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Industry fund investments chief to depart

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 18 NOV 2021
LGIAsuper's chief investment officer is set to exit at the end of the year, with the fund confirming it is overhauling its investment team. Troy Rieck will leave LGIAsuper at the end of the year, following about two years with the fund. Confirming ...

LGIAsuper, Energy Super change fees

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 OCT 2021
The newly merged LGIAsuper and Energy Super have scrapped a weekly administration fee and will retain an annual fee as a result of scale benefits. Members of the superannuation fund will no longer be charged a $1 weekly administration fee and will pay ...

Mergers don't always lead to scale benefits: Barry

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 31 AUG 2021
There is a misunderstanding that superannuation fund mergers will automatically lead to scale benefits for members, according to Spirit Super's chief investment officer. Speaking at the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees (AIST) ASI ...

Consumer group slams super self-assessments

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 30 AUG 2021
Super Consumers Australia has slammed super funds' member outcomes assessments (MOAs), finding several funds claiming to be acting in members' best interests even when fees are high and performance is lacklustre. Super Consumers Australia looked ...

Alternatives, equities dominate mandates

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 JUL 2021
Not-for-profit superannuation funds appointed 377 mandates in the 12 months ending March, with alternatives and Australian equities winning the lion's share. By number, alternatives mandates were the popular (46% of 377), followed by equities (29%) ...

FEAL welcomes new board directors

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 2 JUL 2021
The chief executives of Funds SA and BUSSQ have joined the board of the Fund Executives Association Ltd, replacing two long-serving directors. Effective July 1, Funds SA chief executive Jo Townsend and BUSSQ chief Damian Wills are now directors on the ...

Hostplus, Intrust merger now official

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 25 JUN 2021
The two funds have confirmed they have signed a successor fund transfer deed to chase a merger, as first revealed by Financial Standard on May 21. Hostplus and Intrust Super are targeting a completion of the merger by November 26. It is understood that ...

Another departure at AMP Capital

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 22 JUN 2021
AMP Capital's head of sector multi-manager will leave in July, after nearly 25 years with the company. Lydia Serafim is leaving to take an external opportunity, a spokesperson for the company confirmed. "Lydia made a strong contribution to AMP Capital ...

GROW wins new super fund client

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 22 JUN 2021
A Queensland superannuation fund has picked GROW Inc to replace Mercer as its administrator. The $1.4 billion Mercy Super will soon swap to GROW, after using Mercer for seven years. The transition was initially slated for a June 1 start but was delayed. ...

LGIAsuper to rebrand

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 22 JUN 2021
... for Suncorp Portfolio Services (yet to be announced) whose role will be to integrate the Suncorp operations into the merged LGIA fund. "We have been working very closely with the wealth leadership team to ensure we have appropriate representation from ...