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Industry super fund appoints new chair

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 4 JUL 2017
... landmark appointment reinforces LGS's commitment to diversity and female representation in leadership roles including [boards]," Heffernan added. LGS manages more than $10 billion in assets for 90,000 current and former NSW local government employees ...

Magellan adds John Eales to board

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 30 JUN 2017
... director, serving on the board's audit and risk committee, and the remuneration and nominations committee. He also sits on the boards of Flight Centre, Fuji Xerox and the Australian Rugby Union. After retiring from rugby in 2001, Eales worked in advisory ...

KPMG names new national chair

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 29 JUN 2017
... closely with Kitchen to ensure a smooth transition of responsibilities. Nash said Kitchen is well known and respected by boards and chief executives across Australia "as a leader and effective decision maker." "She will work closely with Gary Wingrove ...

Self-awareness, adaptability key for asset owners

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 JUN 2017
... recognise. Using diversity effectively can help in reducing the impact of biases, the report said. Another key finding is that boards are having trouble being strategic. Boards seem strong in interpreting their fund's mandates and in ensuring executive ...

Former Fidelity CIO joins Yarra board

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 27 JUN 2017
... Investments. He was also chief investment officer at Schroders from 1991 to 1999. In addition to Yarra, Gordon also sits on the boards and investment committees of Russell Investments, FWD Insurance, Altius Asset Management and Blue Sky Alternative Investments. ...

Industry giant joins ACSI

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  FRIDAY, 9 JUN 2017
... the companies in which its members invest. "By harnessing our collective rights and interests and actively engaging with boards, we seek to influence the ESG performance of companies, with the aim of promoting long-term shareholder value and minimising ...

Women in Super names 2017 scholarship winners

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  FRIDAY, 19 MAY 2017
Women in Super (WIS) continues its advocacy for better female representation on superannuation boards and leadership roles through its scholarship programme, now in its third year running. The national advocacy and networking group has collaborated ...

Senior executives sworn to secrecy over bank levy

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 18 MAY 2017
The five major banks are banned from consulting with their boards, customers or shareholders prior to the implementation of legislation around the new bank levy. In what the Australian Bankers' Association has labelled an extraordinary move, the Federal ...

AustralianSuper appoints former Macquarie executive

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 24 APR 2017
... appointed a new chair for its investment committee. Jim Craig, who has been on the committee since last year, also sits on the boards of Lifestyle Communities, IC Advisory, River Capital, Unified Healthcare Group, Australian United Investments and Cell ...

Industry funds in merger talks

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  THURSDAY, 13 APR 2017
... largest superannuation funds, with more than $45 billion in funds under management, and more than 100,000 employers. The boards of Kinetic Super and Sunsuper released a joint statement expressing excitement to be undertaking this exploratory phase of ...