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Prime Super names investments lead

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 8 NOV 2024
... involved in successfully delivering the merger with Cbus in April 2022 and overseeing the transfer of members' retirement savings. Before that, he held several senior positions, including head of investment strategy at LUCRF Super, now part of AustralianSuper ...

Head of strategy exits Australian Retirement Trust

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 8 NOV 2024
Australian Retirement Trust (ART) has farewelled the author of its first corporate strategy upon the merger of Sunsuper and QSuper in 2022. As the head of strategy, Andrew Ko wrote ART's long-term strategic plan. For three years, Ko was responsible ...

Old, retired males more likely to use a financial adviser: VanEck

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 7 NOV 2024
... reasons investor use a financial adviser are to get expert advice, to manage their investment portfolio, and to plan for retirement. However, VanEck suggested "better sleep" may also be a reason. Most investors with an adviser report above-average confidence ...

Commonwealth Super reports strong investment performance

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 7 NOV 2024
... opportunities that can grow their savings above inflation, for more consistent and dependable outcomes at and beyond retirement." She also noted that the fund's choice options, designed for specific work-life stages, have remained highly competitive ...

Qantas Super standardises offset account investments

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 NOV 2024
... treated for members in its defined benefit (DB) divisions. The corporate fund, which is set to merge with Australian Retirement Trust (ART) in the first half of 2025, will have current and new offset accounts accrue investment returns by reference to ...

Australian Retirement Trust works to resolve ongoing outages

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 4 NOV 2024
Australian Retirement Trust (ART) suffered an outage that saw many members' fortnightly pension payments delayed by several days. The nation's second-largest superannuation fund has been experiencing "intermittent technology outages" that have ...

CFS, Viridian Advisory launch low-cost advice deal

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 4 NOV 2024
... adviser to access advice from Viridian Advisory. This is in the form of personal investments, debt, super, pensions, and retirement planning advice, as well as guidance on Centrelink. Pricing starts at $500, while any combination of blocks is capped ...

Insignia snags TAL executives for new retirement solutions team

MATTHEW WAI  |  MONDAY, 4 NOV 2024
Insignia Financial is creating a new team to drive innovation in retirement solutions for its MLC brand, to be led by TAL Australia's chief commercial officer Andrew Howard. Howard has been appointed as executive director, strategy and innovation. His ...

AustralianSuper bids farewell to retirement chief

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 1 NOV 2024
AustralianSuper chief retirement officer Shawn Blackmore is setting off to establish his own venture after 17 years with the fund. Blackmore, also previously served as group executive of member experience and advice, and general manager operations ...

Cbus names chief strategy officer

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 1 NOV 2024
... Kristian Fok noted Dean's experience and strong record of advocating for the interests of working people's retirement savings. "We look forward to Cbus benefitting from his strategic insights as our member-centric fund moves into its next phase," ...