The state government's superannuation board is outsourcing some of its services to Melbourne-based Frontier Advisors, having awarded the firm a $12.2 million contract.
Two prominent WA women will take positions atop the boards of Infrastructure WA and GESB following John Langoulant's appointment as the state's agent general in the UK and Europe.
Australia's superannuation industry and its 16 million members watched markets fall and braced for impact as 2020 delivered an unprecedented financial stress test.
The total amount of funds managed by the Government Employees Superannuation Board fell by $200 million in the past financial year as a result of the COVID-19 downturn.
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John Langoulant's interests range widely, from building a lyric theatre in Perth to doing business in the Top End, but his main passion is public sector reform.
Company director John Langoulant has added another title to his broad portfolio, taking on the role of state president WA for the Committee for Economic Development of Australia.
Company director John Langoulant has added another title to his broad portfolio, taking on the role of state president WA for the Committee for Economic Development of Australia.
Malaysian multinational Sime Darby Group is quitting the WA property market after putting its three hospitality assets, including the picturesque Karri Valley Resort, up for sale.
WHILE the battle over the hearts and minds of superannuation stakeholders is fought relentlessly by industry and retail funds, it is their low-key cousins in the corporate sector that have quietly
The controversial subject of high CEO salaries at state government agencies appears to have gone off the boil as a policy to rein in remuneration appears to have helped stop surprise jumps in pay p
The CEO of state superannuation fund GESB, Michele Dolin, is to step down next month after eight years at the helm, a period which included an aborted plan to privatise the $13 billion group.
State employee superannuation provider GESB has appointed Oakajee Port & Rail chief executive John Langoulant as its new chairman for five years, effective from March 7.
THE state government's progress on restructuring its $11 billion superannuation fund is being watched closely as business looks for opportunities and unions highlight concerns they have with outsourcing plans.
LARGE organisations eager to contribute to the not-for-profit sector often lack the time to adequately research where funds or workplace volunteers can be best directed.
Western Australian superannuation provider GESB has appointed Schroder Investment Management Ltd as a manager of its $2.7 billion international equity portfolio.
AS a pack of reporters thrust their dictaphones in front of Troy Buswell late last week, the treasurer remarked that it reminded him of something other than a press conference.
WHEN Celebrate WA announced Western Australia's Citizen of Year awards for 2009 two weekends ago the presence of the University of Western Australia would not have escaped the attention of many.
The privatisation of the state government's 300,000-member superannuation fund GESB remains stalled, with an expanding number of problems - including tax treatments - preventing the state from giving the move the green light.
