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NZ Super CEO higher paid than Aussie counterparts

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 10 OCT 2014
... and deliver better value to the fund and its stakeholders. "This is a different and more complex approach than many other funds," he said.

Premium signs up three accounting practices

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 10 OCT 2014
... of practice development Justin Viney said. "These welcome additions to our group, which now has more than $2 billion in funds under advice, show that our iPremium offer is resonating with accountancy firms looking for a flexible and professional licensing ...

TWUSUPER appoints new CEO

ALICE URIBE  |  FRIDAY, 10 OCT 2014
... Accountant and Fellow of the Australian and New Zealand Institute of Insurance and Finance. He is also part of the Industry Funds Forum, Fund Executives Association Ltd and the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees.

OneVue cuts deal with Spring FG

ALICE URIBE  |  FRIDAY, 10 OCT 2014
... capabilities. Spring FG is the latest client to join OneVue's platform with more than 200 SMSFs added in the past quarter, lifting Funds Under Administration (FUA). "So far this year we've added around 500 SMSFs, with 250 of them coming from the award-winning ...

Sunsuper named Australia's best contact centre

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 9 OCT 2014
... heart of everything we do and so we are delighted to be recognised for our efforts." Sunsuper is in a minority among super funds in that it runs its own member administration. Nicholson said the contact centre, which comprises 79 employees, has recently ...

BT Super for Life launches video member statements

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 9 OCT 2014
... and compares this to the amount needed for a 'comfortable lifestyle', as calculated by the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA). It then directs members towards BT's retirement income calculator to check the figures and find out how ...

FTSE and ASFA launch Australian bond indices

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 9 OCT 2014
FTSE Group has collaborated with the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) to launch a set of fixed income benchmarks covering the various segments of the Australian bond market. The FTSE ASFA Australia Bond Index Series will provide ...

PROFILE: UniSuper CEO Kevin O'Sullivan

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 9 OCT 2014
In July 2013 Kevin O'Sullivan became chief executive of one of Australia's largest superannuation funds, UniSuper. Just over a year on, he catches up with James Fernyhough to talk retirement income, the value of asset consultants, and the future of ...

Scale drove CalPERS hedge fund move

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 9 OCT 2014
Lack of hedge fund scale forced CalPERS to abandon the sector, not the inability of hedge funds to perform Last month the US$300 billion California public sector pension fund rattled global hedge fund managers when they announced they were cashing out ...

Bennelong appoints national account manager from Zurich

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 OCT 2014
Bennelong Funds Management has appointed a former Zurich Investments executive to the role of national account manager. Zac Wallis will join on 27 October and be based in the Sydney office. He will contribute to the business development function across ...