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Another merger at First State Super

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 30 JUL 2020
First State Super and WA Super signed a memorandum of understanding and entered due diligence on March 4 this year. The funds are expected to finalise a merger by November 30. WA Super, the smaller of the two, will get low fees, greater investment options ...

Life insurance needs to prove value

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 JUL 2020
... work, after a critical illness or who are not expected to be able to work ever again." Speaking at the event, First State Super's head of insurance David Evans said the industry needs to focus on maintaining cover for members at an affordable cost and ...

Aware Super unaware of members with disabilities

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 20 JUL 2020
... ran into trouble when the fund failed to disseminate the information in formats accessible to all members. A First State Super member, who has a hearing impairment, wrote to the fund's chief executive Deanne Stewart asking why the video did not have ...

Merged First State Super reveals new brand

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JUL 2020
The $120 billion fund has picked a new name, with the First State Super name expected to be dropped from September. Meanwhile VicSuper's brand name will be retained for the interim. Both First State Super and StatePlus brand names will be replaced ...

QIC appoints general manager

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 14 JUL 2020
... additional focus on working with clients to develop new product capabilities and startegies. QIC has also hired a First State Super portfolio manager to the investment director, state investments. Zoe McHugh was previously a portfolio manager strategy ...

Super fund satisfaction mixed, SMSFs unhappy

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 14 JUL 2020
... UniSuper scored highest overall satisfaction of the industry funds, followed by CareSuper, AustralianSuper, Cbus, First State Super, Hostplus, Tasplan, HESTA and Sunsuper. UniSuper came in second in the Investment Trends survey, pipped at the post by ...

First State to dump $40m of thermal coal holdings

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 9 JUL 2020
... from October and will reduce greenhouse gas emissions in its listed equities exposures by at least 30% by 2023. First State Super currently has shareholdings in BHP, Rio Tinto, Newcrest Mining and Woodside Petroleum, according to Rainmaker Information. ...

Rio Tinto decision exposes limits of super engagement

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 7 JUL 2020
... incident with senior management and the board. However, the fund declined to comment on Toth's promotion. First State Super dropped Rio Tinto from its socially responsible investment (SRI) option following meetings with the mining company and UniSuper ...

Hostplus exec jumps to First State

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 6 JUL 2020
... executive manager, client relationships and business growth has departed the fund to take up a new position at First State Super. Hostplus confirmed that Helen Wood, executive manager, client relationships and business growth has recently left the fund. ...

Super funds merge, board revealed

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 JUL 2020
First State Super and VicSuper have completed their merger, revealing fee reductions and board changes. The merged fund now manages over $120 billion on behalf of 1.1 million members, including healthcare and aged care workers, teachers, police and ...