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Douglass exits Magellan board

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 21 MAR 2022
... drop from $113.3 billion last September. Ironically, before taking an indefinite leave of absence, Douglass told a conference that he doesn't believe in investing in "turnaround companies".

Hamish Douglass takes leave of absence

CHLOE WALKER  |  MONDAY, 7 FEB 2022
... a search is undertaken to appoint an additional non-executive director. Last week, Douglass attended a Morningstar conference where he took a contrarian stance by shunning "turnaround companies", claiming they make it difficult for fund managers to be ...

Pain ahead for super trustees on unlisted valuations

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 6 SEP 2021
... superannuation funds approached the revaluations. APRA general manager, superannuation Katrina Ellis, speaking at an AIST conference last week, said the regulator found many concerning practices by trustees on revaluation of assets even though they acted ...

HESTA defines perfect merger partner

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 31 AUG 2021
... Sonia Sawtell-Rickson appeared in a session at the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees (AIST) ASI 2021 conference and was asked who HESTA would merge with. Instead of naming a specific super fund, Sawtell-Rickson said it was more about the ...

Companies failing harassment victims: ACSI

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 22 JUL 2021
... complaints which inherently discriminate against victims, the Australian Council of Superannuation Investors (ACSI) conference has heard. That was the message heard during a session in which Julia Szlakowski - a private equity specialist - recounted ...

Chief economist update: The (dot) plot thickens

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 17 JUN 2021
... Financial market participants, it seems, paid closer attention to chair Jerome Powell's words this time. In his press conference, the Fed chief elaborated that: "As is evident in the SEP, many participants forecast that these favorable economic conditions ...

UniSuper names next chief executive

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 MAY 2021
... However, O'Sullivan said he expects the fund's growth rate to be lower than previous years, at a panel at the Conference of Major Superannuation Funds. "I am extremely excited to be able to lead such a dynamic and successful team and look forward ...

Long way for super complaints overhaul

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 20 MAY 2021
... recipients and insurance claims handling processes. All complaints must be responded to in 45 days. Speaking at the Conference of Major Superannuation Funds (CMSF) on May 19, ASIC commissioner Danielle Press shared the results of ASIC's survey of ...

Super funds under $30bn should merge: APRA

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 MAY 2021
... is often not as easy to point to as it should be," she said. Financial Standard is the official media partner of the Conference of Major Superannuation Funds 2021.

Raw truth on merger process: Panel

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 MAY 2021
... been through a merger have revealed the anxiety, job losses and workload involved. Speaking on a panel at the AIST Conference of Major Superannuation Funds, Spirit Super chief executive Leeanne Turner revealed what it was like bringing MTAA Super and ...