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Frontier Advisors wins industry fund contract

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 11 OCT 2018
Frontier Advisors will continue to provide asset consulting services to a $9 billion superannuation fund for a further three years. NGS Super announced it reappointed Frontier Advisors, its asset consultant since 2015. Newly appointed NGS Super chief ...

Industry fund renews custodian

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 11 OCT 2018
A $46 billion industry fund has reappointed its custodian for another three years, extending the 20-year partnership. J.P. Morgan will continue to provide custody and fund services to HESTA. HESTA chief executive Debby Blakey said: "We have an ambitious ...

MetLife scores group insurance mandate

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 9 OCT 2018
MetLife has won a group insurance mandate from an $8.8 billion superannuation fund. Tasplan appointed MetLife to deliver insurance offerings to its 145,000 members, replacing incumbent group insurer CommInsure. Tasplan chief operations officer Nick ...

QSuper hunts for new CIO

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 5 OCT 2018
... retire at the end of September 2019. Brad Holzberger has led the investment team of the $80 billion Queensland superannuation fund since 2009. Holzberger was hired as interim chief investment officer in November 2008 and appointed permanently to the ...

Super funds cut exposures to banks

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 OCT 2018
Not-for-profit superannuation funds have an average of 3% less exposure to bank stocks in their equities portfolios than last year, according to recent Rainmaker research. These funds still have a large exposure to bank stocks, owning about $30 billion ...

Government to relax super work test

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 OCT 2018
... taxed at their marginal rate. Non-concessional contributions are not included in the assessable income of the superannuation fund. Individuals can make non-concessional contributions to their superannuation because future earnings on these contributions ...

Legal woes continue for super fund

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 OCT 2018
Industry superannuation fund Rest is facing renewed scrutiny over its responsible investment practices after one of its members filed an updated Federal Court claim alleging the fund has failed to act in his best interests. In July, Rest member Mark ...

Industry fund goes for growth

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 2 OCT 2018
A $12 billion industry superannuation fund is growing its executive lineup, adding its first chief growth officer. LGIAsuper is welcoming Andrea Peters to the newly created role, joining from Credit Union Australia where she was head of banking products. ...

Super funds call for grandfathering ban

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 27 SEP 2018
... best interests," it said. ASFA said it supports members being able to pay personal advice fees from their superannuation fund balance subject to the sole purpose test and FoFA constraints. But this should only be available if a service has clearly been ...

Industry fund announces new leadership

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 27 SEP 2018
A $9 billion industry superannuation fund has named its new chief executive. Laura Wright has been officially promoted to lead NGS Super, having served as interim chief executive since February when long-serving chief Anthony Rodwell-Ball retired. Wright ...