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State Super to sponsor retirement income research

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 OCT 2019
Celebrating its 100-year anniversary, the $44 billion superannuation fund will award scholarships for research into improving future retirement incomes. At an event at the New South Wales State Library in Sydney last night, State Super announced the ...

Future Fund chief most influential public investor

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 OCT 2019
... influential public investor on a global ranking of 100 executives in not-for-profit investing, which also featured nine superannuation fund executives. Public Investor 100, compiled annually by the Sovereign Wealth Fund Institute (SWFI) ranks executives ...

Recreo, Mine Super enter the cloud

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 OCT 2019
Recreo has launched its long-awaited cloud-based superannuation and investment administration platform, developed in partnership with Mine Super. Recreo and Mine Super said the cloud-based platform, named OneTrust, can manage a range of schemes, including ...

QMV kicks off legal practice, appoints lead

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 8 OCT 2019
QMV is kicking off a new legal business aimed at future needs of superannuation trustees and has picked a former UniSuper lead as its managing partner. The consultancy firm currently works with about 25 superannuation clients. Recent work has been focused ...

Former BTFG executive takes on new role

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 8 OCT 2019
... added that Spitfire's immediate focus will be on commercialising the investment platform while building out the superannuation and pension offer in Australia and exploring international opportunities for the global platform. Spitfire executive director ...

Corporate, industry fund merge

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 4 OCT 2019
A 47-year-old corporate superannuation fund has merged with a $16 billion industry fund. The Dow Australia Superannuation Fund (DowASF), home to just under 400 members, has merged with Equipsuper. Established in 1972, DowASF is the corporate plan of ...

Equity Trustees wins Colonial mandate

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 4 OCT 2019
... Limited is taking over as the trustee of $10.5 billion of CMLA's assets. Another subsidiary, Equity Trustees Superannuation Limited (ETFSL) will take over as the responsible superannuation entity for $4.5 billion of superannuation funds. CMLA will ...

Fidante signs US alternatives manager

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 4 OCT 2019
... increased demand for alternative investment products in the Australian market, including the significant and growing superannuation system in the country and the under allocation to global fixed income assets in investor portfolios," Ares said in a statement. ...

Aussie employers understand importance of advice

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 4 OCT 2019
... employers think employees and members consider it important to be able to access financial advice through their superannuation fund. However, around 7% of employers believe employees don't consider access to advice as important. What's more, the 61% ...

Investors deluded on returns

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 4 OCT 2019
... Schroders Australia head of distribution Graeme Mather added that professional investors, including advisers and superannuation funds, have much more realistic expectations. Referring to the changes in the Australian financial advice industry that have ...