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Christian Super investment chief in new role

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 13 JAN 2022
The chief investment officer at Christian Super has been appointed to the same role with a recently merged fund. Following a national recruitment process, Mark Rider has been appointed chief investment officer at LGIAsuper and Energy Super. The appointment ...

Merricks Capital appoints head of distribution

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 JAN 2022
A key member of the Bennelong Funds Management distribution team has taken a new role with Merricks Capital. Camelia Seric has joined the Melbourne-based investment house and non-bank lender as its new head of distribution. Spending 10 years at Bennelong ...

Lutheran Super prepares for merger

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 JAN 2022
Lutheran Super informed members it has found its preferred merger partner, following a decision last September to assess the fund's options. In December the corporate fund, which holds less than $1 billion in funds under management, told members ...

WAM ups PAF takeover bid

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 JAN 2022
WAM Capital has upped its takeover bid for PM Capital's Asian equities strategy, which the latter flags it will accept. WAM said the $1.149 per share offer for every PM Capital Asian Opportunities Fund (PAF) share is "compelling" and represents a 3.5% ...

QSuper merger update, fee cuts

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 11 JAN 2022
QSuper has assured members they will shortly feel the benefits of scale in the form of fee cuts, after it merges with Sunsuper to create Australian Retirement Trust. The $133 billion QSuper will merge with $90 billion Sunsuper on February 28. The QSuper ...

Foresters Financial appoints chief executive

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 10 JAN 2022
A former Australian Unity executive has taken on the reins at Foresters Financial as chief executive. In December, Emma Sakellaris was appointed chief executive of Foresters Financial, a provider of investment, funeral and insurance products with $390 ...

VGI Partners confirms merger talks

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 10 JAN 2022
VGI Partners quelled media speculation and confirmed that it could potentially merge with another fund manager. ASX-listed VGI Partners said Regal Funds Management is one of many parties it is engaging with for a potential merger. "VGI is aware of its ...

QSuper bets on US recovery

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 6 JAN 2022
QSuper, which will rebrand to Australian Retirement Trust upon its $230 billion merger with Sunsuper, has announced a series of investments in the US economic recovery. The fund said it has invested around $1 billion in US transport and industrial assets ...

Future Super hires operations chief

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 6 JAN 2022
Ethical superannuation fund Future Super has appointed a chief operating officer from Club Plus Super. David Barton was hired in the newly created position in December, wrapping up a similar role at Club Plus where he spent more than four years. Barton's ...

Media Super apologises for major calculator error

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 6 JAN 2022
Members of Media Super have received an apology from the fund after it was discovered the information underpinning its benefit projection tool hadn't been updated since 2015. Media Super's Retirement Income Simulator was made available on its public ...