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VFMC appoints former AustralianSuper chair

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 14 AUG 2015
A former chair of AustralianSuper has been appointed to the board of Victorian Funds Management Corporation (VFMC). Joining the VFMC board is Elana Rubin, who has extensive directorship experience in funds management, property and infrastructure. Rubin ...

NZ Super eyes glass to smash returns

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 14 AUG 2015
The New Zealand Superannuation Fund will have a place on the board of a US-based tinted glass manufacturer after purchasing a stake in the business for US$75 million. NZ Super Fund's head of international direct investment, Nigel Gormly, will take a ...

Regulation is not the only answer: Herbert Smith Freehills

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 AUG 2015
... be free to make decisions with the best interest of members at heart, they will be offering a different skillset to the board. If you anonymised skillsets, then you wouldn't be able to tell the difference between the superannuation segments," he says. ...

Murray slams "silly suggestions"

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 11 AUG 2015
David Murray, chair of the Financial System Inquiry, has stirred the debate around super board independence, saying it has deteriorated into a "set of silly suggestions." In his final FSI report, Murray recommended that super funds appoint a majority ...

Frydenberg slams modern awards as poorly-conceived

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 7 AUG 2015
... more to say once a response to the FSI is formalised. Frydenberg said if Labor did not want to support changes to super board governance A he was still confident the reforms would pass the Senate. Frydenberg also addressed issues about foreign investment ...

Super board changes ignore past lessons: Bowen

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 7 AUG 2015
... report into default superannuation funds found there was "a lack of compelling evidence to suggest that any one model of board structure should be viewed as clearly preferable in all cases." Bowen accepts the Murray Inquiry recommended that a majority ...

FSC awards industry execs

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 7 AUG 2015
... exceptional compared with those of other individuals working on similar projects. Awards also value active participation in FSC board committees, working groups, expert groups and special projects. The FSC also awarded AMP director of financial planning ...

Indian economy accelerating/slowing

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 AUG 2015
... did too. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) announced no change in policy settings following the conclusion of its 4 August Board meeting and this, despite government pressure for it to lower interest rates - which at 7.25% are among the highest in Asia ...

ASFA concerned about board governance timeline

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 4 AUG 2015
... serving as an independent chair on super fund boards. Yet it does not support proposed requirement that a majority of both the Board Audit Committee (BAC) and Board Remuneration Committee (BRC) be independent directors. "In ASFA's view, while it is reasonable ...

RBA to deliver nothing

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 4 AUG 2015
Our very own Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) will hold its monthly Board meeting today to deliberate on the economy's monetary policy setting. This month looks easy-peasy for the RBA. Keep the official cash rate steady at 2.0% plus a few minor tweaks ...