ASFA CEOs – three for the price of one
Frequent readers of Rollover will know that he is delighted that the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia annual conference is returning to the Gold Coast this year – a somewhat more attractive venue than either Melbourne or Adelaide.
Rollover looks forward to a few days of sunshine and an hour’s extra sleep as he benefits from Queensland’s continuing dislike of southern state habits such as daylight savings.
What delegates to the conference should note, however, is the somewhat unusual circumstance of getting three CEOs for the price of one by having both the former ASFA chief executive, Pauline Vamos, front and centre at the conference alongside her successor, former Finsia boss, Martin Fahy.
Indeed delegates may reflect upon the fact that they will not only be hearing from Vamos and Fahy but also the interm CEO, former TAL chief executive and ASFA chairman, Jim Minto.
It turns out Minto will be delivering the industry oration while Vamos, despite having supposedly exited ASFA some months ago, has been busily continuing to head up the conference committee and therefore was readily to hand to chair some sessions.
Dr Fahy will not deliver his keynote until day two.
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Rollover is a jaded hack who joined the staff of Super Review nearly two decades’ ago and never managed to summon the energy to leave. Known throughout the superannuation industry as a power-luncher and gossip, Rollover spends his time humouring fund managers, eavesdropping at conferences, dozing through briefings and looking for his next free meal.
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