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Link Group shuffles board

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 SEP 2015
... chairman, effective September 23. Carapiet, formerly Macquarie Capital chair, joined the board in June. He also chairs the boards of Insurance & Care NSW, Smartgroup Corporation and Adexum Capital. Commenting on the change, Carapiet said, "I am honoured ...

Women fail to break into the industry's last boys club

LAURA MILLAN  |  TUESDAY, 8 SEP 2015
... outperform those who are male-only. At a time when the financial services sector is pushing to increase the amount of women on boards and in executive positions, the issue of female fund managers remains unspoken and under-researched. There is no research ...

APRA trustee reforms, definition of independence yet to be finalised

ALEX DUNNIN  |  TUESDAY, 1 SEP 2015
APRA has released a discussion paper detailing the government's proposals for more independent trustees on super fund boards while conceding the definition of independence is yet to be finalised. The proposed changes to trustee operations have divided ...

PROFILE: AvSuper chief executive Michelle Wade

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 31 AUG 2015
... ability to "really make a difference across an organisation" as well as something where she "could work more closely with boards, with a team and with fund members." She originally applied for the AvSuper chief executive position with little intention ...

Super governance changes questioned

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 20 AUG 2015
The federal government's focus on accountability around conflicting interests in superannuation boards has been described as "curious" by lawyers reviewing proposed super governance legislation. A paper prepared by Hall and Wilcox Lawyers for the Australian ...

New draft super governance standards released

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 AUG 2015
... include more detail on the definition of 'independent' to provide greater certainty around the legal obligations of trustee boards. The government also confirmed that the new requirements and transition period will both commence from the date of Royal ...

VFMC appoints former AustralianSuper chair

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 14 AUG 2015
... infrastructure. Rubin is currently a director of Mirvac, NAB Wealth life insurance, administration and investment subsidiary boards, Touchcorp and Transurban Queensland. Chairman of VFMC, James MacKenzie, recently announced the board appointment. VFMC ...

Regulation is not the only answer: Herbert Smith Freehills

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 AUG 2015
... changes to superannuation fund governance, he listed a number of advantages and reasons for having independent directors on boards. "They will be free to make decisions with the best interest of members at heart, they will be offering a different skillset ...

Super board changes ignore past lessons: Bowen

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 7 AUG 2015
Federal Shadow Treasurer Chris Bowen believes proposed governance changes to superannuation fund boards ignore the lessons learnt from the HIH disaster. Speaking at the Financial Services Council annual conference, Bowen quoted Justice Neville Owen ...

ASFA concerned about board governance timeline

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 4 AUG 2015
... concerned about the timeframe for approving transition plans to have at least one-third independent directors on super fund boards. In a letter to the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA), the association has asked that all RSE licensees ...