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IFM adds to leadership

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUN 2020
IFM Investors strengthened its leadership by appointing a former politician as an executive director in its UK business. The industry super-owned global asset manager appointed former British Labour MP and Shadow Minister of State for Pensions Gregg ...

AIST celebrates Trustee of the Year

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 18 JUN 2020
Former president of the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees and director of two industry super funds, David Smith, has been posthumously awarded the award for Trustee of the Year. The AIST honoured Smith at its annual general meeting yesterday ...

Industry fund in successor fund transfer

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JUN 2020
The industry super fund that is home to several superannuation startups has notified members it will be transferring all accounts to another master trust. LESF Super will be merged into Smartsave 'Member's Choice' Superannuation, with the ...

Vanguard taps former industry fund boss

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JUN 2020
... Global funds management giant Vanguard is continuing its push into Australia's superannuation sector, hiring a former industry fund chief executive to oversee the growth of its super offering. Vanguard has appointed former AustSafe Super chief executive ...

FPA accuses ASIC of price gouging

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 15 JUN 2020
The Financial Planning Association of Australia has hit back at the corporate regulator accusing it of price gouging after increasing the industry funding levy for financial advisers by 38%. The FPA has urged the corporate regulator to reconsider the ...

Industry fund drops Rio Tinto amid sacred site outcry

HARRISON WORLEY, ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUN 2020
Rio Tinto has been excluded from two portfolio options of a major industry superannuation fund following its destruction of 46,000 year old Indigenous heritage sites at Juukan Gorge last month. First State Super has dropped Rio Tinto from the diversified ...

Industry funds continue risk-adjusted domination

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUN 2020
... p.a. three-year return, the lowest minimum monthly return at -6%, and the equal highest Sharpe ratio at 0.6. The industry fund shared the equal top Sharpe ratio with Australian Ethical, which was the only retail super fund to crack the top 10 by combined ...

Industry fund adds investments officer

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 11 JUN 2020
A $2.2 billion superannuation fund has welcomed a new investments officer, joining from Commonwealth Superannuation Corporation. Gina Dowley joined AvSuper in April in the role of investments officer, bringing more than 20 years' experience in superannuation. ...

VicSuper disputes fee hike claim

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 JUN 2020
... expects the cost of the "most simple form of complex advice given to a single member" could rise by 37% to $3500", the industry fund told Financial Standard that members would not be subjected to a "fee hit" as asserted in the article. According to the ...

Labor calls for end to war on super

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 9 JUN 2020
... stake in the national interest." Jones says the National Party should pay particular attention to the actions of industry fund Rest, whose $500 million commitment to new agricultural investments in New South Wales and Queensland address the party's ...