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Super Members Council renews calls for anti-hawking extension

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 13 JUN 2024
... legislation, slamming a sub-set of financial advisers using social media posts and cold calling to drum up business. Prior to its merger, the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees (AIST) was lobbying for anti-hawking legislation to be extended ...

Funds SA names interim investment chief

ELIZABETH FRY  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 JUN 2024
... investment team, coming across from AustralianSuper where he was an investment manager, a role he took on following its merger with AGEST Super. He previously held senior roles with Warakirri Asset Management and Equip Super.

Most in-demand skills for financial services workers

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 JUN 2024
Recruitment at all levels across most categories in the financial services industry has been lacklustre over the 2023/24 year, but there are some skills highly in demand, according to new data from Perceptor. The one exception has been insurance, which ...

Brighter Super awards custody mandate

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 11 JUN 2024
... but also Queensland as an important on-the-ground location for servicing our clients." Brighter Super is the result of a merger between LGIAsuper and Energy Super, as well as the acquisition of Suncorp Super. The fund is home to 230,000 members and is ...

Four advice firms merge, launch Esencia

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 3 JUN 2024
... will now be served under Esencia. Fenning said the business name derives from the Spanish word meaning "essence". "The merger of the founding members of Esencia made sense because we found similarities across our business cultures - and cultural alignment ...

Super pool jumps to $3.9tn

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 MAY 2024
... now only seven active corporate super funds on APRA's register. TesltraSuper flagging in early May that it is mulling merger avenues is another nail in the coffin for the corporate super fund sector. The $26 billion super fund was created in 1990 ...

Retail funds drive down admin fees: KPMG

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 28 MAY 2024
... KPMG's Super Insights 2024 report shows. As an example, Mercer reduced its admin fee from 0.48% to 0.21% following the BT merger, while Colonial First State (CFS) lowered its admin fee to 0.16%. This compares to the most competitive industry funds ...

Platform reveals advice firms' top issues

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 24 MAY 2024
Practice management, advice technology, and superannuation are top of mind for financial advisers who want to improve their aptitude and knowledge, according to professional networking platform Ensombl. The analysis of adviser conversations stemming ...

Funds SA chief investment officer exits

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 MAY 2024
... investment team, coming across from AustralianSuper where he was an investment manager, a role he took on following its merger with AGEST Super. He's also previously held senior roles with Warakirri Asset Management and Equip Super. In a statement, Funds ...

Industry fund merger postponed

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 21 MAY 2024
Mine Super and TWUSUPER have reported "significant progress" towards their merger, but it has been pushed back. In a joint statement, the super funds announced that their merger to form TEAM Super has been rescheduled from early 2024 to early 2025. ...