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Australian Ethical super chief goes for growth in 2024

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 23 JAN 2024
... Piper. In an interview with Financial Standard, Piper, who joined Australian Ethical from Christian Super following the merger between the two super funds in December 2022, said scaling the business enabled "meaningful investment" in back-office processes ...

Qantas Super reduces premiums again

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 23 JAN 2024
... contributions to its defined benefit plans in the 2023-24 financial year. The $8.4 billion super fund is actively scouting for a merger partner. In an update last December, the fund said a new merger committee was set up to guide the management team ...

TAL appoints chief claims officer

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 22 JAN 2024
TAL announced that a former Westpac executive will join the insurer as its new chief claims officer. On March 1, Georgina Croft will take the post. She was most recently the chief customer services officer at BT Financial Group, a role she held for ...

NGS Super finds new administrator

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JAN 2024
... 2021, Mercy Super also moved to GROW after using Mercer for several years. The following year, HESTA announced it would merger with Mercy Super. NGS Super chief executive Natalie Previtera said that it was timely for the fund to undertake a review and ...

Adviser numbers stable at 15,650

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 15 JAN 2024
The financial advice industry started the new year with 15,650 advisers, holding relatively steady compared to this time last year. Rainmaker Information's tally of qualified professionals has decreased 1% year on year - a net loss of 214 advisers. ...

Industry funds gear up for brand transformation post-merger

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 19 DEC 2023
Mine Super and TWUSUPER, expected to finalise their merger by mid-2024, will unite under a new name - Team Super. Mine Super chair Christina Langby and TWUSUPER chair Nick Sherry said the name Team Super not only honours the combined industry heritage ...

What you read in 2023

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 15 DEC 2023
... 2022. Meanwhile, Centric Super has just shy of 1000 accounts and $9 billion funds under administration. 4) Industry fund merger advances (April 21) In April, Mine Super and TWUSUPER signed a Heads of Agreement to merge, about five months on from confirming ...

Australian Retirement Trust selects chief executive

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 14 DEC 2023
... His appointment follows Reilly's recent decision to retire from the fund in the new year, marking two years since the merger that created ART. Anderson is currently Mercer's global chief commercial officer, based in London. It's a role he ...

Advisers, accountants ramp up partnerships

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 DEC 2023
... Associates, a Sydney-based accounting firm for $1,022,000. At the end of June, Count completed eight acquisitions and one merger of accounting firms to own a total of 18. For advisers looking to sell their business, Birt said that this is "an excellent ...

Internal teams to manage 43% of super FUM by 2043: Data

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 12 DEC 2023
While just 17% of APRA-regulated superannuation fund under management is currently overseen by internal investment teams, it's estimated this will balloon to almost half the total FUM come 2043. Presently, about 23% of not-for-profit (NFP) super funds' ...