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Labor calls for end to war on super

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 9 JUN 2020
... actions of industry fund Rest, whose $500 million commitment to new agricultural investments in New South Wales and Queensland address the party's long-held concerns about the foreign ownership of Australia's farms. "Here we have the opposite ...

Queensland funds delay merger

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 APR 2020
The impending merger of major Queensland superannuation funds QSuper and Sunsuper has been delayed. QSuper has confirmed its planned merger with Sunsuper has been delayed, owing to difficulties in conducting due diligence while staff are working remotely ...

Future Fund board members reappointed

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 17 APR 2020
... Advisory Board on technology and healthcare competitiveness. She has served as the chancellor of the University of Queensland, and has a bachelor of medicine, an honorary doctor of business from the University of Queensland and an MBA from the Harvard ...

What's next for income-focused funds

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 9 APR 2020
... on Wednesday asked banks to focus on their balance sheets instead of appeasing investors with dividends, and Bank of Queensland already seems to have obliged by deferring its dividend. Many stocks have changed their dividend payouts. The dividend suspensions ...

Queensland funds inch closer to merger

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 MAR 2020
Major Queensland superannuation funds QSuper and Sunsuper are a step closer to a merger, signing a Memorandum of Understanding to undertake exclusive due diligence to explore a merger. The agreement comes around four months after the two super funds ...

Industry fund chair retires

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 20 JAN 2020
... on course for continued growth," Prime Super chief executive Lachlan Baird said. Alexander is chair of UnitingCare Queensland and the Royal Flying Doctor Service Foundation which was formed last year. He is also the former chair of RACQ, including RACQ ...

Sunsuper welcomes new board directors

ALLY SELBY  |  FRIDAY, 10 JAN 2020
... the Sunsuper board as a director. Goodey is currently the chief financial officer for the Australian Workers Union in Queensland, and formerly served as a finance and compliance officer for the Australian Services Union. Sunsuper chair Andrew Fraser ...

Industry fund offers bonus on income streams

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 31 OCT 2019
... said Cbus wants to shift its members' thinking from viewing their superannuation savings as a lump sum to a source of future income. "We are introducing a bonus that will pay a member when they go into the income stream, which could be up to 2% of ...

QIC launches China bond fund

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 23 SEP 2019
The $80 billion Queensland-based asset management giant has received official approval for its partnered fund that will invest in China corporate bonds. The US$50 million QIC Ping An China Corporate Bond Fund is a partnership between QIC and China's ...

Super fund invests in disability housing

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 8 AUG 2019
... housing estimated to be worth $6 billion. The funding will help build 25 disability homes in New South Wales, South East Queensland and Victoria. The impact fund will receive equity in the properties in return. DPN Casa Capace, a registered provider ...