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CareSuper appoints chief executive

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 2 DEC 2022
CareSuper has named its new chief executive, taking over from Julie Lander. Michael Dundon will become CareSuper's chief executive in March 2023. He was previously chief executive of VicSuper before it merged with First State Super to create Aware ...

Corporate super plan seeks merger partner

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 2 DEC 2022
A $2.3 billion corporate super fund has commenced the search for a successor fund following an independent review that found it would struggle to satisfy members' best interests in two years' time. The Alcoa of Australia Retirement Plan has ...

Frontier appoints head of equities

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 2 DEC 2022
The asset consultant has promoted James Gunn to head of equities research, as Fraser Murray prepares to retire after a decade in the role. Gunn has been with Frontier for four years and replaces Murray who is retiring at the end of the year. Frontier ...

UK regulator looks to simplify advice

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 2 DEC 2022
Taking a leaf out of Australia's book, the UK's Financial Conduct Authority is consulting on measures to improve the access to and affordability of financial advice - a move that would see the establishment of a simplified regime in addition to the ...

Rest names new independent chair

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 1 DEC 2022
Rest chair Ken Marshman will step down at the end of the year, to be replaced by a former Victorian government minister. Marshman has been on the Rest board since December 2017 when he joined as an independent director. In July 2014, he became independent ...

Hostplus, Maritime Super make merger official

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 1 DEC 2022
Almost two years since pooling their assets, the two funds have officially signed a successor fund transfer deed. Expected to take place in September 2023, the merger will see Maritime Super members transferred to Hostplus and all Maritime Super assets ...

MaxCap sells logistics site to Brookfield

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 NOV 2022
MaxCap Group has offloaded more than 12 hectares in Sydney's inner west to Brookfield. The Villawood site was the fifth asset acquired by the MaxCap Industrial Opportunity Fund (MIOF), which purchased it in May 2021. It has since received planning permit ...

Marketing oversight must improve: ASIC

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 NOV 2022
ASIC named and shamed more responsible entities in need of improving their oversight of investment managers' marketing practices, raising concerns over five funds totalling about $705 million in assets. Ongoing ASIC surveillance identified concerns ...

Six local funds in world's top 100: Study

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 NOV 2022
There are six Australian entities in the top 100 asset owners by size, according to Willis Towers Watson's Thinking Ahead Institute. According to new research, total assets held by the globe's 100 largest owners is up 9% since the end of 2021 to US$26 ...

Financial advice adds $150k in retirement: Analysis

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 29 NOV 2022
Research from Aware Super suggests members who access financial advice end up $150,000 better off in retirement compared to those that don't. From a sample of over 100,000 members, some of which received comprehensive advice, Aware Super found those ...