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AUI appoints investments general manager

KERRIE SYDEE  |  TUESDAY, 12 APR 2016
... overseeing AUI's various investment strategies and portfolios. A focus of her role will be on the effectiveness of governance, policies, processes and resource management related to AUI's investment management activities. Commenting on her appointment ...

APRA releases report on Trio investigation

KERRIE SYDEE  |  MONDAY, 11 APR 2016
... that the significant investment losses can be contributed to a number of key factors including: inadequate investment governance processes; failure to adequately manage conflicts of interest from dealings with related parties; and failure to have adequate ...

Mercer appoints Acadian for SRI mandate

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 11 APR 2016
... contribution to active returns in portfolios over time. It added the mandate reflects the environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues that continue to be a growing area of interest within the investment community globally. Using quantitative alpha-factor ...

Economic uncertainty demands agile insto investment

WHITNEY FITZSIMMONS  |  FRIDAY, 8 APR 2016
... 'Transforming to Meet the Needs of a New World', the report revealed official institutions are focusing on risk management, governance, technology and talent as they diversify their investment portfolio to cope with challenges stemming from an uncertain ...

Rubik makes growth appointment

KERRIE SYDEE  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 APR 2016
... Macquarie Group, a role which she held for more than 10 years. In her role she supported the risk management, legal and governance, finance and tax and treasury teams. In her new role Hampton will report to Rubik group chief financial officer, Darius ...

Super fund outflow ratios cause for concern

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 APR 2016
... against plans and instigating corrective actions when targets are not met are also likely to be lacking," Rowell said. On governance and culture, Rowell said this year APRA will be looking closer at director appointment and board performance assessment ...

Equip appoints new board members

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 1 APR 2016
... statement said. "Jericevic, who is PhD qualified in finance and is an independent consultant in the areas of treasury, governance and risk, received the next-highest number of votes in the member director election in February."

Suncorp searching for new chief info officer

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 1 APR 2016
... across Australia and New Zealand via platforms that create value for our customers. The existing legal entities and governance structures remain unchanged." "The new model aligns the business to the delivery of the customer strategy by creating customer-focused ...

State Street SHE Index aimed at capitalising on diversity

WHITNEY FITZSIMMONS  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 MAR 2016
... Australia. Recent research by Rainmaker SelectingSuper shows superannuation funds led by women, or with significant governance representation, out-perform "male-centric" funds by 50 basis points on average. The Rainmaker SelectingSuper analysis created ...

QIC equities head joins Silicon Valley firm

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 29 MAR 2016
... to the client's objectives, projecting outcomes on a forward-looking basis; the cloud strengthens collaboration and governance; and built-in charting brings the portfolio's data to life," the company said. "Eliminate spreadsheet spaghetti while swiftly ...