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DomaCom to partner with Perpetual on new platform

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 12 FEB 2013
... said. "Perpetual's well-known approach and commitment to responsible investment including social, environmental and governance factors is very rigorous and will be instrumental in ensuring the DomaCom Fund have a solid compliance and governance base," ...

Ripoll thanks industry for reforms support

BEN COLLINS  |  TUESDAY, 5 FEB 2013
... if elected it would make significant changes to the Gillard Government's FoFA reforms, as well as to superannuation governance.

Coalition wants fund governance changes: Fletcher

BEN COLLINS  |  TUESDAY, 5 FEB 2013
... Committee on corporations and financial services, has voiced the Federal Opposition's concerns about superannuation fund governance. Speaking yesterday in Melbourne at an Industry Superannuation Network seminar of financial advice, Fletcher, who sat ...

HESTA retains J.P. Morgan for custody services

BEN COLLINS  |  TUESDAY, 29 JAN 2013
... administration, securities lending, and compliance and unit pricing services. HESTA executive manager of investments and governance Rob Fowler said that the industry super fund was striving to provide its members with innovative solutions and tailored ...

Media super ups disclosure, lodges MySuper application

BEN COLLINS  |  TUESDAY, 29 JAN 2013
... international shares, property, infrastructure and other underlying portfolios. "We are committed to improving fund governance and ensuring transparency for members around our investment operations and activities, the Asset Disclosure Project is a further ...

Advisers must ask clients about SRI investing: Australian Ethical

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 JAN 2013
... about wanting to make a positive difference on issues such as the environment, sustainability and ethical corporate governance then it must obligate financial planners to ask their clients about socially responsible investing, according to Australian ...

VicSuper adds new investment options

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 22 JAN 2013
... managers selected by VicSuper for their expertise in Australian shares and for integrating environmental, social and governance factors into their investment process. VicSuper members, including pension members, will also have the option to invest their ...

Interviews start soon for new AIST CEO

BEN COLLINS  |  THURSDAY, 17 JAN 2013
... for not-for-profit superannuation funds at the end of this month. "With Fiona at the helm, AIST had led the way in governance and disclosure reforms and been a key driver in improving retirement outcomes for low income earners and women," AIST president ...

Corporate governance boosted by two-strike rule

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 17 JAN 2013
The 'two-strike rule' on remuneration has improved corporate governance by making company directors more accountable to their shareholders, according to AMP Capital. The investment manager has been a long supporter of the rule which was brought in on ...

New hires in AuSuper's internal team

BEN COLLINS  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 JAN 2013
... Investments. Alongside the recruitment, the project team is finalising the technology platform, internal processes and governance model, and the integration of this initiative with the rest of the Fund's activities. "The project to bring part of ...