INDEPENDENT DIRECTORS

Funds management

Century Australia Investments and WAM Leaders have entered into an agreement under which WAM leaders will acquire 100 per cent of Century’s shares....

People & Products

Industry fund, First Super has appointed Aboriginal elder, Tim Chatfield as an independent director on its board, effective from 22 September....

People & Products

Mine Wealth + Wellbeing has appointed an independent director to its board and a director to a subsidiary board....

Funds management

The independent directors nominated to replace the current board of Hunter Hall Global Value Fund have outlined a new strategy....

Superannuation

The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority has sent a clear message to industry funds that it will not be backing down on superannuation fund governance and better b...

Superannuation

A new study suggests there is little empirical evidence to show super fund board independence leads to better investment performance, but it may lead to better perception...

Superannuation

Legislation requiring superannuation fund boards to include one-third independent directors has received the backing of the Senate....

Superannuation

Retirement plans of millions of Australians could be negatively impacted by proposed reforms of super fund governance, the ISA claims....

Superannuation

Legislative changes calling for superannuation fund governance are “unwarranted”, the new shadow minister for financial services and superannuation, Dr Jim Chalmers, beli...

Funds management

The AICD has backed legislation for independent directors to be appointed to super funds, but wants the definition to be consistent with other APRA-regulated entities....

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