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NZ Super Fund adds board member

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 23 FEB 2021
... forward to receiving the benefit of her expertise." Mactaggart currently works as an independent director and adviser on the boards of listed infrastructure investment company Infratil, and private investment company BBRC Worldwide. She also consults ...

Aussie dividends slump 40%

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 22 FEB 2021
... lifted the restrictions. "While APRA will no longer hold banks to a minimum level of earnings retention, the onus will be on boards to carefully consider the sustainable rate for dividends, taking into account the outlook for profitability, capital and ...

Hume slams superannuation circus

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 15 FEB 2021
... from the funds and what I hear from the industry bodies," she said. Further, what Hume hears from chief executives and boards of funds and then reads something completely different in the newspapers. "This is my greatest frustration," she said. For someone ...

Industry funds pool $61bn of assets

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 11 FEB 2021
... approval. Maritime Super chief executive Peter Robertson told Financial Standard that the branding, administration services, boards of the two funds, and insurance will remain as is. Maritime is aligned to Hostplus on many levels, they have the same ...

Executive shuffle at Macquarie Group

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 9 FEB 2021
... has worked with Macquarie for 20 years and has served as the group's treasurer since 2013. The Macquarie Group and MBL boards will also undergo a change with Gordon Cairns stepping down on 7 May 2021. In November last year Cairns agreed to extend his ...

Dealer group bolsters leadership

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 8 FEB 2021
... distribution, sales and practice management, Kevin and Lisa will be valuable sources of knowledge and trustworthy sounding boards for our network of authorised representatives as they seek to grow and adapt their practices in the changing economic and ...

Lakehouse Capital adds return-to-work appointment

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 1 FEB 2021
... her extensive background in domestic private equity. As someone who has worked closely with SMEs, and sat on a number of boards, we think her experience and knowledge will add value across our processes and in evaluating opportunities," the firm said. ...

RSE trustee board composition evolving

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 1 FEB 2021
... 5.7%. Independent directors were the only cohort of the six listed by APRA, whose representation increased on RSE trustee boards increased in the period. At June 2020, there were 90 of them across Australia accounting for 10.7% of the 845 total directorships. ...

ASI appoints new APAC chief

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JAN 2021
... Additionally, he will provide strategic counsel to Buehlmann and retain his director positions on fund and UK investment trust boards. "Hugh has been instrumental in establishing a solid foundation for our Asia Pacific business, building a deep bench ...

Boards suffer from disconnect between risk, strategy

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 JAN 2021
New research from Deloitte has found there is a disconnect between boards' risk appetite and effective strategic planning, which it said is threatening companies' ability to take on risk. The report, Refocus on Risk to Thrive, was based on interviews ...