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NSW pocketed $10bn from ERS

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 JAN 2021
More than one million New South Wales residents took advantage of the early release of superannuation scheme, withdrawing $10 billion, new analysis shows. Industry Super Australia looked at the popularity of the ER S scheme across suburbs and found ...

Industry fund operations chief exits

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 18 JAN 2021
The former chief operating officer of WA Super has left following the superannuation fund's merger with Aware Super. Paul Owen joined WA Super in 2006 and after seven years moved into the client services role, where he was responsible for managing financial ...

Chief economist update: Yuan the victim of China's success

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 15 JAN 2021
The Chinese yuan has seen a sharp appreciation, leading major Chinese news outlets to report that the government would be relaxing rules to make it simpler to settle the currency internationally. 'Twas less than one and a half years ago that the ...

Macquarie IM the nation's largest manager

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 14 JAN 2021
Macquarie Investment Management has knocked off AMP Capital as the largest Australian-owned fund manager according to asset size, new Rainmaker data reveals. AMP Capital suffered a $40 billion drop in funds under management in the year to September ...

Former Christian Super deputy CIO in new role

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 JAN 2021
The former deputy chief investment of Christian Super has joined the Cook Islands National Superannuation Fund, as it starts an internal investment team. David Brown commenced as the chief investment officer of the fund this week. The Cook Islands National ...

PNG super fund to evict settlers

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 JAN 2021
Papua New Guinea's largest superannuation fund claimed victory over a small community which had settled on land owned by the fund more than two decades ago. Bushwara, a community outside of Port Moresby, was issued eviction notices by Nambawan Super ...

Milliman practice lead resigns

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 12 JAN 2021
The long-serving practice lead for Milliman has left after more than 16 years with the firm. Wade Matterson's tenure at the consultancy firm ended in December 2020, which for the most part was spent as practice leader. He joined Milliman in November ...

Super fund targets homegrown opportunities

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 1 JAN 2021
The coronavirus pandemic is a boon for the localisation of Australian businesses that will create investment opportunities and jobs growth, two superannuation fund experts predict. Statewide Super chief executive Tony D'Alessandro and chief investment ...

Advice firm merges with boutique

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  MONDAY, 21 DEC 2020
A national advice firm has merged with a Victoria-based firm as part of a growth push. Apt Wealth Partners has announced it has merged with Unified Financial Services, led by Michelle Tate-Lovery, as part of its growth strategy. Apt Wealth Partners ...

What you read in 2020

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 18 DEC 2020
As we farewell a year that many will be glad to see the back of, check out Financial Standard 's most read stories for 2020. The COVID-19 pandemic underscores the majority of this year's most widely read stories, as unprecedented shutdowns and ...