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JANA hires operations lead, boosts workforce

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUL 2019
... officer Ashleigh Crittle. From May 2014, Montague spent more than three years at South Australia's government superannuation scheme Super SA as general manager where he helped oversee $24 billion of funds for 210,000 members. Erika Jordan is another ...

Super fund bolsters leadership

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUL 2019
A superannuation fund targeting ethical investors and millennials has announced two C-suite promotions. Future Super has a new chief operating officer in Leigh Dunlop, who has been promoted from her role as head of people and culture. Dunlop has been ...

Industry fund awards $500m mandate

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 4 JUL 2019
An industry superannuation fund has appointed IFM Investors to manage cash and term deposits, as a precursor to an ongoing relationship for its fixed interest assets. Australian Catholic Superannuation & Retirement Fund told Financial Standard it has ...

GROW Super unveils admin platform

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 4 JUL 2019
GROW Super has ventured into distributed ledger technology with the launch of a new superannuation administration platform. TINA aims to reduce costs and improve operational efficiencies, helping super funds gain greater control of how they deliver ...

Responsible investments outperform mainstream

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 JUL 2019
... responsible investment principles. Separate RIAA consumer research showed that nine out of 10 Australians expect their superannuation and other investments to be invested responsibly and ethically, which may explain the rapid growth. "The exponential ...

KPMG names life insurance lead

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 JUL 2019
... strategy, and broadening relationships with key partners. Before Challenger, she was group executive of insurance, superannuation and risk management at AMP. Blight-Johnston also served as the managing director for AMP Life and the National Mutual Life ...

APRA warns trustees on PYSP deadline breach

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 JUL 2019
APRA has warned trustees that failed to comply with the July 1 Protecting Your Superannuation Package deadline to inform the prudential regulator straight away. A trustee that breaches the PYSP legislation at the product level application or the fixed-term ...

Whistleblowers given new protection

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 JUL 2019
... legislative requirements." Large proprietary companies, public companies, and corporate trustees of registrable superannuation entities are now required to have a whistleblower policy in line with the changes.

Hostplus enters merger talks

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 2 JUL 2019
The $43 billion Hostplus is probing the possibility of a merger with another industry fund. Hostplus and the $566 million Club Super have entered into a Memorandum of Understanding to formally pursue discussions and undertake a comprehensive due diligence ...

Clime ramps up private wealth

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 2 JUL 2019
... partner with a manager in the asset class. "We expect the asset management sector to come under more pressure as superannuation funds take their investments in-house. We are looking at a few potential acquisition options but don't have anything definitive ...