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GESB expands leadership team

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 14 APR 2025
GESB, the super fund for Western Australia's public sector, added a former HESTA executive as its chief member experience officer, while also welcoming a chief corporate services officer. Both are newly created roles for GESB, which is undergoing ...

AMP shareholders approve executive pay

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 14 APR 2025
AMP shareholders overwhelmingly approved the 2025 remuneration and chief executive Alexis George's long-term incentives after the company rejigged its remuneration framework. Shareholders voted in favour of adopting the remuneration report at 93.2% ...

AustralianSuper says cyberattack losses total $750k

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 14 APR 2025
AustralianSuper has confirmed of the 600 members who had their accounts accessed in the cyberattack earlier this month, 10 suffered a financial loss totalling $750,000. "Our investigation into this criminal act found a total of 10 members had a combined ...

Short-term noise reinforces long-term investment thinking: ART

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 11 APR 2025
Australian Retirement Trust (ART) says it will not be derailed by the short-term noise coming from global trade tensions and heightened risks of a recession but remain steadfast in how it will position members' savings for the long term. Speaking at ...

Top ART executives depart in reshuffle

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 10 APR 2025
Australia Retirement Trust has appointed new heads for its equities, fixed-income, private debt and capital markets businesses following a revamp of its investment team. The superannuation giant's plan to simplify the investment process has seen ...

AllianzGI appoints public and private markets lead

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 10 APR 2025
Allianz Global Investors has named a head of private and public markets after splitting the global head of investment role. The leadership shake-up follows the retirement of the firm's head of investments, Deborah Zurkow, who announced her retirement ...

US pension funds haemorrhage US$249bn

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 10 APR 2025
The 25 largest state and local pension investment funds in the US have lost an estimated US$249 billion in public equities, according to the Equable Institute. The institute, which is a bipartisan nonprofit, said most of the damage occurred over the ...

Paying more fees doesn't speed up superannuation death benefit payouts

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 10 APR 2025
Paying higher superannuation fees doesn't equate to getting death benefits paid out faster, according to research by Super Consumers Australia (SCA). In the wake of a review by ASIC into death benefit claims handling practices of superannuation trustees ...

'Crises happen': Investors reminded to stay calm

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 APR 2025
As the stock market correction remains in full swing as a result of US President Donald Trump's sweeping tariffs, Australians are being reminded to stay calm. Schroders head of strategic research Duncan Lamont said despite the market mayhem, a market ...

Super for housing would benefit 4% of homebuyers: ASFA

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 8 APR 2025
... worsening housing affordability and cost-of-living pressures on younger Australians," Schubert said in response. "And if people retire with less super, that will also push up Age Pension costs - a bill that every Australian taxpayer would pay."