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Funds SA appoints director of asset allocation

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 MAR 2021
The $37 billion public sector investment manager has appointed a director of asset allocation, hiring from Tcorp. Brendan Hallett will be responsible for leading the asset allocation team and will be deeply involved in developing investment strategy ...

Public sector super satisfaction rises

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 FEB 2021
Public sector superannuation fund members have come out as the most satisfied across all sectors, according to new research. Roy Morgan's latest Superannuation Satisfaction Report revealed member satisfaction in public sector funds reached a high ...

Super satisfaction bounces back

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 10 DEC 2020
... increase by sector at 1.5% to 65.3% despite suffering the largest annual decline at 10.4%. Satisfaction with public sector super funds increased 1.3% to 71.5% - the highest satisfaction score of any sector. Industry fund satisfaction rose marginally ...

AMP tops worst-performing super funds list

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 22 SEP 2020
Retail superannuation funds provided by AMP and OnePath continue to charge high fees and deliver poor returns for members, the latest Fat Cat report shows. For the sixth year in a row, AMP continued to dominate robo-adviser Stockspot's Fat Cat list ...

QIC portfolio manager moves to Funds SA

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 27 AUG 2020
The $34 billion public investment manager has hired a new portfolio manager for debt and liquid alternatives from QIC. Petar Bogdanovic spent 15 years at QIC, working in a variety of roles across fixed interest portfolio management, interest rate strategy ...

Billions withdrawn from super

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 24 APR 2020
Treasurer Josh Frydenberg has confirmed $3.8 billion in withdrawals from super was approved by the ATO over the course of three days. Frydenberg said the average withdrawal was $8000 and the super funds will now begin to release the money. "Those applications ...

COVID-19 clogs custody mandate pipeline

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 24 APR 2020
Switching custodians is one of the tasks being put on the back burner as the COVID-19 pandemic disrupts businesses and markets. The biggest custody businesses are experiencing delays in implementing new mandates, as volatility makes clients hesitant ...

Early access nightmare for administrators

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 30 MAR 2020
The government's plan to allow early access to super for those who have lost jobs and livelihoods as a result of COVID-19 is an enormous hurdle with a strict deadline - one that administrators admit they might struggle to meet. While early access ...

Australian Unity investment boss to lead Mercer

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 24 MAR 2020
Mercer has tapped Australian Unity's chief investment officer to lead its Australian office. Australian Unity chief investment officer and wealth and capital markets chief executive David Bryant has been appointed as Mercer Australia chief executive ...

New role for Mercer chief

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 24 MAR 2020
Outgoing Mercer Australia chief executive Ben Walsh is set to join the executive leadership of one of the nation's largest life insurers. AIA Australia have appointed Walsh as chief life insurance officer, a newly created role that will see the long-time ...