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UniSuper makes two senior hires

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 FEB 2019
A $70 billion superannuation fund made two senior appointments to bolster its global investment strategies and ESG capabilities. Penny Heard joins UniSuper as portfolio manager within the global strategies and quantitative team, while Lou Capparelli ...

Royal Commission boosts platform provider

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 26 FEB 2019
... Connie Mckeage said the half was "extremely busy and transformative" for the firm. She flagged the sale of OneVue's superannuation trustee to Sargon Capital late last year for $45 million as an "excellent outcome" for shareholders. "What is also particularly ...

New reforms to smash major super funds

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 26 FEB 2019
... hit hardest by the Protecting Your Super package, according to latest Rainmaker insight. More than five million superannuation accounts are set to benefit from the new legislation passed through the Senate last week, which includes the capping of fees ...

Equity Trustees acquires superannuation trustee

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 26 FEB 2019
Equity Trustees announced it will acquire a superannuation trustee for $6.2 million. Equity Trustees' parent company EQT Holdings has signed an agreement to purchase Zurich Australian Superannuation (ZAS), a subsidiary of Zurich Australia. ZAS has ...

Industry fund welcomes new chair

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 26 FEB 2019
A $6 billion industry superannuation fund recently appointed a new chair. Joseph Di Leo is the new chair of LUCRF Super. Former chair Tim Kennedy has stepped into the role of deputy chair. Di Leo joined the fund's board of directors in March 2018 as ...

Infrastructure fund plans SMSF raise

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 25 FEB 2019
... while diversifying portfolios. Unlisted infrastructure asset funds have been traditionally been the domain of large superannuation funds and life insurers, as most smaller investors fail to meet the minimums. IPIFM has a target return of 7.7% p.a. over ...

Grandfathered commissions ban splits industry: Poll

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 25 FEB 2019
... July 2019 to 1 January 2021. Financial Standard's new poll asks about the current state of merger activities in superannuation - and if more consolidation should take place.

SMSFA recognises member achievements

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 25 FEB 2019
... vice chairman Robin Bowerman reiterated the thoughts of panellists earlier in the week, lamenting the fact the superannuation system was still lacking an overarching objective four years on from David Murray's financial system inquiry. He said however ...

Australia ahead in gender diversity

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 25 FEB 2019
... intervention has made it a standout from other countries. And financial services led the way. Women accounted for 32.4% of superannuation fund board seats at the end of June 2018, a 9.2% increase in the last four years. Comparatively, women represented ...

Super fund awards real estate mandate

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 22 FEB 2019
An undisclosed superannuation fund recently seeded a new Australian-domiciled global real estate trust with a $128.5 million mandate. The Heitman Global Prime Real Estate Trust was launched in Australia this week with Equity Trustees winning the appointment ...