

APRA to reopen old wounds for CBA, IOOF

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 SEP 2018
... it seems that such matters were a "matter of indifference" to Kelaher. He did not accept that there were legitimate governance issues that needed to be addressed, APRA said. APRA added it first raised the possibility CFS had breached section 29WA of ...

Pendal builds global executive lineup

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 4 SEP 2018
... Richard Brandweiner, Group chief financial officer Cameron Williamson and group company secretary and head of corporate governance Joanne Hawkins.

VicSuper among top pension funds, others climb

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 4 SEP 2018
... jump further ahead on the list," Newfield said. Going forward, Aussie funds need to diversify and pay attention to governance to meet good returns, he added. "We need to look at governance. The Royal Commission has illustrated a number of shortcomings ...

Former Mercer director joins MGP

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 3 SEP 2018
... also a former deputy executive director, financial services at ASIC, and former general counsel and group executive, governance at Australian Unity. "We are delighted that Pamela has joined our board as a director at what is an exciting time for our ...

University endowment fund awards mandate

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 3 SEP 2018
... regarded and solid" and had "proven experience in delivering financial returns within an environmental, social and governance framework", according to a statement from the manager. Aberdeen Standard Investments Australia managing director Brett Jollie ...