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Super funds lack data for effective retirement assistance: Study

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 5 FEB 2024
Super funds lack crucial data on members' retirement income certainty preferences, hindering effective retirement assistance and compliance with Retirement Income Covenant obligations, research by Capital Preferences and Challenger reveals. The ...

SimCorp names new country manager for Australia

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 16 JAN 2024
SimCorp has appointed Enzo Cotroneo as its new country manager for Australia, tasking him with spearheading business development and the strategic direction for the investment firm's growth in the local market. Cotroneo, who's appointment took ...

MLC Life names general manager, remediation

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 11 DEC 2023
MLC Life has hired the man who led Commonwealth Bank's recent $1 billion remediation program to the role of general manager, remediation programs. Ian Fletcher, currently general manager of program strategy, customer remediation at Commonwealth Bank ...

Commonwealth Super Corp selects Challenger for retirement products

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 28 NOV 2023
Commonwealth Superannuation Corporation (CSC) has joined forces with Challenger to launch the next stage of its retirement income strategy in early 2024. The longevity solution was developed by CSC under its RIS program to help meet its customer's ...

Conscious Investment Management fund receives $50m

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 27 NOV 2023
Conscious Investment Management has received more than $50 million in commitments for its second Social Housing Fund (CIMSHF2) as it reaches its first close. The Paul Ramsay Foundation is the cornerstone investor in CIMSFH2, which will aim to deliver ...

Challenger expands strategic relationship with Apollo

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 9 NOV 2023
The group has formed an origination partnership with Apollo Global Management, giving Challenger Life access to private global credit and alternative capabilities. Building upon its existing partnership, Challenger said the extended agreement grants ...

Challenger duo joins Allianz Retire+

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 9 NOV 2023
... years. Most recently, van der Veen and Foster served as joint general manager, customer strategy and experience at Challenger - a role they were appointed to in February 2020. Allianz Australia Life Insurance chief executive Adrian Stewart said he is ...

Macquarie appoints Byres, half-year results decline

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 3 NOV 2023
Former APRA chair Wayne Byres will join the board of Macquarie Bank as the latter releases half-year results that are "substantially down" compared to this time last year. Byres is set to join as a non-executive director on 1 February 2024. Byres left ...

TelstraSuper launches retirement product

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 26 OCT 2023
TelstraSuper is now offering guaranteed income for life through a new retirement product it's partnered with Challenger on. TelstraSuper's RetireAccess Lifetime Pension provides guaranteed income for life and can be indexed for inflation or market-linked ...

HUB24 farewells longstanding chair

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 24 OCT 2023
After nearly 12 years, HUB24 non-executive director and chair Bruce Higgins has informed the board of his plans to retire. As such, a replacement has been appointed. Higgins has served as chair since October 2012, and during his tenure saw the platform ...