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MTAA Super bolsters investment team

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 18 JUL 2016
Industry fund MTAA Super recently appointed two new members to its investment operations team with a focus on continuing to deliver solid returns to members. The most recent appointment saw Shaun O'Malley join MTAA in June as investment manager. O'Malley ...

Super fund CEO not seeking reappointment

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 18 JUL 2016
The chief executive of the Government Employees Superannuation Board (GESB) has indicated he will not be seeking reappointment when his term expires on 29 January 2017. Howard Rosario, head of the $22 billion government fund for Western Australia public ...

Gold delivers for ETF investors

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 15 JUL 2016
Exposure to gold exchange traded funds delivered the best Australian ETF performance for investors during the first half of 2016, according to the latest report from BetaShares. Gold exposures, both through physical gold bullion and gold miners, not ...

Link Group appoints independent director

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 15 JUL 2016
ASX-listed superannuation administrator Link Group is welcoming an additional independent non-executive director to its board effective immediately. Joining the Link Group board is Anne McDonald. She has more than 35 years business experience in finance ...

CalPERS names new chief executive

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 15 JUL 2016
The California Public Employees' Retirement System (CalPERS) will welcome a new chief executive in October after its board appointed a new leader this week. Joining CalPERS as chief executive is Marcie Frost. She most recently served as the director ...

Report shows bank reform well underway

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 14 JUL 2016
The Australian banking industry is being recommended to adopt intermediate milestones to demonstrate its momentum of working through a series of self-improvement initiatives in response to previous recognition of repeated poor customer service. Independent ...

Foreign investment bound for South Australia

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 14 JUL 2016
The South Australian government is continuing to promote its $21 billion agriculture industry to foreign investors via an innovative online portal and through wider budget initiatives. The portal, AgInsight South Australia, was launched in August 2015 ...

Mercer wins new super partnership

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 14 JUL 2016
Wealth management firm Mercer recently won a superannuation partnership with one of Australia's largest mining services companies, adding about 4000 new members to the Mercer Super Trust. The partnership saw Orica transition about one-third of its workforce ...

Fee and return disclosures influence retirement choice

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 14 JUL 2016
A group of researchers have developed strategies to advance superannuation member engagement with retirement plan choices, particularly focusing on fee and return disclosures. In a working paper recently published by the Centre of Excellence in Population ...

Boutique asset manager signs new exec

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 JUL 2016
Boutique Australian equities manager DMP Asset Management is welcoming a new executive manager as part of its strategy to expand into the institutional market. Joining DMPAM as executive manager - sales, is Angus Graham. He formerly held senior roles ...