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Trustees and managers must take active role in governance: ALP

... on Corporate Governance, Senator Conroy said. "We have looked at the role of analysts, fund managers, superannuation trustees and shareholders," he said. "In our view, each have a role to play and must be active in promoting the interests of shareholders." ...

Assirt throws weight behind hedge funds

... controversy since an Australian Prudential and Regulation Authority (APRA) statement in early March warned superannuation trustees that they needed to proceed with caution before investing in hedge funds. The statement sparked a series of claims and ...

ICI backs stronger protection for hedge fund investors

... increased scrutiny in Australia since the Australian Prudential and Regulation Authority issued a warning to superannuation trustees in early March. "What is becoming obvious, however, is that while some hedge funds are professionally managed and regulated ...

IFSA acts to tighten fund manager voting policy

... released a revamped Standard Investment Management Agreement (SIMA) obliging fund managers to provide superannuation trustees with records of their voting policies. "The new SIMA will serve to highlight the important issues regarding shareholder activism ...

APRA disqualifies two superannuation trustees

... trustee, investment manager or custodian of any regulated superannuation entity. APRA disqualified the two superannuation trustees on the grounds that they had failed the 'fitness and propriety' test required by the Superannuation Industry (Supervision) ...

APRA hits back at hedge fund policy criticism

... funds specialist Select Asset Management, said that APRA had been unnecessarily alarmist in its warning to superannuation trustees, released in early March. "A well run conservative fund of hedge funds that can deliver consistent absolute returns and ...

APRA urges increase in DB funding as solvency levels fall

The Australian Prudential and Regulation Authority (APRA) is urging superannuation trustees and employers in Defined Benefit (DB) funds to increase their level of funding after finding that falling equity markets had decreased solvency rates. Although ...

IFSA lines up against Labor on voting and disclosure

... today threw its considerable weight against Labor Party proposals that would obligate fund managers and superannuation trustees to vote on all company resolutions and disclose how and why they voted. "IFSA was not consulted during the development of ...

APRA disqualifies two more superannuation trustees

John Fernando The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) today announced the disqualification of Norman Zuppicich and John Bayford from acting as responsible officers of a superannuation trustee, investment manager or custodian on the grounds ...