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Australia sweeps pension market rankings

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 16 FEB 2021
Australia is the most successful pension system among developed countries, according to Wills Towers Watson. The firm's Thinking Ahead Institute 2021 Global Pension Assets Study said Australia's thriving pension system boasts an 11.3% per annum ...

T. Rowe Price names president, operations chief

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 15 FEB 2021
... Sharps is also executive sponsor of the firm's Black Leadership Council and a director on the T. Rowe Price Funds' Board. Celine Dufetel is the new chief operating officer. She will remain as chief financial officer and treasurer, responsibilities ...

Hume slams superannuation circus

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 15 FEB 2021
Senator Jane Hume has slammed the spectacle within the superannuation sector and the conflicting views from executives and industry bodies, which she says is the most "frustrating" part of her job. The Minister for Superannuation, Financial Services ...

Industry fund chief executive to depart

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 15 FEB 2021
... O'Sullivan will depart the fund later this year. "Kevin has led UniSuper with distinction over the last eight years and the board sincerely thanks him for his leadership, contribution and commitment over that period," UniSuper chair Ian Martin said. ...

Equity Trustees wins investment mandate

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  MONDAY, 15 FEB 2021
... encouraged by the positive and proactive response from Equity Trustees to our tender process. Having an organisation on board that has a Bendigo base and a desire to help regional Victoria grow was very important to us," Pearce said. "We now look forward ...

Aussie super funds and Biden's US infra push

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 12 FEB 2021
... there is] plenty to work with," he said. AustralianSuper and UniSuper, together with the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board, recently acquired a 50% stake in the Greater Washington Area Express Lanes. Another opportunity lays in decarbonising the economy ...

Chief economist update: Light at the end of the Euro tunnel

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 12 FEB 2021
... weakened from a reading of 55.2 in December 2020 to 54.8. The European Commission's (EC) fresh forecasts take all these on board, including surrendering to the inevitability of another recession, the "euro area economies are expected to contract ...

Industry funds pool $61bn of assets

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 11 FEB 2021
... management will combine with the $55 billion Hostplus via the Hostplus Pooled Superannuation Trust (PST), subject to final board approval. Maritime Super chief executive Peter Robertson told Financial Standard that the branding, administration services ...

ASX profits slide, names chair

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 11 FEB 2021
... confirmed the go-live date for the CHESS replacement to April 2023 as the "scale, scope and testing program were increased". The board declared an interim dividend of 112.4 cents per share, a decrease in line with its profit. ASX chair Rick Holliday-Smith ...

Ares backs out of AMP bid

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 11 FEB 2021
... options for maximising the ability to grow and invest in AMP Capital including exploring partnership options," AMP said. "The board will provide an update on the outcome of ongoing discussions as soon as possible." AMP said it has seen strong progress ...