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Super fund chair appointed to NSW Generations Fund

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 JUL 2018
The chair of a $42 billion government superannuation fund and a former RBA Governor are joining the advisory board of New South Wales' new sovereign wealth fund. The state has also appointed its first chief economist. State Super chair Nicholas ...

"Collegiality" hinders appointments of female executives

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 30 APR 2018
When selecting new board members, a majority (66.7%) of ASX 200 company boards tend to gravitate towards candidates whom they know - a situation which hinders the selection of female employees to male-dominated boards, according to a new survey from ...

More female clients requires more female advisers

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 8 MAR 2018
The increase in women seeking financial advice highlights not only the need for more female advisers, but also the benefits of embracing gender equality in the workplace. Integra Financial Services director Deborah Kent believes the increasingly holistic ...

Cbus chief executive wins FEAL award

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  FRIDAY, 4 AUG 2017
Cbus chief executive officer David Atkin is the winner of this years' fund executive of the year award as presented by the Fund Executive Association Limited. Atkin was recognised as an industry executive who has made an outstanding contribution to ...

Gender diversity drives Australia's mid-market companies

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  TUESDAY, 4 APR 2017
The latest KPMG report shows Australian mid-market companies with gender diversity are outperforming peers. The KMPG Enterprise 2017 ASX 300+, which analysed 626 Australian entities and 38 foreign companies listed in Australia, found that companies ...

Former AustralianSuper chair joins ME board

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 10 OCT 2016
Industry fund-owned bank ME has appointed a former AustralianSuper chair as a non-executive director. Elana Rubin joined the ME board on 4 October. She has more than 20 years' experience as a non-executive director on private, government and not-for-profit ...

Super trustee bill before the Senate

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 9 NOV 2015
The Senate Economics Legislation Committee is expected to table its report on new superannuation trustee governance laws today ahead of debating a proposed bill in the Senate tomorrow. If passed the bill will require all Australian Prudential Regulation ...

Market Wrap AM

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 6 MAR 2015
The Australian market looks set to open flat after a lacklustre finish on Thursday and an unriveting performance on Wall Street where stocks lifted slightly. At 0840 AEDT on Friday, the share price index futures contract was up four points at 5,894. ...

Brisbane adviser pleads guilty to $9 million fraud

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 28 NOV 2014
A Brisbane-based financial adviser has pleaded guilty to 54 charges involving a $9 million fraud. Thanh Quoc Tu was permanently banned from financial services in July 2014 and the charges he now faces could carry a maximum penalty of up to 12 years ...

Sally Loane new CEO of the Financial Services Council

STAFF WRITER  |  TUESDAY, 11 NOV 2014
Former journalist Sally Loane has been appointed chief executive officer of the Financial Services Council (FSC) effective 8 December to replace the outgoing current chief executive John Brogden. Brogden is leaving to take up the role of chief executive ...