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TWUSUPER chair retires after two decades

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 5 MAY 2022
... experience in a wide range of business matters, including as a chair and director, system policy design, legislation, governance, regulation and compliance, IT and administration, taxation, investment, audit, and HR will be invaluable," Sandy said. "As ...

Partners Group selects RE for new fund

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 MAY 2022
... the funds we're the responsible entity for, is expanding and speaks to our expertise and years of experience in funds governance."

CFS awards stewardship mandate

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 3 MAY 2022
... be a more active owner of its assets, through our dialogue with companies it invests in on environmental, social and governance issues." "We look to engage with companies where there is a meaningful issue to resolve and where there is the ability to ...

NAB evades AUSTRAC fine for non-compliance

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 2 MAY 2022
... will relate to applicable customer identification procedures, customer risk assessments, transaction monitoring, and governance and assurance. In a statement, AUSTRAC has said it will monitor NAB's progress to ensure that actions are taken within set ...

Super funds back Say on Climate

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 29 APR 2022
... to reduce emissions, and an annual non-binding shareholder vote on the company's plan at the AGM. Engagement and governance experts say that advisory resolutions can be a useful tool for assessing shareholder support while allowing for more robust ...

Cbus hires retirement, product governance leads

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 26 APR 2022
... to appoint a head of retirement, while a longstanding Equipsuper executive will take on the role of head of product governance. Cbus has promoted Jon Sedawie, its current head of product, to the newly created role of head of retirement. Sedawie will ...

Pension fund pushes for independent chair at Berkshire Hathaway

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 22 APR 2022
... to replace Buffett as chair while retaining him as chief executive. CalPERS said its decision is consistent with its Governance and Sustainability Principles and its long-held belief that an independent chair is corporate governance best practice. The ...

UK regulator introduces diversity rules for listed entities

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 21 APR 2022
... pressure, issuers are encouraged towards greater diversity in practice, which may have further benefits for corporate governance and decision-making." The new rules follow a consultation process in October 2021 that attracted more than 500 responses. ...

Spirit Super pays tribute to Doug Fry

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 21 APR 2022
... Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees in 2009 in recognition of the significant contribution he made to the governance of superannuation. "Doug is remembered as an excellent chair who worked together with other directors to achieve consensus. ...

Increased demand drives ESG expert salaries

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 APR 2022
... over pure ESG experience. Once established, one may choose to focus more on a single area of environmental, social or governance or remain a generalist," Kaizen said. "As one becomes more experienced, there is the potential to move up into more senior ...