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Super funds embrace offshore investment, internal teams

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 JUN 2023
JPMorgan's ' The Future of Superannuation ' report highlights how Australia's largest super funds are leveraging their scale to invest offshore and bolster their internal investment capabilities. This strategic shift is particularly ...

ASIC nudges trustees on member fund compliance

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 27 JUN 2023
ASIC is appealing for superannuation trustees to adhere to their legal responsibilities concerning member funds following a review of 12 trustees. A recent review by ASIC revealed that most aren't meeting their legal responsibilities for managing incoming ...

Advisers outsourcing to amplify investment capabilities: Mason Stevens

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 6 JUN 2023
A Mason Stevens whitepaper says that financial advisers are increasingly embracing outsourcing of their investment capability. Mason Stevens said the main economics of outsourcing are the time freed up for the adviser to nurture client relationships ...

APRA defers CPS 230 introduction

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 13 APR 2023
APRA is pushing back the implementation of its new operational risk management standard following industry feedback. Prudential Standard CPS 230 Operational Risk Management (CPS 230) was initially intended to take effect 1 January 2024 but will now ...

State Street buys outsourced trading firm

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 23 MAR 2023
... fixed income, exchange-traded derivatives and foreign exchange, as well as modular-based solutions that allow clients to outsource components of trade execution without giving up control. The deal will add 24-hour global trading capabilities, reduce ...

Equity Trustees names super head

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 14 FEB 2023
Equity Trustees has appointed Andrew Godfrey as executive general manager of its Superannuation Trustees Services business. Godfrey replaces Mark Blair, who successfully transformed the company's strategy to concentrate on independent outsourced trusteeship ...

AZ NGA appoints chief financial officer

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 JAN 2023
AZ Next Generation Advisory (AZ NGA) has appointed Dan Heckendorf as its new chief financial officer as it plans its next growth phase. Heckendorf, who will report to AZ NGA chief executive Paul Barrett, joined in October as interim chief financial ...

Diverger acquires cyber technology firm

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 17 JAN 2023
Diverger has acquired Priority Networking, an outsourced managed technology service provider with a network of 130 accounting and financial advice firms. Priority Networking ensures the technology infrastructure of firms is operating efficiently, compliant ...

More alpha gains through ops

ELIZABETH FRY  |  TUESDAY, 13 DEC 2022
... ensure that they do the role to the standard expected and that is monitored appropriately." Many funds that choose not to outsource their operations do so because they want to control the process. But Leaper argues that goes back to how much money they ...

Life after legalsuper: Proebstl

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 11 NOV 2022
... particular needs. "What are the services the fund wants to 'own' itself directly? What are the services it wants to outsource? A shared services model would deliver cost savings and a pooled capability with deeper expertise and capability," he ...