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Julie Lander named FEAL Fund Executive of the Year

CHLOE WALKER  |  THURSDAY, 4 AUG 2022
... 30 years' experience in superannuation, Lander is also a director and fellow of Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees (AIST), a director of FEAL and a member of AHRI and AICD. Lander has served as CareSuper's chief executive for over 20 years ...

APRA to improve strategic planning, member outcomes rules

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 1 AUG 2022
... Prudential Standard SPS 515 Strategic Planning and Member Outcomes (SPS 515) came into effect in January 2020, requiring trustees to regularly assess the outcomes provided to fund members and improve them where necessary. Given the pace of change in ...

KPMG spotlights super's biggest challenges

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 29 JUL 2022
... Super Insights 2022 report, last year climate change had fast become one of the top strategic priorities for super fund trustees. This was accompanied by an increasing rate of change regarding regulatory expectations. One year on, not only has climate ...

Super fund for women closes

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 JUL 2022
... and froze account fees when members were on parental leave. Three years on, the fund's responsible entity Equity Trustees has terminated the product, citing "commercial and regulatory developments that impact the future sustainability of the fund" ...

MSC Trustees appointed by Alceon

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 26 JUL 2022
Alceon Group has selected MSC Trustees to serve as trustee and responsible entity for two of its funds. The mandate is for the Alceon Australian Property Fund and Alceon Debt Income Fund. In taking on the mandate, MSC Trustees will replace Certane Group's ...

Consultation on faith-based products opens

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 21 JUL 2022
... consider the religious affiliation of a super fund in assessing its annual performance. For this to occur, super fund trustees would be required to apply to the regulator for faith-based product status. Trustees must certify that the product uses a faith-based ...

Equity Trustees in new technology partnerships

CASSANDRA BALDINI, CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 JUL 2022
Equity Trustees has entered agreements with TrustQuay and Nuj to strengthen the technology that supports its Trustee and Wealth Services business and its data capabilities. Under the deal with TrustQuay, Equity Trustees will centralise its Trustee and ...

Foord appoints Apex Group to support Australian launch

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 12 JUL 2022
... that invests exclusively in the Foord SICAV- Foord Global Equity Fund (Luxembourg). At the time, it appointed Equity Trustees as Responsible Entity. Now mandating Apex Group, Foord Asset Management Singapore chief executive Agnes Cai said: "Their ability ...

ASIC releases guidance on super, retirement calculators

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 5 JUL 2022
... intended to be helpful prompts for consumers to review their financial situation," ASIC said. "Entities, such as super trustees, that provide these tools to consumers within the terms of ASIC's relief are exempt from certain regulatory requirements related ...

Foord Asset Management enters Australia, mandates EQT

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 5 JUL 2022
Foord Asset Management has expanded into the Australian market, announcing Equity Trustees as responsible entity (RE) for its local offering. The new Foord Global Equity Australian Feeder Fund invests exclusively in the Foord SICAV- Foord Global Equity ...