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IFS launches two courses with Kaplan

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUL 2024
Industry Fund Services (IFS) has partnered with Kaplan Professional to offer superannuation fund staff further education and training as the sector gears up to offer more financial advice. The courses target super fund staff predominately working in ...

Aware Super delivers 11.02% to default members

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 4 JUL 2024
... made an important contribution," he said. The option is invested in the likes of Canva and Guzman y Gomez, as well as data centre operators and energy transition companies. Aware's High Growth Indexed option, launched last year, also performed well. ...

APRA heightens expectations around trustees' spending

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 4 JUL 2024
... Standard SPS 515 Strategic Planning and Member Outcomes and its related guidance to "ensure members' interests are front-and-centre in trustees' strategic and business planning, financial resource management, implementation of the retirement income covenant ...

Rest's MySuper option returns 8.67% in FY24

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 JUL 2024
Rest's core strategy default MySuper investment option, where most of its two million members are invested, delivered a one-year return of 8.67% over the last financial year. This exceeds its long-term average annual return of 8.29% since July 1988. ...

AIA Australia releases new member insurance portal

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 1 JUL 2024
AIA Australia has launched a new member insurance portal that enables group insurance customers to track their claims throughout the lifecycle. The portal promises real-time updates on claim statuses. It also offers features such as instant document ...

Prime Financial Group adds to c-suite with new role

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 25 JUN 2024
... previously worked at chief operating officer for jewellery group Michael Hill and has held executive positions at Flight Centre. Prime chief executive, managing director and chair Simon Madder said he was delighted to welcome both new appointments to ...

Barrenjoey, Scentre Group establish jointly managed fund

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 21 JUN 2024
... their first foray into funds management. The Tea Tree Plaza deal represents South Australia's largest regional shopping centre transaction since November 2019, when Paragon REIT and MA Financial took out a 50% stake in Westfield Marion for $670 million ...

GBST, Wipro join forces on holistic administration service

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 JUN 2024
... streamline the administration of wealth management products - and Wipro's expertise in outsourced administration and contact centre services, resulting in an integrated offering that includes technology, cybersecurity, risk management, and business operations. ...

Equip Super to introduce retirement specialists

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 11 JUN 2024
... for members as well as providing help to non-members. The super fund said it will be establishing a dedicated retirement centre and implementing a fund-wide focus on retirement. As part of this focus, Equip said it is encouraging both members and non-members ...

Future Fund, QIC finalise new deal

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 7 JUN 2024
Future Fund and QIC reached a deal for an interest in the EastLink toll road network sold by New Zealand Superannuation Fund and Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association of America, advised by its investment advisor Nuveen Infrastructure. The transaction ...