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Magellan director steps down

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  FRIDAY, 1 OCT 2021
... retirement from the board. Paul Lewis first joined the board in 2006 and was also chair of the remuneration and nominations committee and a member of the audit and risk committee. "This is the end of a chapter and I look back with extreme fondness and ...

Class action legislation open for consultation

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  FRIDAY, 1 OCT 2021
... a litigation funder. If the legislation progresses, it will implement key recommendations of the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Corporations and Financial Services in its report on litigation funding and the regulation of the class action industry ...

Zenith makes senior ESG appointment

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 28 SEP 2021
... instrumental in driving Zenith's work in this area via his responsibilities as chair of Zenith's Responsible Investment Committee," she said. "His involvement in sustainability issues in investment research date back to 2002 and going forward he will ...

Economic recap: Week to September 24

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 27 SEP 2021
... "maximum employment and inflation has risen to 2% and is on track to moderately exceed 2% for some time". Therefore, "the Committee judges that a moderation in the pace of asset purchases may soon be warranted". Risk assets rallied and the CBOE VIX index ...

Super funds don't vote together: ACSI

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 23 SEP 2021
The House of Representatives committee looking into common ownership of ASX companies has continued this week, with the super industry hitting back at suggestions that funds act in unison. Yesterday, Australian Council of Superannuation Investors (ACSI) ...

NZ Super Fund adds to board

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 SEP 2021
... certainty for future generations of New Zealanders." Since returning home, McClatchy joined the Investment Advisory Committee of the Acorn Foundation and the board of Waipuna Hospice. He also sits on the boards of listed investment companies Barramundi ...

Adviser overwhelm explained

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 21 SEP 2021
... issues in Commonwealth Financial Planning. The same year saw the Financial System Inquiry and the parliamentary joint committee proposal to lift professional standards. In 2015, there was the Trowbridge inquiry into life insurance, before the process ...

Multi-boutique creates new relationships role

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 21 SEP 2021
... Since then, he has held several roles including investment specialist and is also a member of the Warakirri Investment Committee and manages the Warakirri Cash Deposits Trust. "Research houses and investment consultants play an important role in our ...

Hostplus grilled on common ownership, collusion

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 20 SEP 2021
... hearing that sought to uncover any evidence of collusion and anti-competitiveness. MP Tim Wilson, who chaired the Standing Committee on Economics hearing on common ownership and capital concentration this morning, asked three Hostplus executives about ...

Common ownership concerns redundant: AustralianSuper

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  MONDAY, 20 SEP 2021
... actively in common ownership, while also hinting at plans to bring more investing in-house. Appearing at a Standing Committee on Economics hearing on common ownership and capital concentration in Australia, Silk said the fund will always be pro-competitive. ...