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Industry fund chair retires

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 10 SEP 2018
The chair of a $2.5 billion industry superannuation fund is retiring following about 20 years as a board director. AvSuper Fund chair George Fishlock will retire at the end of January 2019, having led the fund's board since 2003. Having worked as an ...

The changing face of SMSFs

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 10 SEP 2018
Self-managed superannuation funds increased allocations to international equities by 30% in the first half of 2018, as well as upped exposure to listed investment companies and trusts in a bid to reach new markets. According to the latest Commsec SMSF ...

Retail super funds reject MySuper delays

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 4 SEP 2018
Several retail superannuation funds have rejected claims they fell below community standards and contravened the Superannuation Industry (Supervision) Act by delaying the transition of members into cheaper MySuper products. In response to recommendations ...

More risk advisers offloading practices

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 AUG 2018
Pressures of the Royal Commission, the Life Insurance Framework and educational reforms are prompting risk advisers to hurriedly sell their practices at discount prices, a merger and acquisitions expert says. Radar Results principal John Birt said there ...

Link fund admin chief departs

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 AUG 2018
The chief executive of Link Group's fund administration business has left the company. Link confirmed that Suzanne Holden tendered her resignation after eight years with the administrator. Holden was appointed to lead the fund administration division ...

YBR rejects 'opportunistic' takeover bid

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 21 AUG 2018
Yellow Brick Road has rejected a takeover bid claiming the offer price was too low and "opportunistic." Mercantile OFM (a wholly owned subsidiary of ASX-listed Mercantile Investment Company) yesterday submitted an off-market takeover bid to ASIC to ...

ASIC defends enforceable undertakings at Royal Commission

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 17 AUG 2018
ASIC's favourite method of tackling misconduct came under fire as the Royal Commission capped off its round of superannuation hearings on Friday. First up was Tim Mullaly, a senior executive leader in ASIC's financial services enforcement division. ...

T. Rowe Price names new APAC distribution head

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 17 AUG 2018
T. Rowe Price has announced a new lead for its Asia Pacific distribution business following the promotion of Scott Keller. Currently head of the Asia ex Japan institutional business, Nick Trueman has been appointed head of Global Investment Management ...

ANZ grilled over Smart Choice sales

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 16 AUG 2018
The selling of superannuation products by ANZ branch staff has been called into question, with the Royal Commission suggesting the bank's practices are misleading and deceptive. Appearing before the Commission this morning, ANZ head of superannuation ...

Poor systems delay MySuper transitions: CFS

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 AUG 2018
Operational constraints and poor systems once again took a beating at this morning's Royal Commission hearing, contributing to what Colonial First State admits was a lengthy transition of members to MySuper products. CFS executive general manager ...