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Sunsuper, QSuper merger legislation passes

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 28 OCT 2021
The legislation that will see the merger of Sunsuper and QSuper through was passed this week. The Superannuation (State Public Sector) (Scheme Amendment) Bill 2021 was passed by the Queensland Parliament on October 26, enabling the merger. The bill ...

BOQ divests St Andrew's Insurance

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 OCT 2021
Bank of Queensland will offload St Andrew's Insurance for $23 million after receiving approval from APRA. BOQ announced on 14 October 2020 that it entered into an agreement with Farmcove Investment Holdings to sell St Andrew's subject to APRA's ...

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 ...

End of the road for Dollarmites

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 25 OCT 2021
Commonwealth Bank has ditched its 90-year-old Dollarmites program after the state governments' banning of school banking schemes. The New South Wales government is the latest to jump on board and ban bank-run marketing schemes in classrooms after ...

Tasmania remains best performing state: CommSec

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  MONDAY, 25 OCT 2021
Tasmania has retained its status for the seventh consecutive quarter of having the best-performing economy in Australia, CommSec research shows. In the stockbroker's latest State of the States report, the ACT has retained is second place position ...

Macquarie AM acquires alternative investment group

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 22 OCT 2021
Macquarie Asset Management has acquired an independent investment advisory firm delivering private client access to institutional hedge fund, private equity, real estate, and funds-of-funds. It agreed to acquired New York-based Central Park Group for ...

Industry funds partner with AMP Capital

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 21 OCT 2021
Cbus Property and UniSuper have invested with the AMP Capital Retail Trust, as AMP Capital demerges its private markets business, making a $2.2 billion move in the retail space. The two industry funds have taken majority ownership of Pacific Fair in ...

Midwinter appoints head of product

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 11 OCT 2021
Midwinter Financial Services has appointed a new head of product, nabbing a former leader within AMP's advice business. Andrew Zietara has joined Midwinter as head of product. Zietara joins Midwinter from capital market technology solution provider ...

Fiducian adds $38m FUA to network

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 8 OCT 2021
In a bid to expand nationally, Fiducian has helped one of its practices acquire clients with $38 million in funds under advice. Fiducian said it assisted the unnamed practice based in the Albury/Wodonga area by providing support services worth $360,000. ...

Suncorp names chief risk officer

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  FRIDAY, 8 OCT 2021
Suncorp Group hired the former London-based IG Group chief commercial officer to take on its risk function. Bridget Messer is expected to commence as chief risk officer in Brisbane early next year after she relocates from the UK. Messer spent the last ...