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Life after legalsuper: Proebstl

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 11 NOV 2022
Outgoing legalsuper chief executive Andrew Proebstl has no plans to exit the superannuation industry. Proebstl foresees big opportunities for funds to differentiate themselves and succeed in an environment where they are forced to manage more and more ...

Perpetual, Pendal deal on shaky ground

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 11 NOV 2022
Perpetual has confirmed it may have to cough up more than $20 million to Pendal Group if a transaction were to impede the existing deal between the two entities, as speculation grows Perpetual is attempting to renege. Yesterday, Perpetual dismissed ...

CareSuper flags merger with Spirit Super

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 NOV 2022
CareSuper and Spirit Super have entered a preliminary non-binding Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to explore a possible merger. Under the proposed deal, CareSuper and Spirit Super would combine to create a fund with over 500,000 members, and over ...

AFA posts $273,135 operational loss

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 8 NOV 2022
The Association of Financial Advisers (AFA) has reported an operating loss of $273,135, an improvement of $94,655 from last year's result, as it gears up for the vote on its proposed merger with the Financial Planning Association of Australia (FPA). ...

Proebstl to leave legalsuper

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 8 NOV 2022
Andrew Proebstl has announced he will leave the fund this month, capping just shy of two decades in the role. Proebstl will retire from the fund on November 23, with the fund employing a global executive search team to find his replacement. He took ...

Equipsuper investment chief on re-energising his team

ELIZABETH FRY  |  MONDAY, 7 NOV 2022
In anticipation of a recession, Equipsuper chief investment officer Andrew Howard says the revamp is the culmination of a six-month drive to get the right people in place. Providing an update to Industry Moves, Howard says he's confident the fund ...

Australian Retirement Trust names State Street as custodian

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 7 NOV 2022
Australian Retirement Trust has appointed State Street as its custodian and administrator. The $175 billion superannuation fund has confirmed the mandate, chief financial officer Anthony Rose commenting: "After a comprehensive and thorough tender process ...

FPA membership declines, deficit materialises

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 3 NOV 2022
The Financial Planning Association of Australia's (FPA) membership has fallen to 10,954 members from 11,811 last year, and the association has recorded a before-tax deficit of $1.2 million for the year ended June 30. FPA member numbers decreased ...

PAC Capital buys Clearwater Portfolio Management

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 NOV 2022
The private asset manager has acquired Clearwater Portfolio Management, taking its total funds under management to just under $500 million. Clearwater Portfolio Management is a boutique based in Byron Bay which runs the Clearwater Dynamic Portfolio. ...

Don't water down YFYS: Grattan Institute

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 1 NOV 2022
... performance test must be weighed against its benefits, noting that all funds that failed the first test have taken steps to merge or reduce fees. Only one that failed that test also failed the second, AMG Super, and is now closed to new members but with ...