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EISS Super finds merger partner in Cbus

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 17 DEC 2021
... membership of 36,000 members in the electrical trades and strong relationships with industry leaders like the Electrical Trades Union, Master Electricians and NECA," Arter said. "Cbus is a specialist fund for workers who build Australia, a fund that ...

AvSuper hunts merger partner, launches EOI process

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 3 DEC 2021
AvSuper today advised it has invited a select number of super funds to discuss a potential merger, having determined it would be in the best interests of members to do so. The launch of an Expression of Interest process comes after AvSuper's MySuper ...

Industry fund chief steps down, successor named

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 30 NOV 2021
... Murray has been selected to succeed Turner. Murray has been with QSuper since April 2017, having previously served as Credit Union Australia's general manager, business transformation. He has also held roles with Lloyds Banking Group, Royal Bank ...

CBA receives regulatory approval for CFS sale

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 23 NOV 2021
Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA) today announced all regulatory approvals have been received for the sale of a 55% interest in Colonial First State (CFS) to leading global investment firm KKR. The transaction is expected to complete on 1 December ...

Bell AM announces US distribution plans

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 23 NOV 2021
... partnership." Earlier in the year, Bell Asset Management won a mandate to manage a $100 million fund launched by Swisse Union Bancaire Privée. It manages UBP's global SMID-cap equity which will invest in liquid global small- and mid-cap fund companies ...

BT confirms changes to super business

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 16 NOV 2021
... said it expects to see costs reduce in the year ahead. Having reported a net profit of $5.5 billion, the Finance Sector Union said the bank's efforts to reduce costs "means further job cuts to come". "Westpac is a highly profitable bank; they can ...

AustralianSuper, LUCRF push ahead on merger

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 8 NOV 2021
... confirmed it was exploring a merger with AustralianSuper in July, signing a Memorandum of Understanding. LUCRF Super, the Labor Union Cooperative Retirement Fund, was established in 1978 and has 132,000 members.

Fiducian acquires $1.1bn advice business

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 NOV 2021
... Fiducian was the successful bidder for the $1.1 billion financial advice subsidiary of a national bank. People's Choice Credit Union (PCCU) has sold its financial advice business to the ASX-listed group, in a move that continues Fiducian's ambitious ...

AustralianSuper adds ACTU president to board

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 12 OCT 2021
... and is also a member of its executive team. Prior to this she was national secretary of the Textile Clothing and Footwear Union of Australia (TCFUA) and spent 28 years with the union in total. In leading the TCFUA, she was instrumental in its merger ...

Wayne Swan to chair Cbus

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 31 AUG 2021
Former treasurer and deputy prime minister Wayne Swan will chair $65 billion industry fund Cbus. The fund announced today that Swan would succeed long-serving chair Steve Bracks next year. Commenting on his appointment, Swan said: "I'm humbled to ...