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HESTA chief joins ICGN board

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 SEP 2021
The International Corporate Governance Network (ICGN) appointed HESTA's chief executive to its board. HESTA's Debby Blakey has joined as a director and Australia's sole representative on the board. Also appointed, CalPERS board of administration Henry ...

AZ NGA takes stake in boutique

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 SEP 2021
... capital will be used as soon as possible to build scale and capacity to Cranage. The partnership will also see AZ NGA provide board, governance and management support. AZ NGA chief executive Paul Barrett said the transaction highlights the firm's capacity ...

APAC pension funds fastest growing: Study

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 7 SEP 2021
Sixteen of Australia's pension funds are among the world's largest, with the Asia Pacific region clocking the largest rate of growth last year despite COVID-19. New research from the Thinking Ahead Institute and Pensions & Investments shows the assets ...

AMP Capital divests majority stake in train company

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 6 SEP 2021
... half of its stake in a train leasing company based in the UK. A consortium comprising the Public Sector Pension Investment Board (PSP Investments) and funds advised and managed by the Amber Infrastructure Group agreed to acquire the 51% stake in Angel ...

Pain ahead for super trustees on unlisted valuations

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 6 SEP 2021
... most of their policies were deficient. Super funds took different approaches to the revaluations. For example, at Cbus the board devalued unlisted assets between 8-15%. Statewide Super said it did its devaluations on the back of advice from external ...

Super funds not ready for IDR

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 3 SEP 2021
An ASIC survey of super funds about their preparedness for the new enforceable internal dispute resolution (IDR) obligations identified areas of weakness. The specific areas identified by the regulator as needing improvement include attention to governance ...

Former CFSGAM chief executive joins CFA Institute

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 2 SEP 2021
... former chief executive Colonial First State Global Asset Management (CFSGAM) and First State Investments as chair of the board of governors. Mark Lazberger is one of two Australians on the CFA Institute board of governors and is currently chair at Omnia ...

Wayne Swan to chair Cbus

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 31 AUG 2021
... employers, unions, and federal and state governments." Swan will take over from Bracks in January 2022. Bracks has been on the board of Cbus since 2009. "Wayne will be a champion for Cbus members, with our single-minded focus on improving their financial ...

HESTA defines perfect merger partner

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 31 AUG 2021
... we have internal capability," she said. "That's been a really exciting step for us. It's been interesting for our board and our investment committee as the key focus has been on making sure that as we do this transition and as we build an investment ...

Equal Pay Day offers sobering reminder

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 31 AUG 2021
... extension, equal pay, is everyone's business. We know that companies with gender equity in their leadership team and their board have a significantly more positive attitude towards diversity, equity and inclusion are less likely to have a significant ...