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NGS Super names new chair

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 29 AUG 2024
... directors on its board. With current chair Geoff Newcombe intending to retire at the end of the year, NGS Super has appointed John Battams as independent chair from 1 January 2025. Battams is currently on the board of QIC and chairs its risk committee. ...

APRA reorganises as it sets sights on superannuation

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 AUG 2024
... ASIC to ensure superannuation trustees meet their requirements under the Retirement Income Covenant. In addition, APRA chair John Lonsdale said the regulator would be taking a close look at the relationship between banks and super trustees. "Over the ...

ANZ hit with $250m capital penalty

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 23 AUG 2024
... add-on will remain in place until such time as ANZ has delivered required remediation to APRA's satisfaction. APRA chair John Lonsdale said he is concerned at the persistence of risk governance and culture issues within the bank. "ANZ is financially ...

Bennelong, Leadenhall launch ILS fund

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 20 AUG 2024
... property, while ILS can therefore help diversify asset risk in an overall investment strategy. Bennelong chief executive John Burke said with insurance premiums increasing globally in recent times, an ILS strategy like this can really benefit investors ...

MLC Asset Management names director of institutional distribution

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 19 AUG 2024
... not-for-profits, and family offices. He reports to the company's head of institutional distribution and consultant relations John Gray and works alongside fellow director Ajit Thillainathan. Gray said Anderson's appointment reflects MLC's commitment ...

New mandate boosts JANA's wealth division

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 AUG 2024
... portfolio construction, risk management, and performance monitoring under the arrangement. Investor Wealth's director John Cesario referred to JANA's position in the industry as the core factor in selecting the business for the mandate. "This ...

CFMEU fallout stokes governance debate

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 12 AUG 2024
... the best interests of members, with some going so far as to perceive the current model as archaic. More sympathetically, John Myers, the founder of boutique management consultancy firm perple - people performance, says that understanding the needs and ...

UK pension giant eyes Australian timber

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 9 AUG 2024
... Achieving net zero emissions by 2050 will require natural capital preservation." Campbell Global chief executive and chair John Gilleland said the group is delighted to have been mandated. "Timberland represents a unique investment that offers Nest's ...

Another chair for Sequoia

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 AUG 2024
... recently left the firm. Sweeney, who is a managing partner at Cooper Grace Ward's corporate and commercial group, took over John Larsen as chair after he resigned. "SEQ would like to thank Charles Sweeney for providing exceptional leadership during ...

UniSuper's environmental option returns -16%

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 30 JUL 2024
... fund's Global Environmental Opportunities (GEO) option returned a dismal -15.96% in FY24, but chief investment officer John Pearce says the growth themes remain intact, adding it's on a more solid footing than in FY21 when returns soared to near ...