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Milliman hires head of distribution

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 23 MAR 2021
Milliman has appointed a new retail distribution lead who will ramp up the firm's managed accounts offering. Durand Oliver will help expand Milliman's investment solutions offering for the retail market in the newly created role. As head of ...

HESTA appoints board director

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 22 MAR 2021
The industry superannuation fund has added a new director to its board, as former Ramsay Health Care chief executive Daniel Sims retires. Alan Morrison was appointed to HESTA's trustee board of directors this month. He will also sit on the audit and ...

Admin fees could balloon from BFID

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 16 MAR 2021
The new best financial interests duty (BFID) could see members pay higher administration fees as the record-keeping obligations ramp up, superannuation funds and industry experts warn. The reforms, which are part of the Your Future Your Super legislation ...

Frontier zeroes in on poor culture

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 11 MAR 2021
Frontier Advisors is putting investment managers on notice, warning them to expect a tougher appraisal of how they manage cultural and governance issues. While it has always assessed and considered culture when it formulates manager ratings and recommendations ...

Government retirement modelling leaves women behind: ISA

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 8 MAR 2021
Government retirement modelling does not consider the interrupted careers of women, according to research by Industry Super Australia (ISA). The research, which analysed two decades of Household, Income and Labour Dynamics in Australia (HILDA) Survey ...

Super fund buys stake in retirement village

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 19 FEB 2021
A $135 billion industry superannuation fund is to acquire a stake in Lendlease's retirement villages business. Aware Super will gain a 25% stake in Retirement Living, which comprises 75 retirement villages that are home to more than 16,000 residents ...

Aussie super funds and Biden's US infra push

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 12 FEB 2021
The Biden administration is putting a $3 trillion infrastructure investment opportunity on the table, which superannuation funds should seize. This is according to Australia's ambassador to the US Arthur Sinodinos, who flagged that the largest capital ...

Wage subsidy needed for new entrants: AFA

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 4 FEB 2021
The Association of Financial Advisers has called on the government to provide a wage subsidy to financial advice practices to encourage employment of new entrants needing to complete their professional year. In its pre-Budget submission, the AFA has ...

Fund manager expands, hires two executives

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 4 FEB 2021
A boutique fund manager is ramping up its expansion strategy with two executive hires who will lead distribution and asset management efforts respectively. Holon Global Investments has appointed Rory Scott as head of asset management and Peter Titley ...

Morningstar appoints director of manager selection

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 2 FEB 2021
Morningstar has appointed Aman Ramrakha as a director of manager selection services, as it looks to grow its implementation business. In his most recent role, Ramrakha was Morningstar's director, manager research ratings for APAC. The firm will recruit ...