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Sustainable office trust attracts major new investor

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 28 JUL 2016
Uniting Financial Services (UFS) has joined the Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) to drive Australia's commercial property sector towards a higher-performance future. UFS, the Treasury and Investment Services arm of the Uniting Church in Australia ...

Economic Wrap

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JUL 2016
Inflation crashes to 1pct The Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose 0.4% in the June quarter 2016, according to the latest Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) figures. This follows a fall of 0.2% in the March quarter 2016. Annual inflation is now just 1.0% ...

Trust ahead of returns for member retention

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 21 JUL 2016
Members who have changed jobs since joining Equip have for the first time ranked trust ahead of investment returns as the reason for sticking with the fund. In Equip's 2016 member survey conducted by CoreData, just over a third of these 730 members ...

Equip CIO departs following restructure

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 JUL 2016
The chief investment officer of industry super fund, Equip, will leave the company following a restructure of the investment team. The fund's acting chief executive Nick Vamvakas thanked the departing Michael Strachan for his stewardship of the team ...

QIC assesses the tech spectrum

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 11 JUL 2016
Infrastructure fund manager QIC is reinforcing the importance of active management as technology continues to reshape assets' business and operating models. In its latest research paper QIC said the combination of four technology themes - the Industrial ...

Equip hires head of technology from GE

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 4 JUL 2016
Equip has appointed Mary Nottle as head of technology to oversee and manage the diverse technology platforms being deployed at the fund to transform its member experience. Nottle was most recently project manager for infrastructure services for the ...

SMSFA appoints corporate development GM

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 30 JUN 2016
The SMSF Association has appointed a new general manager, corporate development. Craig Jameson was previously managing director at Super Concepts, before becoming director business operations at AMP SMSF. SuperConcepts was bought by SuperIQ in 2013 ...

First State Super confirms firefighter academy investment

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 JUN 2016
Investment from First State Super is helping to build a world class training facility for Fire & Rescue NSW (FRNSW). Launched by NSW Minister for Emergency Services, David Elliott and FRNSW commissioner Greg Mullins, the Fire & Rescue NSW Academy is ...

FPA National Roadshow emphasises value of advice

KERRIE SYDEE  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 JUN 2016
Currently making its way across the country, the 2016 Financial Planning Association (FPA) National Roadshow is hoping to prepare planners for the increasingly complex future of financial advice. Aimed at supporting advisers, the roadshow includes an ...

Suncorp rolls out online only super

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 JUN 2016
Suncorp's superannuation arm has launched an online only product with several aims, including bridging the relationships between financial advisers and less engaged super members. Known as Suncorp Brighter Super, the product gives both advisers and ...