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Industry fund adds new talent

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 24 AUG 2018
... industry superannuation fund is welcoming a new head of compliance, as well as a portfolio manager from Mercer. First State Super has appointed Athena Efstratiadis to lead its compliance function. With more than 25 years' experience in the wealth management ...

Industry fund and Lendlease strike $1.4bn property deal

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 23 AUG 2018
... partnering with Lendlease to fund an investment vehicle that will build and develop multifamily housing in the US. First State Super and Lendlease have committed US$1 billion ($1.4bn) in equity to eventually create a US$2 billion ($2.8bn) portfolio of ...

Super fund welcomes industry veteran to trustee board

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 13 AUG 2018
State Super has announced the appointment of an industry veteran to the trustee board of SAS Trustee Corporation. Carol Austin has over 30 years experience in the industry. She is currently a non-executive director at HSBC Bank Australia and the Grattan ...

Fees for no service remediation passes $250 million

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 AUG 2018
... potential fee for no service failings include Bendigo Financial Planning, Police Financial Services (trading as BankVic), State Super Financial Services (trading as StatePlus), and Yellow Brick Road Wealth Management. These licensees have paid or offered ...

Royal Commission revisits fees for no service

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 6 AUG 2018
... for no service that related to an acquisition. In 2016, the trustee of First State Superannuation Scheme acquired State Super Financial Services Australia Limited - the trustee of StatePlus Super. Following a review of StatePlus' business practices ...

Industry super fund renews board

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 3 AUG 2018
... retirement by rotation of existing board members. Glenn Bunney, Pip Carew and Tom Symondson have joined the board of First State Super, following the retirements of Trevor Carr, Lisa Fitzpatrick and Gary Thomas. Leading Age Services Australia nominated ...

Schroders chief steps down

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 AUG 2018
... Durack joined Schroders as head of distribution in Australia in 2011 and prior to this was chief executive of NSW State Super Corporation. He joins the executive ranks of Martin Conlon, head of Australian equities; Simon Doyle, head of multi-asset and ...

Funds management veteran joins First State Super

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 31 JUL 2018
First State Super appointed a funds management veteran to its investment committee which oversees $90 billion in retirement savings. Michael Cole is the first non-trustee to join First State Super Trustee Corporation. He currently serves as chair of ...

MetLife names chief operating officer

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 JUL 2018
... she will leave MetLife after four years at the helm. She will succeed Michael Dwyer as the chief executive of First State Super, a role he's held since 2004. Dwyer steps down from the $90 billion fund with 800,000 members in November. In June, former ...

Super fund chair appointed to NSW Generations Fund

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 JUL 2018
... advisory board of New South Wales' new sovereign wealth fund. The state has also appointed its first chief economist. State Super chair Nicholas Johnson is joining the NSW Generations Fund (NGF)'s five-person advisory board. The NSW government ...