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LGIA upgrades anti-money laundering tech

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 8 FEB 2022
... ongoing member due diligence and reporting to AUSTRAC. LGIA merged with Energy Super last year and is due to complete a merger with Suncorp's superannuation business later this year, which will take the fund to $30 billion in member savings. "Amidst ...

MLC Life names head of fund partnerships

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 7 FEB 2022
... he held for more than eight years. In total, he spent close to 13 years with the fund, departing last year ahead of its merger with Tasplan to create Sprit Super. Prior to joining MTAA Super, Porter also held senior roles with Superpartners and AMP ...

APRA to continue scrutiny of trustees

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 FEB 2022
... refresh the superannuation prudential framework to ensure there are appropriate requirements and guidance in place to inform merger and exit activity across the sector, the regulator said. As part of this, APRA will be reviewing Prudential Practice Guide ...

VGI chief executive resigns amid takeover

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 31 JAN 2022
... non-binding agreement with Regal, effectively creating a $6 billion entity. Howie intends to stay in his role and assist with the merger over the coming months. Prior to VGI, Howie headed BlackRock's Australian iShares business from 2014 to 2018 ...

Insignia loses self-employed advisers

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 27 JAN 2022
Insignia Financial reported an exodus of self-employed advisers in the December 2021 quarter amid an overhaul of its advice fee model. The company, which recently shed the name IOOF, lost 118 advisers during the period. Most advisers (94) who left were ...

AMP Capital PrivateMarketsCo hires chief financial officer

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 20 JAN 2022
... officer since 2018. Previously, she held chief financial officer roles at Afterpay Touch Group and Touchcorp, overseeing the merger with Afterpay and at Australian Pacific Airports Corporation. Lennie also currently holds the position of chair of the ...

Christian Super hires former Mercer executive

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 20 JAN 2022
... most recent appointment with Tasplan, where he served as a transition investment head for 18 months through Tasplan's merger talks with MTAA Super. Before that, he worked for Mercer, where he ran the asset consultant's dynamic asset allocation ...

Aware Super retains Link

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 17 JAN 2022
Link Group will continue to act as the administrator for the Victorian Schools Superannuation Fund following its merger with Aware Super. Aware will retain Link as the administration provider of VISSF's defined benefit funds. The Aware Super and VISSF ...

Digital advice predicted to soar in 2022

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 14 JAN 2022
... successfully acquire Praemium by June 2022, despite the latter rejecting the initial offer. Last year, Finura said the merger and acquisition activity gave clear evidence that platform business models are evolving. Netwealth's investment in Xeppo ...

Cbus to launch new investment options

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 14 JAN 2022
The $67 billion super fund for the building and construction industries will launch new investment options as it remains focussed on growing to $150 billion. Cbus' existing menu of five investment options will grow to 11 with the addition of a new ...