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Aware Super recruits Marsh McLennan risk specialist

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 29 MAY 2025
Aware Super is bolstering its risk management and compliance team with a senior hire from Marsh McLennan, the global risk and insurance giant. The $200 billion industry fund has appointed Norlena Brouwer as head of business risk and compliance for enablement ...

Mercer Super recruits whistleblower as risk chief

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 8 MAY 2025
A former UniSuper risk executive has landed at Mercer Superannuation Australia as its new chief risk officer. Mercer Super has confirmed the appointment of Dennis Gentilin - an ex-banker turned whistleblower - to the role. "Dennis' expertise and ...

Corporate fund selects Mercer Super for SFT

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 22 APR 2025
... One of the few remaining corporate super funds, the Goldman Sachs & JBWere Superannuation Fund, will be merged into Mercer Super from next month. In September 2024, the trustee for the Goldman Sachs & JBWere Superannuation Fund - BEST Superannuation ...

Active Super fined $10.5m for greenwashing

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 18 MAR 2025
Active Super's greenwashing will cost it $10.5 million in civil penalties for misleading members about its ESG credentials purported to eliminate investments in Russian companies and others involved in mining and tobacco, the Federal Court determined ...

Mercer appoints chief investment officer from TelstraSuper

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 6 FEB 2025
... Graeme Miller to a newly created role in its super fund. Miller will take on the role of chief investment officer at Mercer Super, overseeing its investment strategy design and performance. He will be based in Melbourne and commence in the second quarter ...

Super fund promotional expenses balloon: APRA

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 31 JAN 2025
... marketing spends between $36 million and $45 million. Rest, Colonial First State Super, Spirit Super, CareSuper and Mercer Super spent between $13 million and $26 million. AustralianSuper spent the most on member campaigns of $10.8 million out of its ...

Super moves: Future Fund, QIC, Vanguard Super

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 16 JAN 2025
Max Gill has been promoted to senior portfolio analyst with QIC's state investments team. Gill joined the Queensland Government's $68 billion investment arm six years ago working initially with the global multi-asset team followed by the state ...

AMP nabs Mercer wealth manager

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 12 DEC 2024
... largest dealer groups. Westpac completed the merger of BT's personal and corporate superannuation funds with Mercer Super Trust and the sale of its Advance to Mercer Australia in 2023. This is the second Mercer executive to depart in as many weeks. ...

Down but not out: Busting defined benefit myths

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 OCT 2024
... funds are looking to de-risk by transferring liabilities to insurers or consolidating into master trusts like Plum or Mercer Super Trust. This helps streamline operations and reduce the burden of managing these legacy structures, she said. Separately ...

Former Mercer Super chair named Actuary of the Year

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 20 SEP 2024
... Health and Property & Casualty) and Australian Philanthropic Services (APS). Swinhoe recently stepped down as chair of Mercer Super, a role she'd held for a decade. She's also a former non-executive director of Suncorp Superannuation. She's also active ...