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Allianz Retire+ heavyweight jumps ship

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 17 NOV 2023
... Thornton completed the initial build-up of the institutional business he had set up in 2020 with notable partnerships with Link Group and HUB24. An actuary, Thornton joined Allianz Retire+ in 2020 from Colonial First State, where he served as head of ...

Link revises financial reports after ASIC review

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 3 NOV 2023
Link Group amended its FY23 financial report that was released in August, following an ASIC review that identified potential "material misstatements." ASIC pinpointed discrepancies in the recorded value of Link's Fund Solutions business assets and provisions ...

Link shakes up board, names super industry veteran

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 13 OCT 2023
Link Group will reduce the number of positions on its board and has appointed a superannuation industry veteran to refresh the line-up to reflect massive changes to its business model. Mark Lennon joins the ASX-listed firm as an independent non-executive ...

Link Fund Solutions sale completes

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 10 OCT 2023
Link Group has completed the sale of its UK and Irish fund solutions business to Waystone Group (Waystone), a year after first seeking a buyer. Having sought a buyer since October 2022, the sale of the troubled Fund Solutions arm to Waystone was first ...

Allianz Retire+ launches retirement solution for super funds

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 OCT 2023
... be incorporated within superannuation funds and account-based pensions. In April, AGILE was accessible to members of Link Group's superannuation fund clients via its Pathfinder retirement platform. Allianz Retire+ said with AGILE super funds can deliver ...

Super, retirement unit cushions Link's massive loss

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 28 AUG 2023
Link Group's retirement and superannuation business helped cushion the massive $418 million loss in the 2023 financial year, despite losing HESTA as a major client. Link's Retirement and Superannuation Solutions (RSS) unit, which contributes ...

Corporate fund inks deal with Link

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 24 AUG 2023
... practices and the standards required of Australian banks. In the super industry, information security is paramount, and Link Group takes this responsibility seriously as we safeguard the financial futures of countless Australian families. "Our focus ...

Link Group to cop $418m loss

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 3 AUG 2023
Link Group has advised investors it expects to post a $417.7 million loss for FY23, largely the result of its issues in the UK. In April, Link Group reached a conditional agreement with the UK regulator, the Financial Conduct Authority, to settle its ...

Asset managers dismiss liquidity risks: FCA

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 7 JUL 2023
... environments. The collapsed Woodford Equity Income Fund is a case study of poor liquidity management. The fund's administrator Link Group recently settled with the FCA to compensate victims. When it comes to liquidity stress testing, a wide variety of ...

HESTA dumps Link as administrator

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 30 JUN 2023
After almost a decade in partnership, HESTA has opted against renewing its administration services mandate with Link Group. Link first signed HESTA as a client nine years ago, with the most recent contract renewal coming in August 2020 for a three-year ...