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Calastone partners with Microsoft for fund, data services

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 2 DEC 2021
Calastone has partnered with Microsoft to enhance its fund and data offerings in a wider effort to drive new opportunities for collective investments worldwide. As part of the partnership, Calastone recently built DMI Fund Services using Microsoft's ...

Aware Super, VISSF finalise merger

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 DEC 2021
Aware Super has completed the successor fund transfer with the Victorian Independent Schools Superannuation Fund (VISSF). From today, VISSF members are now part of Aware Super, with the latter now supporting more than 200,000 members in the education ...

ClearView recruits chief claims officer

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 DEC 2021
The former chief claims officer at Zurich Financial Services has moved to ClearView Wealth in a newly created role. Joanne Faglioni is ClearView's new chief claims officer, joining this month. Faglioni spent more than two years at Zurich/ANZ, starting ...

UniSuper, Australian Catholic Super exploring merger

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 DEC 2021
The $11 billion Australian Catholic Superannuation has committed to explore a merger with $105 billion industry fund UniSuper. The two funds signed a Memorandum of Understanding to explore a potential merger, which would see Australian Catholic Super ...

Lonsec bolsters sales team

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 DEC 2021
Research house Lonsec has grown its sales team, including appointing a new head of sales. John Burton steps into the head of sales position. He was previously national sales manager at OnePath before more recently establishing his own wealth firm - ...

Tribeca Financial acquires advice practice

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 30 NOV 2021
A Financial Standard Power50 financial adviser and practice owner has sold his firm to Tribeca Financial. As of today, Lime FP is part of Melbourne-based Tribeca. This will see Lime FP's principal adviser and founder Nathan Fradley become a senior ...

Industry fund chief steps down, successor named

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 30 NOV 2021
The longstanding chief executive of $26 billion industry superannuation fund Spirit Super will step down in the new year, with a QSuper executive to take up the role. Spirit Super's Leeanne Turner will step down as chief executive in early 2022 ...

Hostplus, Intrust merger complete

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 29 NOV 2021
Hostplus and Intrust Super have finalised their merger, as first reported by Financial Standard in May. Intrust transitioned over 90,000 members, 25,000 employer clients, and $3 billion in funds under management to Hostplus, effectively taking the latter's ...

AFCA must improve transparency: Hume

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 25 NOV 2021
A review of the Australian Financial Complaints Authority found that it needs to be more transparent when dealing with complainants and providing the reasoning behind its decisions. Senator Jane Hume's final report made 14 recommendations, all of which ...

ACCC not opposed to NAB, Citi deal

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 25 NOV 2021
The ACCC will not oppose the acquisition of Citigroup's Australian consumer business (Citi) by NAB after a review found the transaction would not substantially lessen competition. The review focused on competition in the supply of credit cards, as Citi ...