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NZ Super appoints new chair

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 DEC 2015
The $28 billion New Zealand Superannuation Fund has appointed a new board chair following the recent resignation of Gavin Walker. The internal appointment sees Guardians of New Zealand Superannuation deputy chair Catherine Savage promoted to the top ...

PIMCO appoints world leaders to advisory board

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 8 DEC 2015
PIMCO has appointed five world leaders to a newly-created Global Advisory Board that will contribute to the firm on global economic, political and strategic developments. The board will be chaired by former Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke. The ...

Listed companies improve ESG approach

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 8 DEC 2015
... include more detailed disclosures on companies' approach to climate change risks and managing their supply chains, changes in board composition and better-aligned and more demanding executive pay schemes. During the year to 30 June 2015, ACSI held a ...

Women in Super names recipients of 2015 NSW scholarship program

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  MONDAY, 7 DEC 2015
... under her belt, one of the recipients, Dr Suzanne Doyle said what eluded her to date is where to get more information on board directorships. The scholarship will help address that, she said. The program follows on the WIS - AGSM scholarships awarded ...

Super funds must ramp cyber protections

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 4 DEC 2015
... Payments Platform by 2017, among other technological advances, security risk will become an increasing discussion at the board level. KPMG global head of cyber security Malcolm Marshall said collectively the financial services industry sleepwalked in ...

Super governance saga continues

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 3 DEC 2015
... government removing the requirement for super trustees to disclose to members on an 'if not, why not' basis whether their board has a majority of independent directors. ASFA supports a general reporting obligation that would require trustee to publish ...

AMP director retires, Wesfarmers director appointed

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 DEC 2015
... Fegan will retire from his positions. In his stead, Wesfarmers non-executive director Vanessa Wallace will join the AMP board on March 1, 2016. Wallace has also held positions at Booz & Company, and became executive chair of Japan for the company after ...

La Trobe Financial Standard Philanthropy Awards judging panel announced

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 DEC 2015
The judging panel for the inaugural La Trobe Financial Standard Philanthropy Awards has been confirmed. The awards will acknowledge the benefactors who have made substantial philanthropic donations to fund transformative outcomes in the community. It ...

Australians more reluctant to seek professional advice

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 DEC 2015
... from a professional. The survey was conducted by global research firm GfK on behalf of the Financial Planning Standards Board (FPSB) and in conjunction with the Financial Planning Association (FPA). It found that Australians rely less on planners and ...

Governance bill loses Senators' support

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 DEC 2015
... proposed legislation and was looking at an alternative deal that would keep the equal member and employer representative board model in legislation. The current proposed legislation would, at a minimum, see one third independent directors on APRA-regulated ...