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International pension fund creates stewardship group

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 24 MAR 2016
... specific action plans from a long-term strategic perspective. The group will also analyse environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors in domestic and international equities, and "promote collaboration between equity owners and businesses." GPIF ...

Super governance at top of APRA agenda

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 21 MAR 2016
The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority has highlighted three superannuation governance issues it will prioritise in its regulatory agenda for 2016. The first of these issues is what the regulator called "the robustness of strategic and business ...

Charities must go corporate or face extinction: Koda

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 18 MAR 2016
... having." Knowles said the recent questions around the operation of the Shane Warne Foundation were an example of the new governance standards expected from Australian charities. "Non-profits must be transparent and able to respond quickly and effectively ...

Statewide chair collects AIST Trustee of the Year

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 17 MAR 2016
... nomination, including: the degree of personal commitment by the nominee; elements of personal sacrifice to enhance the fund's governance or the standing of the industry; some element of altruistic motivation; demonstration of a strong commitment to the ...

No evidence that independence would boost performance: CIFR

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 MAR 2016
... maintaining the legitimacy of the superannuation system. The Federal Government has set instilling independence within the governance of superannuation as a key priority for the sector. Dr Scott Donald of the University of New South Wales, who completed ...

Adequacy benchmark to help define super

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 MAR 2016
... followed Garcia's speech by video and said the government was committed to "getting superannuation right." On super fund governance, Garcia said the AIST will be contributing to an industry-wide governance code - a likely outcome of the Fraser Review. ...

ANZ appoints PwC for OnePath compliance review

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 15 MAR 2016
... compliance systems, including targeted external audits and additional staff training to improve monitoring, reporting and governance." ASIC deputy chair Peter Kell concluded, "Appropriate compliance and systems to monitor compliance are essential for ...

Board members lose independence after 12 years: CalPERS

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 15 MAR 2016
... compromising their independence. The California Public Employees' Retirement System (CalPERS) has revised its global governance principles and requests that should a director reach 12 years of service, companies should carry out "rigorous evaluations ...

Australia and UK to shape retirement landscape

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 14 MAR 2016
... be interesting how Australia would view Pension Wise," Fraser said. Fraser will be presenting at CMSF on retirement governance. He will present during one of the ME Learning Lab sessions. "It's interesting for me that the Australian market, along with ...

CommInsure enhances claims process

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 11 MAR 2016
... "CommInsure has taken a range of actions, including benchmarking of product features, targeted review of customer claims, governance changes to enhance structural independence and additional training for claims staff, including customer empathy and professional ...