Rest appoints former Deputy Premier as chair

Former Victorian Deputy Premier James Merlino has been appointed to the board of retail industry super fund Rest as independent chair and director.

Merlino has spent the last 20 years as an MP in the Victorian Government as part of the Labor party.

He held various portfolios during his tenure including education; mental health; sport; recreation and youth affairs; disability ageing and carers; and assisted the premier on multicultural affairs.

Merlino will take over the role when incumbent Ken Marshman finishes his term on 31 December 2022.

Marshman was appointed as an independent director on 17 December 2013 and as independent chair of the board on 31 July 2014.

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RMIT students take out two of top three places in 2026 University Challenge 

RMIT students take out two of top three places in 2026 University Challenge 

The Entireti University Challenge – established 16 years ago by AMP – continues to attract strong support from students around the country, with 91 teams from 13 tertiary institutions taking part this year. Entireti chief executive officer Neil Younger says the competition showcases the “high calibre of talent coming up through our universities and tertiary education institutions at a critical time for the profession”.

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