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Sole purpose test divides industry

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 11 MAR 2019
A promotional offer to members of a super fund exposed the grey areas of superannuation regulation, as the industry debates whether bonus frequent flyer points schemes breach the sole purpose test. AustralianSuper is currently offering 20,000 Qantas ...

Qantas Super chair steps down

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 19 FEB 2019
Qantas Super chair Anne Ward will step down in May after 15 years of service. Two new members will also join the board. Ward joined the Qantas Super board in April 2004 and was appointed chair one year later. She serves on numerous boards, including ...

Equip wins $190m superannuation mandate

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 14 JAN 2019
Equipsuper has won a $190 million corporate superannuation mandate that will welcome some Qantas Super fund members. Global air services provider dnata will move 1100 employees, some of which are under a defined benefit scheme, to Equipsuper. It follows ...

ASFA welcomes new board directors

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 15 NOV 2018
The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia added a further two superannuation industry veterans to its board. Incoming First State Super chief executive Deanne Stewart and Link Group managing director John McMurtrie have been appointed to ...

Morningstar IM appoints regional chief investment officer

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 13 NOV 2018
A former Qantas Super portfolio manager is taking on the role of Morningstar Investment Management's chief investment officer for Asia Pacific. Matt Watcher will start in the role in late January 2019, based out of Sydney. He takes over from current ...

Vale Paul Costello

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 13 NOV 2018
Paul Costello has been remembered as a "truly inspirational figure" in the Australian financial services community. Costello passed away on November 5, following a long illness. He was a former chief executive at the Superannuation Trust of Australia ...

Macquarie reshuffles asset management lineup

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 2 NOV 2018
Macquarie Group has made three senior appointments and reshuffled its asset management business as it posts 1H19 net profits of $1.3 billion. Former RBA board member Jillian Broadbent AO is joining the boards of Macquarie Group and Macquarie Bank as ...

TAL slashes jobs, cuts outbound sales

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 19 OCT 2018
At least 50 staff members at TAL have been made redundant as part of a wider move to scale back its direct life insurance business. TAL said an ongoing program of change has been underway for some time and has so far resulted in reduced staffing requirements ...

NobleOak wins best direct life insurer award

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 19 OCT 2018
Strategic Insight has recognised NobleOak as the best direct life insurer in 2018. Strategic Insight presented its annual Direct Life Insurance Awards at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Sydney on Thursday. In addition to scoring the Overall Direct ...

Former AustralianSuper risk boss joins AMP super boards

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 16 OCT 2018
A former head of risk management at AustralianSuper has joined the boards responsible for the governance of AMP's superannuation funds. Tony Brain will link with AMP to help govern its suite of superannuation funds, adding more than 30 years of experience ...