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New super fund to secure female financial security

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 3 DEC 2018
... superannuation offering launched this week. Its investments exclude companies that don't commit to adding women to their boards; and it refuses to charge administration fees to members on parental leave. Verve Super is aiming to tackle an inequality ...

Equity Trustees adds former family office leader to board

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 29 NOV 2018
... Trustees and support the development of Australia's leading specialist trustee company." Hammon has previously served on the boards of various not-for-profit organisations, including the Abbotsford Convent Foundation and St Catherine's School. Separately ...

Culture dominates shareholder engagement

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 27 NOV 2018
... accountability and corporate culture, an institutional investor says these two issues will now shape conversations with boards more than ever. SSGA senior managing director Susan Darroch said the significant role boards play in creating good corporate ...

Future Fund appoints to board

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 12 NOV 2018
... executive and chair John Fraser is joining the Future Fund's board of guardians, effective today. Fraser previously sat on the boards of Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) and Australian Council of Financial Regulators. He was also a secretary to the Department ...

Macquarie reshuffles asset management lineup

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 2 NOV 2018
... management business as it posts 1H19 net profits of $1.3 billion. Former RBA board member Jillian Broadbent AO is joining the boards of Macquarie Group and Macquarie Bank as an independent non-executive director, effective November 5. She has previously ...

Nikko appoints AIST director

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 26 OCT 2018
Nikko Asset Management has appointed an AIST and Tasplan Super director to its boards. Naomi Edwards is a trained actuary and will serve as a non-executive on the boards of Nikko Asset Management Australia Limited and Nikko AM Limited, also chairing ...

Cybersecurity fit for a $16bn insurer

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 26 OCT 2018
... approach where awareness for the threats permeates right from the top. "This top down view of cycbersecurity can enable our boards to behave the way our regulators want them to do," Squires said. Apart from striking a common language with the board ...

Governance specialist names new chief executive

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 26 OCT 2018
... Motto as its new chief executive from January 2019. She is the former chief executive of Consult Australia and is on the boards of Standards Australia and the Committee for Economic Development of Australia (CEDA). Governance Institute president Warren ...

Challenger expands distribution reach

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 OCT 2018
... Challenger. West was appointed as an independent non-executive director to both the Challenger and Challenger Life Company boards. He previously served as chief executive of Vero Insurance and CGU Insurance, and is currently on the board of Genworth ...

Former AustralianSuper risk boss joins AMP super boards

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 16 OCT 2018
A former head of risk management at AustralianSuper has joined the boards responsible for the governance of AMP's superannuation funds. Tony Brain will link with AMP to help govern its suite of superannuation funds, adding more than 30 years of experience ...