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Queensland funds inch closer to merger

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 MAR 2020
Major Queensland superannuation funds QSuper and Sunsuper are a step closer to a merger, signing a Memorandum of Understanding to undertake exclusive due diligence to explore a merger. The agreement comes around four months after the two super funds ...

Industry super steps up SG campaign as RBA weighs in

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 10 FEB 2020
The peak body for industry super funds is stepping up its campaign to convince the public of the benefits of increasing the superannuation guarantee, as the RBA weighs in to the debate. Industry Super Australia has kicked off a new advertising campaign ...

Grow Super signs first admin client

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 7 FEB 2020
Grow Super has signed its first client for its superannuation administration platform which is based on distributed ledger technology. Startup superannuation fund GigSuper came onboard in late December, Grow Super deputy chief executive Adam Gee said. ...

GROW Super boosts executive leadership

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 16 JAN 2020
Superannuation startup GROW Super has appointed a deputy chief executive as the firm looks to transition towards administration. Less than a year after he joined the firm, GROW Super head of strategy Adam Gee has been promoted to deputy chief executive. ...

Gold lifts as US, Iran tensions escalate

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 7 JAN 2020
Fears of escalating tensions between the US and Iran have sent gold skyrocketing to an almost seven-year high, with investors turning to bullion, mining shares and gold-backed ETFs to safeguard their wealth. Fuel was added to gold's fire after US ...

Grow Super hires Qantas Super executive

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 2 DEC 2019
Grow Super has hired Qantas Super's chief operating officer, as it looks to divest its superannuation business and pivot towards administration services. Grow Super is currently looking for a buyer for its $39 million (as at June end) of superannuation ...

AMP transfers 25% of accounts to ATO

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 25 NOV 2019
AMP executive Alex Wade has told a parliamentary inquiry that the company has transferred a quarter of its superannuation fund account to the Australian Taxation Office. Wade said these accounts were inactive, and AMP felt that transferring them to ...

QSuper, Sunsuper not committed to merger

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 22 NOV 2019
QSuper has confirmed its proposed partnership with Sunsuper may not result in a traditional merger. Appearing before the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Economics on Thursday, QSuper chief executive Michael Pennisi fielded questions from ...

Complexity equals risk: IOOF chief

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 21 NOV 2019
Facing a grilling at the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Economics today, IOOF chief executive Renato Mota said the firm's former complex organisational structure was responsible for additional risk. Asked by Labor MP Daniel Mulino ...

Westpac chief believes in financial advice

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 11 NOV 2019
Westpac chief executive Brian Hartzer told members of parliament that he believes providing financial advice to Australian consumers is important and that all Australians should have access to good, cost-effective, unconflicted financial advice. Speaking ...