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Frydenberg appoints second APRA deputy chair

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 18 SEP 2018
Treasurer Josh Frydenberg appointed a Treasury official as the second deputy chair at Australia's prudential regulator. John Lonsdale links with APRA as a full-time member and second deputy chair for the next five years, with a remit to strengthen the ...

Zenith introduces shareholder voting advice

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 18 SEP 2018
... this pledge in supporting the best interest duty of our adviser clients." "Our goal is to free up time for advisers and equip them with the tools to make an informed decision for their clients."

Pengana flags private equity LIT launch

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 11 SEP 2018
Pengana Capital Group is working with a US$51 billion alternative asset manager to launch a global private equity listed investment trust next year. Pengana enlisted the help of Chicago-based Grosvenor Capital Management to select investments for the ...

ASIC hires former super executives

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 3 SEP 2018
Two former superannuation industry executives have been nominated as members of ASIC to serve a period of five years each. Among his first duties as Federal Treasurer, Josh Frydenberg announced Danielle Press and Sean Hughes will join the corporate ...

TAL enhances musculoskeletal underwriting initiative

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 3 SEP 2018
Life insurer TAL has enhanced its musculoskeletal underwriting guidelines to manage neck pain and promote spinal health. The refreshed guidelines will enable advisers to better understand why underwriting exclusions are applied following neck pain and ...

Super assets hit new record

STEPHEN FAY, DARREN SNYDER, KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 30 AUG 2018
... driven by industry funds' dominance in MySuper contributions, as well as some corporate fund transfers (e.g. Rio Tinto to Equip). Retail funds only grew 4% to $600 billion, largely driven by contributions. The retail segment received $7 billion less ...

Retail super funds in hot water: Royal Commission

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 27 AUG 2018
Retail superannuation funds at CBA, NAB, AMP and other institutions could face criminal charges after the Royal Commission's team of lawyers highlighted several instances where corporate and superannuation law was breached. The closing submission ...

Equip grows to meet demand

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 AUG 2018
... industry superannuation fund appointed a senior corporate growth manager in anticipation of growth. Charlie Yanni links with Equip from LUCRF Super, and previously held business development roles with Rest and ME Bank. According to Equip executive officer ...

Industry funds grows governance, risk teams

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 20 AUG 2018
... With a background in law, she has also held roles with Russell Kennedy Lawyers and DLA Piper. She will report directly to Equip executive officer, governance and risk Natalie Alford. Campbell Finlayson has been appointed risk specialist, operations. ...

Hayne sees red over failed merger

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 16 AUG 2018
Commissioner Kenneth Hayne slammed two industry funds for reneging a potential merger that had clear benefits for members after finding executives were worried their roles were on the line. Talks of a serious merger between Catholic Super and the Australian ...