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Childcare key to super gap

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 MAR 2022
Ahead of the Federal Budget next week, new research shows making childcare more affordable could close the gender gap in superannuation savings. Currently, women retire with almost a third less super than men on average, but a new report from Industry ...

Frontier appoints head of strategy

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 17 MAR 2022
A new strategy lead has joined Frontier to help the asset consultant capitalise on its recent growth trajectory. The firm announced that Megan Mulia will become the head of strategy from April 19, overseeing corporate strategy, business planning and ...

Cbus names deputy chair

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 3 MAR 2022
The $68 billion industry super fund has appointed a new deputy chair. Master Builders Australia chief executive Denita Wawn has been named in the role, replacing Dave Noonan who stepped down earlier this year. Wawn has been on the board of Cbus since ...

ClearView welcomes chief risk officer

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 1 FEB 2022
ClearView Wealth has appointed a chief risk officer from NAB to oversee its compliance and risk management operations. Cloe Reece was most recently the executive general manager of enterprise controls performance at NAB. Prior to spending about 18 months ...

Frontier recruits two senior consultants

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 27 JAN 2022
Frontier has appointed two senior consultants this month in response to a growing client base. Priya Patel will join the asset consultant's responsible investment group on January 31. Patel hails from the Victorian Funds Management Corporation, working ...

Cbus adds to board

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 20 JAN 2022
Two new members have joined Wayne Swan on the board of industry superannuation fund Cbus. Jason O'Mara was appointed a member director this month, replacing Dave Noonan. O'Mara has been the Construction, Forestry Mining and Energy Union's ...

Do inflows follow performance?

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 10 DEC 2021
A recent study found flows to individual funds do directly follow performance, but there's a catch. Rainmaker analysis of actively managed funds data for the 12 months to September this year shows flows follow performance but there is a lag of about ...

Economic recap: Week to November 26

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 29 NOV 2021
Out of (South) Africa Just when citizens of Planet Earth were beginning to enjoy their new-found freedom - through herd immunity, increased vaccinations and/or learning to live with Delta - comes a new kid in town. And it's name is Omicron. The discovery ...

ClearView, Manulife to launch retirement products

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  MONDAY, 22 NOV 2021
ClearView has entered a strategic partnership with Canadian wealth firm Manulife Investment Management to launch a range of products with an immediate focus on retirement income solutions. The two firms signed a memorandum of understanding to partner ...

More mergers, minimal awareness: KPMG

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 18 NOV 2021
While there was more merger activity in the 12 months to October than any previous year, about 80% of members in merged superannuation funds weren't even aware their fund had merged. According to KPMG's Superannuation Transformation & Consolidation ...