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State Super welcomes former Deloitte partner to board

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 17 NOV 2022
State Super has appointed former Deloitte partner Russell Mason as a director. Mason commenced his four-year term this month and has over 40 years of advisory experience in the superannuation industry. Most recently he worked as lead superannuation ...

ASX dumps CHESS replacement project

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 17 NOV 2022
More than seven years on from when talk of a CHESS replacement began, the ASX has confirmed it will go back to the drawing board, writing off about $255 million in investment already made. The bourse first touted it would look to replace CHESS in February ...

NGS Super chair to retire

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 17 NOV 2022
After a decade in the role, Dick Shearman is retiring as chair of NGS Super. Shearman joined the NGS board in 2012 as a member representative director and became chair that same year. At the time, it had $4.4 billion and has since grown to $13 billion ...

Pendal, Perpetual amend deal terms

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 17 NOV 2022
Both Pendal Group and Perpetual have confirmed the terms of their takeover deal have changed, in addition to the Supreme Court ruling that Pendal could rightfully seek more than a break fee if the deal goes south. Both parties have agreed to revise ...

Zurich Australia appoints investment chief

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 NOV 2022
Zurich Australia has promoted Mathew Drennan to chief investment officer, effective December 1. Previously, Drennan served as head of savings and investments, having held this position since March 2018. A spokesperson for Zurich said: "He brings a wealth ...

ASIC suspends FTX Australia's licence

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 NOV 2022
ASIC has suspended the Australian financial services licence of embattled crypto company FTX. FTX entered voluntary administration on November 11, and the AFSL is suspended until 15 May 2023. However, for the time being, FTX can continue to provide ...

Durack returns to Schroders

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 NOV 2022
The global investment firm announced several senior leadership appointments in its Asia Pacific business, including the return of Chris Durack in a key role. After a 17-year tenure, Schroders Asia Pacific chief executive Susan Soh will retire from the ...

Janus Henderson announces board changes

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 NOV 2022
The global manager has appointed John Cassaday as its new chair of the board, following the retirement of Richard Gillingwater. Cassaday currently serves as chair and member of the corporate governance and nominating committee for Canadian multi-national ...

Spirit Super farewells chair, names successor

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 15 NOV 2022
Naomi Edwards will depart the fund after 12 years on the board, to be replaced by investment and superannuation veteran Maria Wilton. Edwards was Tasplan's chair since 2011, continuing in the role following its merger with MTAA Super. Edwards' ...

Magellan seeks $1m increase to director fees

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 15 NOV 2022
Magellan is seeking to increase the maximum remuneration paid to all non-executive directors from $750,000 to $1.75 million. Magellan has scheduled an Extraordinary General Meeting to vote on the matter on December 14. The last time shareholders approved ...