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Aware Super hires business development lead

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 10 AUG 2023
Natalie Jarvis will join the fund in September to head up its business development function and assist in expanding its financial adviser network. Jarvis joins from Australian Unity where she worked since 2020 and most recently held the position of ...

Wall Street firms slugged $442m for recordkeeping breach

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 AUG 2023
BNP Paribas Securities, Moelis & Company, and Wells Fargo are among 11 firms that copped massive fines that totalled US$289 million ($442m) after the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) found that they used personal apps to conduct business. From ...

New product lead at Equip Super

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 28 JUL 2023
Equip Super has strengthened its leadership team with the appointment of a highly experienced product lead. Reporting to Equip Super chief member officer Alexis Harrison, Anthony Angelucci has been recruited to drive Equip Super's product strategy. ...

Aware Super, Challenger partner for DB solution

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 JUL 2023
Challenger will provide Aware Super with a $619 million group lifetime annuity policy to de-risk some of its lifetime pension liabilities. Challenger was selected by the fund, saying it is well placed to meet the needs of Aware Super's defined benefit ...

Colonial First State chalks up strong super returns

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 20 JUL 2023
... has recorded double-digit returns across several of its default superannuation products for FY23. The CFS FirstChoice Employer Super growth fund (Lifestage 1975-1979) delivered a 12.2% return. The CFS FirstChoice Employer Super balanced fund (Lifestage ...

Equip Super sets sights on being different

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 JUL 2023
... efficiencies. It's also all part of the plan to grow the fund further, which Cameron says includes a focus on its existing employer channels but will almost certainly mean more mergers, adding that the fund is open to exploring opportunities and ...

CFS settles super fees class action

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 14 JUL 2023
... approval, was negotiated on behalf of members of CFS FirstChoice Personal Super, FirstChoice Pension and FirstChoice Employer Super whose accounts were opened before 11 June 2013 and remained members after 1 July 2013, and after 1 July 2013 were charged ...

UK pensions tapped to strengthen local startups

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 11 JUL 2023
The UK Treasury has announced plans to consolidate the nation's pension fund sector and unlock £75 billion in retirement savings to back high-growth companies. Yesterday, Chancellor Jeremy Hunt delivered the Mansion House reforms and cited plans ...

Equipsuper adds board director

ELIZABETH FRY  |  TUESDAY, 11 JUL 2023
... he said. Equipsuper's nine-person board consists of three independent directors, three-member directors, and three employer directors. "Julian joins a strong skills-based board featuring combined experience at the highest levels of organisational ...

Young people 'locked out' of superannuation: ISA

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 11 JUL 2023
... young workers aren't entitled to compulsory super contributions, unless they work over 30 hours weekly with the same employer. This prevents an estimated $330 million annually from being contributed to the superannuation accounts of people under the ...