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CBA risk officer retires

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 29 JAN 2016
... said Toevs will focus on balance sheet management and quantitative analytics. He will also be a director on subsidiary boards. "During his eight years as group chief risk officer, Alden has made a major contribution to the CBA Group, during some very ...

Choice of super fund won't always work: REST

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 8 JAN 2016
... advisory networks, supports more super fund choice. It said institutional links between super funds with equal representation boards and trade unions gives rise to conflicts of interest that may have a negative impact on consumers. "The absence of competition ...

Women in Super names recipients of 2015 NSW scholarship program

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  MONDAY, 7 DEC 2015
... skills. On this occasion, recipients can choose to apply for a rogenSi Professional Development Skills Program, a Women on Boards Getting Started Program; or a three day AIST RG 146 Qualification Program. The latest batch of WIS scholars are: * Lola ...

Super governance saga continues

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 3 DEC 2015
... Senators that would most likely vote down the legislation that proposes a third of independent directors on super fund boards. Both ISA and AIST have commissioned a review by former Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) Governor and Treasury Secretary Bernie ...

La Trobe Financial Standard Philanthropy Awards judging panel announced

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 DEC 2015
... experience in superannuation, funds management, corporate finance and management consulting. She has also served on a number of boards and been involved with a range of not-for-profits in the health, arts and philanthropic sectors. Once on Bill Gates's ...

Governance bill loses Senators' support

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 DEC 2015
... The current proposed legislation would, at a minimum, see one third independent directors on APRA-regulated super fund boards.

Retail super members gouged by $7.1bn: ISA

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 1 DEC 2015
... parliament seeks to narrowly target the governance of industry super funds and their successful representative trustee boards that guard against many of the practices endemic in the finance sector," Whiteley said. The ISA research builds on APRA data ...

Super fund governance bill enters final debate

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 30 NOV 2015
... trustee governance bill tomorrow, which at a minimum will see one third independent directors on APRA-regulated super fund boards. The bill could see one last amendment from crossbench senator Ricky Muir that would aim to keep the equal representative ...

Industry funds may set up master trust

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 30 NOV 2015
... funds NGS Super and QIEC Super have flagged integrating their investments and insurance under a master trust structure. The boards of both super funds have entered a memorandum of understanding that will investigate the master trust model in a bid to ...

Governance becoming key investor concern

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 27 NOV 2015
... the focus was mainly on voting, and often passive. Investors are now prepared to go further and build relationships with boards," Aberdeen head of Australia Brett Jollie said. "As this research shows, such engagement can help returns over the long term. ...