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Sunsuper, QSuper finalise executive team

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 10 SEP 2021
... funds have announced two new hires as they work towards finalising their merger and the creation of a $200 billion Queensland mega fund. Anthony Rose has been appointed chief financial officer, and Helen Jackson has been appointed chief people officer. ...

Legislation introduced to create Queensland mega fund

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 9 SEP 2021
The Superannuation (State Public Sector) (Scheme Amendment) Bill 2021 was tabled in Queensland's parliament last week which, if passed, would pave the way for Sunsuper and QSuper's merger. On September 1, Queensland treasurer and minister for investment ...

SMSF establishments soar

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  MONDAY, 6 SEP 2021
... contributions were $5.4 billion. The majority of SMSFs are based in New South Wales (33.5%), followed by Victoria (30.0%), Queensland (17.2%), Western Australia (9.4%), South Australia (6.8%), Tasmania (1.3%), ACT (1.7%) and NT (0.2%). The recent Class ...

How will members respond to the YFYS test results?

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 SEP 2021
Queensland University of Technology senior lecturer Elisabeth Sinnewe says some members may be lulled into a bad choice about superannuation when they read the performance test results. Sinnewe discussed the behavioural aspects of consumer choices ...

QIC appoints chief investment officer

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 SEP 2021
... bench at QIC and the robust succession plans in place." The 30-year-old state investment team was established as the Queensland government's specialist investment advisor and whole-of-fund manager. "Our investment strategy has enabled the Queensland ...

Fortius, PGIM make $214m property acquisition

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 12 AUG 2021
... off-market transaction," PGIM Real Estate head of Australia Steve Bulloch said. Knight Frank head of capital markets Queensland Justin Bond introduced Fortius Funds Management and PGIM to the vendor, LaSalle Investment Manag

Delta to impact real estate market: Analysis

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 AUG 2021
... for units of four storeys or above... While sentiment has improved from last year's nadir in Sydney and south-east Queensland, there has been no such recovery in Melbourne, and overall approval levels are running far below their previous market peaks ...

Economic recap: Week to August 6

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 9 AUG 2021
... despite the recent outbreak of the Delta variant in Australia's three biggest states - New South Wales, Victoria and Queensland. "The economic recovery in Australia has been stronger than was earlier expected. The recent outbreaks of the virus are ...

Shadforth appoints Queensland head

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 3 AUG 2021
The advice group has appointed a head in Queensland, reporting to chief executive Terry Dillon. Steven Parry joined Shadforth Financial Group on August 2. He was most recently general manager at Integro Private Wealth. Prior to this he worked at BT ...

Economic recap: Week to July 30

BENJAMIN ONG  |  MONDAY, 2 AUG 2021
... in Greater Sydney continued to worsened, prompting the extension of the lockdown in the state by another four weeks. Queensland went into a three-day lockdown starting at 4pm on Saturday, after the state recorded six new locally acquired cases of COVID-19 ...