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Co-founder departs Future Super

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 11 FEB 2022
... shareholder advocacy through his director role at ACCR [Australasian Centre for Corporate Responsibility], investment committee role at climate investing start-up Bloom Impact as a responsible manager with Professional Superannuation Management," the ...

Rainy day funds probed

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 11 FEB 2022
MP Jason Falinski spent the most recent House Economics Committee hearing probing the implications of super funds creating "rainy day funds" to pay for possible fines and sanctions. At the beginning of the hearing, Falinski asked University of NSW professor ...

Hostplus hits members with new fee

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 10 FEB 2022
... general reserve to a new Trustee Resilience Reserve held by the trustee on 22 December 2021. Today, the House Economics Committee heard that profit-to-member funds are likely to use a range of methods to raise the required reserves. Professor Scott Donald ...

AFA Practitioner Community appoints new leaders

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 10 FEB 2022
... Practitioner chair. Brisbane-based Jacovides launched Mazi Wealth, a non-aligned firm, in January. She currently sits on the committee of Women in Super.

Economics Committee to examine rainy day funds

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 8 FEB 2022
The House Economics Committee is going to examine the rainy day funds created by superannuation funds following recent amendments made to the Superannuation Industry (Supervision) Act 1993. The hearing, scheduled for February 10, is part of the committee's ...

AustralianSuper appoints to advisory team

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 3 FEB 2022
... its direct private markets capability. He will join AustralianSuper's Direct Investment Decision Making and Advisory Committee for UK and European investments. Lindeijer was PGGM's chief investment manager from 2011 to 2020, and in that role, he was ...

Former APRA executive joins Zurich

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 3 FEB 2022
... Zurich's main APRA-regulated boards as an independent non-executive director and member of risk, compliance and audit committee. Summerhayes' role on Zurich's board also includes member of people and remuneration committee. He also joins Zurich Investment ...

IFM Investors adds former Schroders chief

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 1 FEB 2022
... Mercer and Towers Perrin. He has also served on the board of the Financial Services Council (FSC) and been an executive committee member and pension committee chair of the Hong Kong Investment Funds Association (IFA). I'm delighted to be joining ...

Inquiry criticises gaps in CSLR

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 31 JAN 2022
... flaws that will overlook the protection of certain investors, a parliamentary inquiry heard. In discussing the Standing Committee on Economics Financial Services Compensation Scheme of Last Resort Levy Bill 2021 last week, SMSF Association deputy chief ...

Former BT executive assumes CIO role

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 20 JAN 2022
... Suncorp's investment portfolio for the next two years. Farrell is currently on the board of E&P Financial Group's investment committee, formerly known as Evans Dixon. Relocating to London, Farrell leads the engagement between Charles Stanley's investment ...