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MTAA, Tasplan reveal new brand

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 18 JAN 2021
MTAA Super and Tasplan will take on a new name on April 1, as their $23 billion merger completes. The combined fund will be called Spirit Super and have 326,000 members and lower administration fees. MTAA Super chief executive Leanne Turner, who will ...

Chief economist update: Eurozone at risk of double-dip

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 18 JAN 2021
The longer the Eurozone takes to get on top of the resurgence, the longer the lockdowns, the greater the risk of a double-dip recession. COVID-19 infections in Europe started re-appearing and multiplying sometime around October last year. The growth ...

Newton IM adds Future strategies

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  FRIDAY, 15 JAN 2021
The BNY Mellon subsidiary has launched three investment strategies that are poised to benefit from the opportunities in sustainability. Newton Investment Management will manage the Future Earth, Future Food and Future Life global equity portfolios and ...

Chief economist update: Yuan the victim of China's success

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 15 JAN 2021
The Chinese yuan has seen a sharp appreciation, leading major Chinese news outlets to report that the government would be relaxing rules to make it simpler to settle the currency internationally. 'Twas less than one and a half years ago that the ...

Bad year for super funds

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 14 JAN 2021
Three in four superannuation funds reported negative net earnings last year, after accounting for all expenses and income. About 109 superannuation funds had a negative year, while only 33 had a positive year, according to APRA's fund-level data for ...

Bell Financial Group profits up 44%

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 14 JAN 2021
Bell Financial Group this morning said its net profit after tax for 2020 increased 44% to $46.7 million for the year ending December. The unaudited results precede the results announcement coming in February. Revenue increased 18% to $299 million. Earnings ...

MLC Life appoints executive

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 JAN 2021
MLC Life has appointed a new chief life insurance officer, as Sean McCormack gets ready for a February 26 departure. The role is going to Michael Rogers, who has worked as QSuper's general manager for insurance while it set up its own insurer QInsure. ...

HESTA hikes group insurance premiums again

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 12 JAN 2021
For the second time in a year, the $52 billion superannuation fund is increasing the total cost of its standard group insurance cover for members. HESTA's standard insurance cover -- which eligible members automatically receive upon signing up unless ...

AustralianSuper breached member's privacy: Regulator

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 12 JAN 2021
The $180 billion superannuation fund has been ordered to audit certain procedures, after a member's complaint to a federal regulator found the fund interfered with their privacy. The Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC) on December ...

HESTA hires from Frontier

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 11 JAN 2021
The $56 billion superannuation fund has hired Frontier's head of alternatives and derivatives. Michael Sommers has been appointed HESTA's general manager portfolio construction and risk and will join its investment leadership structure. Sommers ...