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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