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QSuper, Sunsuper not committed to merger

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 22 NOV 2019
... by - is whether this thing [a partnership between the two funds] is the best thing for our members?" Despite a spate of mergers within the sector over the last 12 months, a partnership for operational efficiencies remains a distinct possibility, and ...

Risk advisers a dying breed: Research

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 NOV 2019
... their onboarding process," he said. The report also shed light on which insurers advisers were turning to after a spate of mergers and takeovers in the Australian life insurance market, with new less established insurers such as Integrity Life attracting ...

Hume blasts super merger laggards

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 15 NOV 2019
... "The writing has been on the wall for a considerable period of time, and there has been endless industry chatter about mergers for many years. But despite this, there has in fact been relatively little action, particularly at that smaller end of the ...

Super funds could boost returns by 59bps: Report

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 12 NOV 2019
... costs, is around 59 basis points annually," Williams said. Williams would like to see superannuation funds planning fund mergers, or other big portfolio changes, pay particular attention to the research findings. "These controllable costs are positively ...

Sunsuper, QSuper confirm merger talks

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 5 NOV 2019
... the fact these funds are even considering a merger shows that the race is on. It's as if funds want to initiate premium mergers with preferred partners before the good partners get snapped up," Dunnin said. "Should such a fund be possible, it would likely ...

$26 billion super joint venture eyes more funds

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 21 OCT 2019
... chair Andrew Fairley will chair the new joint trustee board, called Togethr. "This is a new dawn and a new era for super mergers as we scale up to benefit members under an extended public offer (EPO) licence," Fairley said. "While other funds are talking ...

Statewide still keen on mergers

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 9 SEP 2019
All options are on the table at Statewide Super, including looking at potential retail fund partners, but three-way mergers are too much execution risk, according to chief financial and operating officer Grant Eastwood. Statewide canned plans to merge ...

Who foots the bill when super funds merge?

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 SEP 2019
Who pays the costs of a merger, REST chair Ken Marshman asked panelists involved in superannuation mergers at the Australian Superannuation Investment Conference yesterday. The panel discussed how mergers will impact the investment strategy of superannuation ...

Merger costs may impact short-term returns: ASI

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 SEP 2019
... the panel, Tasplan chair Naomi Edwards said she has seen the fund go from $2.5 billion to just under $10 billion through mergers in the last four years. She said the total benefits for a smaller super fund may be split as 60% on the administration side ...

Mainstream shelves super admin business

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 20 AUG 2019
... group's $50 million revenue earned in FY19. "It underperformed during the period due to client losses through fund mergers and regulatory changes. It is expected to contribute less than 2% of revenue in FY20," the firm said. Mainstream flagged in ...