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Labor proposal targets low income earners: Association

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 MAY 2019
The Alliance for a Fairer Retirement System is arguing Labor's refundable franking credits proposal does not target the wealthy but impacts low income earners instead. Deborah Ralston, spokesperson for the Alliance and chair of the SMSF Association ...

EQT names local head of fund services

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 13 MAY 2019
Equity Trustees appointed a new head of fund services for Australia as it readies the division for the offshore market. Russell Beasley was promoted to the role after spending more than four years as general manager of fund services. Beasley joined ...

Industry funds announce $26bn joint venture

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 MAY 2019
... individual branding, in what Equipsuper chair Andrew Fairley told Financial Standard is an attractive new model for Australian super funds as consolidation sweeps the industry. Fairley said the two funds expected significant savings for their members ...

India Avenue fund distribution boosted

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 26 MAR 2019
... overtook France to become the world's sixth largest economy, behind the UK in fifth place. India Avenue says Australian super funds currently allocate an average of less than 1% to India.

IFM Investors acquires super fund-owned port

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 MAR 2019
IFM Investors is partnering with one of the world's largest port operators to acquire 100% of Poland's largest container terminal from a consortium comprising Australian superannuation funds. The IFM Global Infrastructure Fund, in partnership with PSA ...

Equity Trustees acquires superannuation trustee

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 26 FEB 2019
Equity Trustees announced it will acquire a superannuation trustee for $6.2 million. Equity Trustees' parent company EQT Holdings has signed an agreement to purchase Zurich Australian Superannuation (ZAS), a subsidiary of Zurich Australia. ZAS has ...

Group insurance reforms to be tabled

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 FEB 2019
Legislative reforms that will see group life insurance offered to under-25 year olds and those with low account balances on an opt-in basis will be tabled in Parliament today. The Treasury Laws Amendment (Putting Members' Interests First) Bill 2019 ...

Hedge fund veteran joins Aura

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 FEB 2019
Aura Group appointed Damien Hatfield as an executive director to help launch new funds in its alternative assets business. Hatfield is the founder and director of Triple A Partners. He helped set up a hedge funds-of-funds operation at Colonial First ...

Industry fund chief executive moves to life insurer

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 21 JAN 2019
The chief executive of an $8 billion industry fund is leaving to take the top job at a life insurer. Statewide Super chief executive Richard Nunn will join MetLife as its next chief executive on May 1, leaving the super fund at the end of February. ...

ASFA, ISA, FSC weigh in on the final report

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 10 JAN 2019
Major industry associations collectively agree that the Productivity Commission's final report reaffirms the strength of superannuation, but member advocates say the findings are wake up call to fix a broken system. CHOICE chief executive Alan Kirkland ...