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How will the Australian superannuation system and other
global pension systems continue to measure up and be measured?
This keynote session will explore what superannuation funds need to be aware of and consider doing
to ensure they measure up. Each speaker will provide a very different perspective reflecting on the fact
that the superannuation businesses of today and the future are very different to those of the past.
Speaker one: Keith Ambachtsheer
Boards need to meet both legitimacy and competency criteria. What does this mean and how do funds
move in that direction? We will be measured on “the value we provide to members”, so what changes
need to happen for us to confidently be able to demonstrate the value we provide.
Keith Ambachtsheer
President, KPA Advisory Services, Director Emeritus, International Centre for Pension
Management, Rotman School of Management, University of Toronto (Canada)
Speaker two: Dr Geraldine Leegwater
Geraldine Leegwater will build on Keith Ambachtsheer’s presentation by sharing her experiences
at ABN AMRO Pensionfund in driving the significant change in her fund from collective defined
contribution to individual contribution accounts, where scrutiny on performance has escalated as risk is
transferred to members. She will also discuss the major change in governance structure implemented
in order to manage the new situation.
Dr Geraldine Leegwater
Chief Executive Officer, ABN AMRO Pensionfund and Board Member, ABP Pensionfund (Netherlands)
Speaker three: Professor David Blake
Professor Blake will expand on the UK pension system – will the ending of compulsory annuitisation
work?
Professor David Blake
Director, Pensions Institute (UK)
Speaker four: Dr Ashby Monk
Dr Monk will highlight how technology is dramatically impacting the investment process and what
fiduciaries need to be aware of and guard against.
Dr Ashby Monk
Executive Director, Global Projects Center, Stanford University (USA)
Facilitator:
Nicolette Rubinsztein
,
former ASFA Director, former Chair, ASFA Super System Design Council and
Non-executive Director, UniSuper and SuperEd (Australia)
2 CPD points
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Keynote four
2.25 – 3.40pm, Halls 3 and 4 (Ground Floor)