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UniSuper develops personalised retirement benchmark

KERRIE SYDEE  |  FRIDAY, 29 JUL 2016
UniSuper has developed a custom retirement adequacy index to gain a better understanding of how members are tracking towards their retirement goals. While superannuation funds have traditionally relied on the ASFA retirement standard to benchmark how ...

Australia ranks sixth in global pension survey

KERRIE SYDEE  |  THURSDAY, 21 JUL 2016
The 2016 Global Retirement Index (GRI) has ranked Australia sixth in the world for the wellbeing of its retirees, naming engagement as a key factor in improving retirement outcomes. Released by Natixis Global Asset Management, the GRI compares the ability ...

MTAA Super bolsters investment team

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 18 JUL 2016
Industry fund MTAA Super recently appointed two new members to its investment operations team with a focus on continuing to deliver solid returns to members. The most recent appointment saw Shaun O'Malley join MTAA in June as investment manager. O'Malley ...

PROFILE: Industry Super Australia chief economist Stephen Anthony

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 1 JUL 2016
Daily economic activities across Australia and the world are first viewed by Stephen Anthony through one lens - the national interest. It is the chief economist's view that whatever is in the national interest is generally going to be in the interest ...

UniSuper creates member comparison tool

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 JUN 2016
UniSuper is further tapping in to the superannuation industry's increasing demand for financial advice and retirement planning by launching an online member comparison tool. Going live at UniSuper this week, the Compare me tool allows fund members to ...

Milliman taps super fund for new head of consulting services

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 28 JUN 2016
Global actuarial consulting firm Milliman has appointed an executive from the superannuation industry in response to increasing demand for member-focused solutions from its industry super fund clients. Kevin Moloney joins the group as head of consulting ...

PROFILE: Mercer senior partner David Knox

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 16 MAY 2016
He holds one of the first doctorates of superannuation in Australia and has developed some of the country's most innovative retirement ideas and products. Darren Snyder discovers what really drives industry veteran and Mercer senior partner David Knox. ...

Class partners with Findex in fintech deal

KERRIE SYDEE  |  THURSDAY, 12 MAY 2016
Findex has signed a contract with Class to provide cloud-based SMSF software services. The deal is expected to see over 8,000 SMSFs loaded onto Class over the next two years. Findex hopes the partnership will accelerate growth plans and extend its position ...

Instos turn to smart beta in low-return world: SSGA

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 29 APR 2016
Institutional investors worldwide are turning to objective and factor-based investment approaches, such as smart beta, to meet their investment goals given the global low interest rate environment. This is one of the findings of State Street Global ...

New Macquarie chair steps up

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 1 APR 2016
Macquarie's new chair has succeeded Kevin McCann. Peter Warne, whose appointment was announced in September, was previously a non-executive director and also chair of Macquarie's Board Remuneration Committee, a position he will retain until May 7. He ...