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JANA appoints director

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 29 JUN 2021
The $850 billion asset consultant has hired a former AMP business development manager to grow its client base. Sai Srinivasan has joined JANA as client development director. He spent over two years at AMP, joining as an account manager - workplace super ...

Chief economist update: Delta variant infects Australian economy

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 29 JUN 2021
"They gathered for the feast They stab it with their steely knives, But they just can't kill the beast." - The Eagles, 'Hotel California' Only a few days after the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) kept monetary policy settings unchanged and ...

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 ...

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
As LGIAsuper completes its merger with Energy Super and starts the process of integrating Suncorp's super business into the fund, chief executive Kate Farrar tells Financial Standard there are some big changes ahead. From 1 July 2021, the successor ...

ME Bank acquisition receives green light

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 21 JUN 2021
The federal government has approved the Bank of Queensland's acquisition of ME Bank, which was formerly owned by industry superannuation funds. ME Bank will officially become part of the BOQ group. The two firms said they will continue to operate ...

More super tax concessions on table

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 17 JUN 2021
The Treasury Laws Amendment (More Flexible Superannuation) Bill was debated in the Senate today, with an amendment suggested by Senator Pauline Hanson. Hanson and her One Nation colleagues circulated an amendment that would see people over the age of ...

Rest appoints head of operations

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 JUN 2021
Industry superannuation fund Rest has hired AMP Capital's former head of global client services and enablement to lead its operations function. As head of operations Corrine Henville will oversee the provision of services to Rest members and the management ...

JANA hires from Mercer

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 15 JUN 2021
The $850 billion asset consultant has appointed a co-head of the not-for-profit client sector as demand grows, nabbing Mercer's Pacific client segment leader for endowments and foundations. Michael Maher joined Mercer in 2007 as an associate before ...

Super leaders recognised

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 15 JUN 2021
Leaders in the financial services industry have been recognised in the Queen's Birthday 2021 Honours list, with a number from the superannuation sector represented. This year saw 1190 Australians recognised in the Queen's Birthday honours and ...