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Russell wins consulting mandate from $700m super fund

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 DEC 2017
... as stress testing and other compliance requirements as well as member communications." Earlier in the year, Russell won a major mandate from the Tasmanian Public Sector Superannuation Commission to manage $1.9 billion in defined benefit assets. Under ...

Group insurance awareness encouraging: MetLife

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 12 DEC 2017
... policies covered, with the majority more cognisant of what death cover entails compared to illness or accident protection. A major concern for 59% of employees was insurance companies' ability to pay claims. Stewart said this finding was "really concerning ...

APRA announces new executive general manager

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  MONDAY, 11 DEC 2017
... strategies and supervisory practices remain up-to-date and fit for purpose." McCarthy-Hockey's appointment represents the second major addition to APRA in the last month, with former Versent acting chief operating officer Mark Adams appointed to executive ...

Super and insurance inquiry necessary: Poll

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 11 DEC 2017
The Federal Government expanding the remit of the banking Royal Commission to include the insurance and superannuation sectors is strongly supported by the majority of readers polled in Financial Standard's weekly survey. More than 60% of respondents ...

America is full

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 11 DEC 2017
... inability to find workers with the required skills was a key factor restraining hiring plans". And this is the Fed's (and other major central banks) conundrum du' jour. Overall inflation in the economy can't really gain traction unless it receives a ...

REST rolls out its millennial pitch

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  FRIDAY, 8 DEC 2017
... millennial super fund by members, followed by AustralianSuper, HOSTPLUS and SunSuper. CBA, AMP, BTFG, ANZ and MLC (NAB) are major players as well for young members not accessing industry super fund default award nominated products. Rainmaker concludes ...

YBR partners with top fintech

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 8 DEC 2017
Yellow Brick Road has partnered with an Australian startup that made the top 100 list of the best fintechs globally. Executive chair Mark Bouris said Prospa, an online lender has loaned more than $500 million to small businesses, was chosen to broaden ...

Frontier Advisors strategy and people director departs after 20 years

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 8 DEC 2017
... client's best interests and, ultimately for a fund like AvSuper, the interests of members as well." AvSuper is the second major asset consultant appointment for Frontier this year, alongside LUCRF Super, which announced their intention to end its 12-year ...

New CFO named for $20bn industry fund

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 8 DEC 2017
A $20 billion public offer industry fund has appointed a new chief financial officer. Sam Horskins joins VicSuper from Guild Group, where he was chief financial officer for nearly 10 years. Before that, he held the same role at OAMPS Group, and was ...

ASX pioneers blockchain technology

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 7 DEC 2017
The world will look on "carefully" as the ASX becomes the first major stock exchange to implement distributed ledger technology (DLT) across its trading platform, says deputy chief executive Peter Hiom. In announcing it will replace its trades settlement ...