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Industry super trustees lack investment experience

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 23 SEP 2013
... must learn to take a hands-off approach to investment decisions if they want to be regarded as having best practice governance, according to Towers Watson global head of investment content Roger Urwin. The governance expert said superannuation boards ...

John Hewson calls for overhaul of superannuation system

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 17 SEP 2013
... restoring stability and certainty to superannuation with an emphasis on improving competition, transparency and corporate governance. Hewson would also like to see a review of the role of the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) in ...

ASFA wary about SMSF property schemes

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 SEP 2013
... chief executive Pauline Vamos called for the regulators to address "the growing concern the community has around its governance, and ensure professionals working in this area are licensed appropriately." "It's essential that the investment decisions ...

Asteron takes on former Aon Hewitt exec

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 5 SEP 2013
... was previously general manager of operations at Aon Hewitt Financial Advice, where he was responsible for operations, governance, and strategy implementation in the Aon Hewitt Financial Advice AFSL. In his new role, Plant will report to executive general ...

AUI strengthens compliance governance division

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 5 SEP 2013
Australian Unity Investments (AUI) is strengthening its legal, compliance and governance capabilities with a newly-created role and a senior appointment. AUI has created the role of senior governance manager and Liesl Petterd has been appointed to it. ...

Cbus to divest tobacco holdings as stocks fall from highs

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 SEP 2013
... months as investors have repositioned their portfolios towards more cyclical stocks. Cbus' environmental, social and governance investment manager Louise Davidson said that the decision was the culmination of a long period of consideration by Cbus. "There ...

Legalsuper board addition further corrects gender imbalance

ALICE URIBE  |  TUESDAY, 3 SEP 2013
... Wales. "The appointment of a new director also results in renewal on our board, an important component of good board governance," Miles said. "As the specialist industry fund for the legal profession, there is great value in having legal professionals ...

ASIC issues governance warning on local emerging market companies

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 27 AUG 2013
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has issued a warning over corporate governance in Australian companies that have significant operations in emerging markets, saying these companies are more susceptible to collapse than domestically ...

ASIC orders additional AFSL conditions on Sydney firm

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 26 AUG 2013
... concerns about the adequacy of Roco International's market risk management systems. Roco will be required to document its governance, internal control and compliance arrangements for managing market risk. It will also have to engage an independent expert ...

Executive pay under spotlight in new ACSI guidelines

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 AUG 2013
The Australian Council of Superannuation Investors (ACSI) has published new governance guidelines outlining how it will assess the behaviour and performance of public company directors. The updated guidelines, developed in consultation with ACSI member ...