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Pillar CEO departs

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  TUESDAY, 24 JAN 2017
Mercer's acquisition of Pillar Administration is in full swing with the latter's chief executive leaving the company this week. Peter Brook was chief executive of the former state-owned superannuation administration firm for about four years from 2013. ...

Mercer wins $250m NZ mandate

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 16 JAN 2017
... actuaries Melville Jessup Weaver, Mercer will take the reins for the council's Perpetual Investment Fund (PIF) as full outsource agent on March 1. The ratepayer investment fund grew from NZ$253 million in June 2015 to NZ$270 million (about $250 million) ...

Top 10 superannuation stories in 2016

STAFF WRITER  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 DEC 2016
1. QSuper public offer move reshapes competitive landscape The decision to make Queensland government superannuation funds QSuper and LGIAsuper public offer could have far-reaching ramifications for Australia's superannuation sector. When QSuper especially ...

Centrepoint driving adviser efficiencies

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 16 DEC 2016
Centrepoint will launch a range of back office solutions to its advisers in the New Year. The package will include para-planning, para-lending, life insurance health screening and varied administrative support options, including outsourcing particular ...

Netwealth partners for new private label

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 5 DEC 2016
... manage downside risk." Hoyle said Stanford Brown is now also in talks with a number of advisers that are looking to outsource the management of their client's finances as many financial planning and accounting firms can't or don't seek to be specialist ...

Pillar sold to Mercer

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 2 DEC 2016
Mercer is upping its stakes in superannuation administration by acquiring Pillar from the NSW Government for $35 million. The deal establishes Mercer as one of the largest outsourced superannuation providers in Australia, increasing funds under administration ...

Asset managers must consider multi-asset

KERRIE SYDEE  |  FRIDAY, 2 DEC 2016
Asset managers looking to win business in an increasingly outsourced world must consider becoming multi-asset specialists, according to new research from Cerulli Associates. The Cerulli Edge - Global Edition found that a shift in focus to selling multi-asset ...

Centrepoint unveils new client interface

KERRIE SYDEE  |  MONDAY, 7 NOV 2016
... to provide their clients and staff with the modern digital experience expected today. Compass Online allows firms to outsource the development and maintenance to an industry leading solution and get on with the job of servicing their clients." Compass ...

GBST partners with boutique administrator

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 4 NOV 2016
Financial services software provider GBST is entering a seven-year contract with a boutique administrator to enter the business process outsourcing market. Announced on the ASX, GBST is teaming with specialist fund services provider MainstreamBPO. GBST ...

Lonsec rates Altius bond funds

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 18 OCT 2016
... during the cycle in an effort to protect capital. This product might be suited to investors who would like to effectively outsource the decision between cash and bonds to a fixed interest specialist or as an active satellite blended with a strategic ...