Shining a spotlight on super fund boards
The following research is ongoing and is updated as new appointments and departures are announced. You can see our previous research on Corporate Funds here - Retail Funds are to follow - and all data will be compiled into a final report for comparison.
As part of our series that looks at the board make-up of Australia's super funds, we show how many have independent directors, the number of female board members and, of that number, how many are also included on the funds' investment committees.
Snapshot - Industry Funds
$445.7b.......Total funds under management
366.................Number of board members
29%................Female
71%................Male
37....................Independent directors
34....................Female board members on investment committees
Snapshot stats as at 25/6/2015
Snapshot - Public Sector Funds
$185.9b.......Total funds under management
73....................Number of board members
39%................Female
61%................Male
11....................Independent directors
8.......................Female board members on investment committees
Snapshot stats as at 5/3/2015
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11 Dec 2014 - Influential women: A spotlight on the chairs of APRA's largest funds - Part 2
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