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Industry fund welcomes new chair

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 26 FEB 2019
... Graincorp. In addition to LUCRF Super, Di Leo holds a directorship with Namoi Cotton. He has also previously served on the boards of Port Kembla Port Corporation and Teys Australia. LUCRF Super chief executive Charlie Donnelly said Di Leo's experience ...

Australia ahead in gender diversity

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 25 FEB 2019
Australia's commitment to making gender diversity on boards a serious business imperative and without government intervention has made it a standout from other countries. And financial services led the way. Women accounted for 32.4% of superannuation ...

New TPB chair welcomed

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 FEB 2019
... a new board director in Debra Anderson. Anderson is director of Anderson Tax & Consulting, and sits on various advisory boards for the Australian Taxation Office. Julianne Jacques, Greg Lewis and Jim Hawson have all been reappointed to the board for ...

Qantas Super chair steps down

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 19 FEB 2019
... board. Ward joined the Qantas Super board in April 2004 and was appointed chair one year later. She serves on numerous boards, including Colonial First State Investments, MYOB Group and Zoos Victoria. Prior to becoming a professional director, she was ...

NAB most distrusted bank in Australia

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 15 FEB 2019
... biggest challenge of their careers - to reverse the public's soaring distrust in their brands. "These directors on the boards of banks need truly independent reporting over time of their brand's trust - and more critically, their distrust." "Rather than ...

Royal Commission dampens superannuation success

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 FEB 2019
... which had far-ranging effects. Unintended multiple accounts, entrenched underperforming funds, conflicted or ineffective boards and inappropriate interpretations of best interest duties were some of the criticisms that made Australia's superannuation ...

APRA could oversee stalled super fund mergers

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 FEB 2019
... discussions were derailed by who would get a seat on the table at the new merged fund's board. Energy Super and Equip Super's boards agreed a merger was in best interest of their members. A KPMG report even put a number on this, saying the members of ...

Superannuation smashes gender diversity goals

KARREN VERGARA  |  SUNDAY, 3 FEB 2019
The superannuation fund industry has smashed industry targets of female representation on boards, latest APRA figures show. The number of women represented on boards has increased 9.2% over the last four years, according to APRA's annual super bulletin. ...

Former TAL chief appointed at Swiss Re

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 31 JAN 2019
A former boss of TAL joined the Australian boards of Swiss Re. Jim Minto was recently appointed as a director to Swiss Re Life & Health Australia and the firm's advisory board. The former TAL chief executive and managing director currently serves on ...

Royal Commissions puts pressure on finance sector job market: Sunsuper

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 22 JAN 2019
... demand dropped 9.6% year-on-year according to Sunsuper, whose Australian Job Index tracks digital job advertisements on job boards, employer career portals and recruitment company websites. Formerly known as the Kinetic Super Job Index (prior to the ...