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Government superannuation reforms shelved

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  TUESDAY, 5 DEC 2017
... strengthen APRA's oversight over MySuper products; and mandate the appointment of independent directors to industry fund boards. They were put on hold after Senator Patrick and the Nick Xenophon Team withdrew their support, citing the exclusion of "choice" ...

Government superannuation bills will stand despite Royal Commission: O'Dwyer

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  FRIDAY, 1 DEC 2017
... ears. Superannuation bills currently before parliament a include forcing a minimum one-third independent directors on the boards of all super funds. Other reforms include the strengthening APRA's powers to include an annual assessment of all MySuper ...

SuperFriend welcomes new director

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  FRIDAY, 17 NOV 2017
... experience in media relations and an extensive network as a former broadcast journalist, and has worked in collaboration with boards, peak bodies, not-for-profits and governments on strategic and digital communications, stakeholder engagement and change ...

Tanner appointed to Suncorp board

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  MONDAY, 13 NOV 2017
... including involvement in merger and acquisitions advisory, fintech, life insurance and cyber security. He currently chairs the boards of the Mitchell Institute for Heath & Education Research, Victoria University, and Essendon Football Club, and is a ...

Banks will step out of wealth: Medcraft

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 31 OCT 2017
... important decision is appointing the chief executive and, as a board member, "your reputation is being rented." He added boards should strive for remuneration that incentivises what a good financial services company looks like. ASIC has detailed this ...

Ex-RBA Governor joins Macquarie

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 27 OCT 2017
Macquarie Group and Macquarie Bank will welcome a former Governor of the Reserve Bank of Australia to its boards next month. Glenn Stevens, who served as Governor between 2006 and 2016, will join both boards on November 1 as an independent director. ...

Trustees must raise bar on good governance: APRA

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 26 OCT 2017
... (AIST) event in Melbourne that APRA is standing firm in support of the proposed legislative changes mandating superannuation boards to comprise an independent chair and one-third independent directors. Between 2014 and 2016, the percentage of independent ...

Equity Trustees enters $5.2bn super fund merger

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 24 OCT 2017
... superannuation fund merger. Under the terms of the partnership, and subject to approval from the two funds' respective trustee boards, EQT's The Executive Superannuation Fund and the Aon Master Trust will combine. Should approvals be received, EQT will ...

APRA pushes for greater control over super

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 OCT 2017
... proposed amendments to require a minimum of one-third independent directors and an independent chair on superannuation boards, Rowell said. "It will ensure all boards have a meaningful proportion of directors free from association with related entities ...

Members better off with equal representation: AIST

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 10 OCT 2017
... the way ASX-listed companies are governed. It also seeks to abolish the equal representation rule, whereby super trustee boards are either required or can elect to comprise solely of employer and member representatives with no independent directors - ...