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Canada pension fund hires ex-CalPERS CIO

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 20 MAR 2025
... sustainability, head of global private equity and led the China business. Meng joined from the California Public Employees' Retirement System, where he was investment chief for 18 months. Having worked at Morgan Stanley and Lehman Brothers, he was ...

Jones calls out super sector, hints at more reform

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 20 MAR 2025
... has done a good job over 30 years of turning a small contribution from people's fortnightly salary into a large retirement nest egg," Jones said. "But what [super funds] haven't set themselves up to do properly is ensure that they are providing ...

Super fund consolidation to accelerate: Mercer

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 20 MAR 2025
... outcomes," Mercer said. The report highlighted while most super funds share the overarching goal of delivering great retirement outcomes, increased competition means they must clearly articulate their value proposition. It noted that companies with a ...

Tariffs not the only inflationary risk: Colchester

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 MAR 2025
... drive inflation as it puts pressure on pensions and healthcare, as well as wages due to less workers with a higher retirement rate. Conversely, artificial intelligence (AI) could be layered as a deflationary element, but the horizon on when the specific ...

Australian Unity chief retires

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 18 MAR 2025
... Brisbane's mixed-use community Herston Quarter as well as driving development and investment in hospitals, aged care, retirement living, childcare, student accommodation, and social and disability housing. "He has tangibly extended the reach and influence ...

Fixing retirement system an election priority: Grattan

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 17 MAR 2025
The Grattan Institute is once again calling for the simplification of Australia's retirement income system, saying it should be a policy priority for whoever wins this year's federal election. Releasing its Orange Book 2025: Policy priorities for the ...

Ord Minnett poaches Perpetual advisers amid hiring spree

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 17 MAR 2025
... advisory by helping talented graduates enter the profession. "Ultimately, we do have a cohort of advisers that are nearing retirement, so you've always got to be looking at what we're doing to welcome and encourage the next best talent to come through ...

CareSuper to merge with meat industry fund

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 17 MAR 2025
... Transfer Deed. "Both funds recognise our shared focus on putting members first and the importance of providing strong retirement outcomes combined with excellent service and personalised advice to our members," they said. "CareSuper is a mid-sized fund ...

Government releases draft payday super law

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 14 MAR 2025
... unpaid in 2021-22. "This change will strengthen Australia's superannuation system and help deliver a more dignified retirement to more Australian workers, in line with the objective of super," he said. The government has opened consultation on the ...

ART appoints insurance chief

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 13 MAR 2025
Australian Retirement Trust has appointed the interim head of insurance to the job permanently. Matthew Finney is now chief executive of ART Life, an APRA-regulated insurance entity and a wholly owned subsidiary of the superannuation giant. Finney was ...