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ASIC commissioner to join Vanguard

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 17 JAN 2023
... compliance at ANZ Group. Hughes will join the Vanguard executive team, bringing a "significant depth of experience in law, governance, regulation, financial services, wealth management and risk into leading this critical function of the business." "Following ...

Prime Super appoints new board directors

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 JAN 2023
... Funds Management. Dooley and Durston replace retiring directors, Frontier principal consultant and head of investment governance Brett Lazarides and former Haileybury dean of staff Gavin Watson; they joined the fund on 1 January 2019. Prime Super chair ...

ASIC takes action against more greenwashing

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 10 JAN 2023
ASIC has continued its crackdown on greenwashing, having recently fined two more entities over alleged false or misleading statements. Earlier this month, ASIC announced it fined superannuation trustee Diversa Trustees $13,320. Diversa is the issuer ...

HESTA adds US$200m to Stafford Capital private equity fund

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 9 JAN 2023
... Sustainable Growth option, which invests in companies selected and managed based on specific environment, social, and governance standards. As of 30 June 2022, the HESTA Sustainable Growth option has averaged an annual return of 10.39%. Commenting on ...

Cbus stalwarts retire, union leader returns

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 DEC 2022
... supporting migrant workers and culturally diverse communities to the superannuation sector." "She has a keen interest in governance through her work at the AMWU, her experience from service on government and NGO boards, and her insights and approach ...

What you read in 2022

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  FRIDAY, 16 DEC 2022
... of which are in Australia. 10. McLaren to leave BT In March, BT's longstanding head of investment research and governance Marnie McLaren announced he was leaving the organisation. At the time a spokesperson for BT confirmed that McLaren would leave ...

Regulators urge ASX to maintain CHESS

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 15 DEC 2022
... design and implementation of its replacement." The RBA also expects to see further uplift by the ASX with respect to its governance arrangements, Lowe added. The ASX dumped the CHESS replacement project in November, writing off approximately $255 million ...

More alpha gains through ops

ELIZABETH FRY  |  TUESDAY, 13 DEC 2022
... complicates the operational structure. Leaper goes on to say that funds need systems, risk management and compliance, governance, decision-making forums, and many more delegations from the board to support these changes. They need to hire more risk people ...

The most powerful driver of risk culture in super: KPMG

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 12 DEC 2022
According to a KPMG risk management trends in superannuation report, governance is believed to be the most powerful driver of risk culture in super, but some frameworks have deficiencies. KPMG said funds have established a risk culture framework which ...

ASIC launches civil action against American Express

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 6 DEC 2022
... whether consumers are receiving products consistent with their needs and cannot bring a set-and-forget mindset to product governance," she explained. "It is critical that providers respond to poor outcomes they identify by making changes.' Court ...