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Industry gears for new settlement regime

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 25 AUG 2015
Custodians are on track reduce settlement times from three days to two days in time for the official regime change in March 2016. Firms are gearing up to start testing their readiness for the new T+2 Settlement regime in October. "Reducing settlement ...

ACSI calls for better company disclosure

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 25 AUG 2015
The Australian Council of Superannuation Investors (ACSI) believes more progress is needed to embed better anti-corruption and bribery disclosures in major Australian companies. ACSI says while there has been a general improvement in disclosure quality ...

Financial services fail to share mental health data

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 24 JUL 2015
Two-thirds of listed financial services companies are failing to disclose important data for measuring employee mental health against wider standards. According to a new report by the Australian Council of Superannuation Investors (ACSI), only a third ...

ACSI targets male-dominated boards

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 10 JUL 2015
The Australian Council of Superannuation Investors has written to the chairs of over 30 ASX 200 companies regarding the lack of female representation on their boards. The goal was to remind these companies - which either had just one female director ...

Vale Phil Spathis

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 JUN 2015
Phil Spathis, the co-founder of the Australian Council of Superannuation Investors (ACSI), has died following a lengthy illness. Spathis was a driving force behind the organisation, establishing it alongside the late Michael O'Sullivan. He was the first ...

NAS loses VFMC, retains VicSuper

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 1 JUN 2015
Victorian Funds Management Corporation (VFMC) has appointed State Street as its custodian and administrator, ending a 21 year relationship with its previous custodian, NAB Asset Servicing. VFMC, which has $50 billion in funds under management, said ...

ACSA awards best custody executives

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 19 MAY 2015
The Australian Custodial Services Association (ACSA) has recognised the industry executives who made contributions to the custody industry in the 2015 ACSA Awards. HSBC Securities Service manager of corporate actions Alvaro Martinez, Merrill Lynch head ...

ACSA appoints NAB manager as chair

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 11 MAY 2015
The Australian Custodial Services Association (ACSA) has appointed a new chair. NAB Asset Servicing (NAS) general manager of client delivery David Knights will take the ACSA position, effective immediately, in addition to maintaining his role at NAB. ...

LGS launches shareholder voting website

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 4 MAY 2015
Local Government Super is reported to be the first super fund in Australia disclosing its voting intentions in advance of investee company shareholder meetings. The super fund's recent move was made in conjunction with the launch of a shareholder voting ...

Assets under custody surpass $2.5tr

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 23 APR 2015
Assets under custody and administration in Australia exceeded $2.5 trillion at the end of 2014, with NAB Asset Servicing (NAS) remaining the largest custodian in the country. Assets under custody grew by 5% for the six months to December 2014, the Australian ...