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IOOF appoints head of best advice

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 14 SEP 2015
... IOOF did not reveal details of the report, but mentioned that PwC made recommendations in relation to "composition of governance committees, formalisation of research advice processes and controls, harmonisation of staff key performance indicators, monitoring ...

University investment portfolio includes tobacco and beer

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 10 SEP 2015
... international shareholdings in emerging markets as a balance is being sought in the university's environmental, social and governance (ESG) investment framework. Sydney University recently released its top shareholdings for its $1.4 billion investment ...

Maritime Super appoints NAS as custodian

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 10 SEP 2015
... further assist Maritime Super in providing cost-effective and quality services and benefits to members, through a strong governance structure. Brown said the reappointment was also part of a broader strategic objective to further develop franchise-wide ...

Pressure mounts on Cbus in Royal Commission

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 8 SEP 2015
... chief executive David Atkin has until Friday to respond to damning allegations in the Royal Commission into Trade Union Governance and Corruption. On Monday Counsel Assisting the Commission made submissions to its inquiry on Cbus, alleging the industry ...

Aussie super funds in top 100

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 8 SEP 2015
... they are increasingly thinking about diversification in the context of all return drivers and adding the necessary governance or outsourcing to ensure success." In producing the P&I/Towers Watson list Australian super funds recorded a five-year compound ...

ASIC warns super funds over transparency requirements

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 7 SEP 2015
... Super reforms, require funds to display executive remuneration disclosure and other information about super funds' governance on their websites. The requirement is designed to make superannuation funds more accountable and transparent to the market ...

The $17trn infra opportunity investors have overlooked

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 4 SEP 2015
... that want to increase their allocation to infrastructure assets without compromising their environmental, social and governance criteria should consider an investment in water equities. That's the opinion of Kleinwort Benson Investors, a fund manager ...

Perpetual wins RE mandate with seven funds

STAFF WRITER  |  THURSDAY, 3 SEP 2015
... Income Fund - Marian, and the Monash Absolute Investment Fund. As a result, Perpetual will oversee risk, compliance and governance issues with these funds. "Our role as independent responsible entity is to assist fund managers structure their products ...

REST appoints exec from SSFS

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 SEP 2015
... responsible for the fund's risk management framework. At the same time, he provides independent risk oversight to ensure good governance and controls are in place. Budge's past experience in financial services includes senior roles at the Australian ...

APRA trustee reforms, definition of independence yet to be finalised

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 1 SEP 2015
... representation trustee model that has operated in Australia for decades. "The Bill proposes to amend the SIS Act to improve governance in superannuation by ensuring that there is an appropriate proportion of independent directors on the boards of all ...