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Superannuation gets a classroom

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 22 OCT 2019
A physical space has been created for superannuation education by a $9.7 billion industry fund. Statewide Super has created the SuperHub, a centre dedicated to superannuation education and open to everyone - not just Statewide members. The centre opened ...

AustralianSuper checks out robo advisers

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 21 OCT 2019
... Rainmaker analysis of ASIC data. The biggest superannuation fund employer of advisers is State Super (281), followed by Industry Fund Services (106), Qinvest (94), UniSuper (74) and SunSuper (70). Australia has six main companies offering robo advice ...

Industry fund appoints interim investment chief

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 18 OCT 2019
... former Kinetic Super chief investment officer has been appointed as the interim investment chief of a $4 billion industry fund. Former Kinetic Super chief investment officer Paul Kessell has joined legalsuper as the fund's interim chief investment ...

CommInsure eyes deferred lifetime annuities

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 18 OCT 2019
CommInsure is looking to expand its annuity offering as it sees opportunity in the fast-approaching deadline for superannuation funds to develop comprehensive retirement income products (CIPRs). The life insurer, which is in the process of changing ...

Industry fund head jumps to Mercer

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 18 OCT 2019
A $52.8 billion industry fund's general manager of member engagement has moved to the corporate superannuation team at Mercer. Joanne Caruana was at HESTA for almost three years where she was responsible for leading a team of superannuation advisers ...

New executive role at Colonial First State

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 11 OCT 2019
... First State has created a new C-suite role, and has confirmed an interim replacement for Peter Chun who joined an industry fund earlier this week. Todd Stevenson has been appointed CFS's chief member outcomes officer, after nine years with the company. ...

Chief investment officer leaves industry fund

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 11 OCT 2019
The chief investment officer of a $4 billion industry superannuation fund has departed. legalsuper will next week begin the search for a new chief investment officer, after Edward Smith left the role in late September. legalsuper confirmed Smith's ...

Industry fund implements fee changes

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 OCT 2019
A $16 billion industry superannuation fund has made a raft of changes to the fees paid by its members. Effective this month, Equipsuper has removed its weekly $1 administration fee for accumulation members with a balance of less than $3000. At the same ...

Corporate, industry fund merge

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 4 OCT 2019
A 47-year-old corporate superannuation fund has merged with a $16 billion industry fund. The Dow Australia Superannuation Fund (DowASF), home to just under 400 members, has merged with Equipsuper. Established in 1972, DowASF is the corporate plan of ...

Advice associations slammed

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 3 OCT 2019
An industry group has lashed out at the Association of Financial Advisers and the Financial Planning Association of Australia, labelling them conflicted and driven by self-interest. The United Financial Advisers Association (formerly known as the Life ...