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Iress wins Commonwealth Super Corp mandate

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 29 SEP 2022
Commonwealth Superannuation Corporation (CSC) selected Iress as its new technology partner in a bid to improve member outcomes, reduce administration complexity and drive down the cost to serve through a digital-first approach. On an initial five-year ...

Consumer confidence jitters abate

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 SEP 2022
Consumer confidence has increased to its highest level in nearly four months, according to Roy Morgan. While still significantly down from the same week a year ago, the ANZ Roy Morgan Index shows consumer confidence rose by 1.8 points to 87.8 this week. ...

Property fund hires from AXA IM

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 SEP 2022
Retail property solutions provider United Property Service (UPS) has appointed Lisa Wood as its first asset management director. Bringing over 20 years' experience in specialist property management both in Australia and overseas, Wood joins the UPS ...

Cbus appoints head of responsible investment

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 13 SEP 2022
The $73 billion industry fund has promoted from within and added the role to its investment leadership team. Ros McKay has been appointed to the new role, following more than four years in the previous position. She will be responsible for the evolution ...

JANA names Georgina Dudley new chief executive

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 SEP 2022
JANA has promoted Georgina Dudley to chief executive following Jim Lamborn's decision to step back from the position. Dudley, who is currently general manager of strategy and innovation, will step into the new role in December. She has been with ...

Defensive equities strategies protect against downturn: Report

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  MONDAY, 5 SEP 2022
A new report has identified five distinct types of defensive equity strategies delivering protection in different ways and with very different results. Defensive Equity and Market Downturns: Is This Time Different? issued by bfinance revealed the main ...

Ampol to sell 49% of Z Energy Properties to Charter Hall

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  MONDAY, 29 AUG 2022
Ampol said Charter Hall's Retail REIT (CQR) will acquire a 49% interest in properties owned by its wholly owned subsidiary, Z Energy, for NZ$132 million. Z Energy will keep a 51% stake and the transaction is expected to complete in October. A statement ...

A strong super system cushions the economy: ISA

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 25 AUG 2022
An Industry Super Australia (ISA) report has called the pool of national savings created by the super system a key strength of the Australian economy and the envy of the world. According to the report, in periods of economic uncertainty and market volatility ...

HESTA, Mercy Super to pursue merger

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 19 AUG 2022
HESTA and Mercy Super announced in June that they were well progressed with potential merger discussions. Now, the two have signed a Successor Fund Transfer deed with the aim of merging by November 30. The merger will see Mercy Super's 13,000 members ...

Iress records 29% jump in profit

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 18 AUG 2022
Iress has reported a 29% increase to its underlying net profit after tax (NPAT), coming in at $31.8 million, as it looks to strengthen its position with superannuation funds. The increase comes in its half-year results (H1 22) which also showed revenues ...