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Minchin Moore merges with Brand Financial

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 22 AUG 2024
Minchin Moore has merged with Queensland-based Brand Financial to open its new Brisbane office in a move it said is part of its national expansion strategy. In addition to the merger, Justin Brand has been names as partner and regional manager for Queensland. ...

RI Toowoomba eyes regional market

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 AUG 2024
... in Brisbane. It has grown organically in Gladstone and on the Sunshine Coast thanks to the number of people choosing to retire there. The firm's advisers undertake a lot of travelling to reach their clients that live in areas such as Warwick, Stanthorpe ...

Cost of 'comfortable retirement' increases again: ASFA

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 AUG 2024
The cost of a comfortable retirement increased by about 1% last quarter, with couples aged 65 now needing $73,337 per year, and singles requiring $52,085, according to the latest data from the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA). ...

Rest cuts investment options

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 AUG 2024
Rest has announced a raft of changes to its investment menu, including a reduction in the number of investment options from 15 to nine. From September 30, the super fund will streamline its investment menu in a move it said will make the selection process ...

Perpetual names new chief executive

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 AUG 2024
Perpetual has named its new chief executive and managing director as Rob Adams steps down. Bernard Reilly assumes the top job, having exited Australian Retirement Trust (ART) as chief executive in February 2024. He spent two years at ART where he oversaw ...

Aware Super welcomes new chair

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 20 AUG 2024
Aware Super has appointed Christine McLoughlin as its chair, effective October 1. The appointment follows the departure of Sam Mostyn, who stepped down to become Australia's governor general in April. McLoughlin joins the board with over 25 years ...

Super's board requirements are sound: SMC

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 20 AUG 2024
Super Members Council chief executive Misha Schubert has defended the selection requirements for superannuation fund boards in the wake of the CFMEU scandal. Schubert said the shared governance model of profit-to-member funds was created with a "clear ...

ART appoints chief financial officer, promotes managers

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 16 AUG 2024
... members. "We've been putting members' money to work both locally and globally, to support all of our members to retire well, and I'm confident Phil will help our fund work towards that every day in his new role." Matthew Finney, ART Life's ...

Hostplus adds investment options, makes fee changes

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 16 AUG 2024
Hostplus has announced it is introducing three new investment options for members from October 1. The super fund said the new options are Indexed Growth, Indexed Conservative Balanced and Indexed Capital Stable. Indexed Growth will target 2.5% above ...

SEC seeks to shut down $450m Ponzi scheme

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 15 AUG 2024
The US regulator has filed charges over a $453 million Ponzi scheme that saw more than 2000 investors' retirement savings spent on luxury yachts, private jets and more. The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) obtained a preliminary injunction ...