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Best-in-show funds pose pressing issues for advisers

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 JUN 2018
The Productivity Commission's proposed best-in-show list of the top 10 default superannuation products could have pressing implications for financial advisers which shouldn't be overlooked. According to Wealthdigital technical manager Rob Lavery, the ...

Former Sunsuper boss links with EQT

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 8 JUN 2018
... appointed a former Sunsuper chief executive as chair to subsidiary. Tony Lally will join the board of Equity Trustees Superannuation as chair; current chair John Crocker retire from his position. Equity Trustees managing director Mick O'Brien said the ...

AustralianSuper exec makes next top CIO list

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 8 JUN 2018
... professionals whom recruiters say are currently the most coveted for chief investment officer (CIO) roles. The $129 billion superannuation fund's head of portfolio construction, Alistair Barker, secured the number-15 spot on Institutional Investor's ...

BTFG boss backs PC super proposals

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 7 JUN 2018
BT Financial Group supports key recommendations of the Productivity Commission's most recent superannuation report, saying the Westpac-owned business would welcome moving away from an "open market" MySuper model. BTFG chief executive Brad Cooper ...

Industry fund adds directors

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 JUN 2018
A $14 billion industry superannuation fund appointed two new member directors to its board, including a former State Super chief investment officer. Equipsuper's existing board of directors will be joined by Lisbeth Rasmussen and Penny Davy-Whyte from ...

UniSuper hire bolsters customer experience focus

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 JUN 2018
The $66 billion superannuation fund for the higher education and research sectors has created a head of customer experience role. Former NAB head of digital design and user experience Brendan Donoghue has been appointed by UniSuper in the newly created ...

VFMC welcomes former Australia Post Super executive

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 JUN 2018
The head of investments at Australia Post Superannuation Scheme has joined Victoria Funds Management Corporation. VFMC confirmed Ezinne Udeh Martinez commenced as a portfolio strategist at the public sector fund manager this week. Martinez joined Australia ...

Aussie retirement confidence dropping

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 JUN 2018
... Clancy said. The research found women, those who don't own their own home and people with no investments outside superannuation were overrepresented when it came to lower retirement confidence.

Super State of Origin: Who wins?

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 JUN 2018
... of Origin rugby league dominance over New South Wales is mirrored in MySuper performance, Rainmaker's latest superannuation analysis shows. Over one, three and five years, more Queensland-based MySuper products have landed in the top 10 performers ...

Members abandon bank-aligned group insurers

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 5 JUN 2018
Latest Rainmaker group insurance research shows the share of superannuation fund members associated with a bank-aligned group insurer has halved in the last four years. The number of not-for-profit (NFP) superannuation members linked to a bank-aligned ...