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Regulatory disruption hampers long-term vision for super

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 MAR 2018
... underlying profit-to-member ethos, our focus on putting members first, equal representation of employers and employees on our boards - are what have set us apart these past 26 and more years. I believe that maintaining the successful culture of your ...

Global Merces launches managed funds regtech

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 9 MAR 2018
... solution that slashes the managed funds application process to five minutes. FUND.ID, a straight through processing system, on-boards new clients using an electronic signature and bank level encryption. It's able to identify retail investors and self-managed ...

More female clients requires more female advisers

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 8 MAR 2018
... Superannuation Investors which is again calling on listed Australian companies to consider the gender diversity of their boards. "While there has been progress over recent years towards increasing the gender diversity of Australia's listed company boards ...

Women-led super funds outperform again

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 8 MAR 2018
... executives, trustee directors or senior managers. The study analysed not-for-profit super funds because these funds have trustee boards which directly oversee the product offerings and have chief executives and executive teams explicitly associated with ...

Complaints authority welcomes new chair

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 1 MAR 2018
... sector and the issues faced by consumers of financial products and services, O'Dwyer added. Coonan serves on several boards of private and public organisations including Place Management NSW (formerly Sydney Harbour Foreshore Authority), Snowy Hydro ...

Investec unveils succession plan

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 FEB 2018
... directors. Burger will retire on 31 March 2019 and become a non-executive director on certain subsidiary and associate boards. The board thanked the trio "for their exemplary service, dedication and commitment to the group since the 1980s" and said it ...

FTSE Russell launches gender diversity indices

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 5 FEB 2018
... demand for more transparent environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors in passive investments. The FTSE Women on Boards Leadership Index Series is designed to integrate a company's gender diversity leadership and its social impact into a broad ...

Institutions urged to overhaul outdated risk management practices

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 30 JAN 2018
... speeds. Australian banks are particularly vulnerable to "fake news" as consumers demonstrate little sympathy for banks, their boards and management. This also gives way to what Laughlin calls "reverse fake news", which is where correctly reported news ...

2017 AGMs less tumultuous: ASIC

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 30 JAN 2018
... recommended that its members vote against the election of certain directors in companies without female representation on their boards," ASIC said. On the back of this report, boards still need to make the most of AGMs to be transparent, accountable ...

Fund manager chief executive moves to QIC

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 29 JAN 2018
... demonstrate a solid understanding of a broad range of listed and unlisted asset classes, coupled with the expertise to help boards confidently devise their strategies and realise investment objectives," Christensen said. "Allison's unique mix of quantatitive ...