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Super fund appoints investment lead

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 8 JUL 2019
... investment committee which he has sat on since 2017. Given the fund's strong values, Hazell will be responsible for selecting ethical and Islamic compliant industries to invest member funds, screening out sectors like weapons manufacturing, alcohol production ...

Industry fund awards $500m mandate

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 4 JUL 2019
... option best performing The $8.5 billion superannuation fund's bond option is the top performer on SelectingSuper workplace super performance tables for fixed interest investment options to May 31. It has a 6.5% p.a. return over the three years to May ...

Industry fund dips toes in private equity

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 9 MAY 2019
... are over-heated by artificially low interest rates. Its bond option is now the top performer on SelectingSuper personal super performance tables to March 13, with a 6.5% return over the year and the investments are managed through Ardea, Coolabah and ...

Industry funds dominate AAA quality list

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 3 MAY 2019
... of 750 superannuation products, only 174 or 23.2% received the Rainmaker SelectingSuper AAA Quality rating. Some of the super fund providers that earned the ratings are: Hostplus, LUCRF Super, Prime Super, REI Super, TWUSUPER, Commonwealth Superannuation ...

Former super fund investment lead joins consultancy

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 23 APR 2019
An independent investment consultancy has welcomed the former chief investment officer of Commonwealth Bank Group Super as it looks to expand its Australian operations. Gerard Parlevliet has joined bfinance in the newly-created role of senior strategic ...

Industry fund strengthens board

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 16 APR 2019
... Merlicek was chief investment officer at IOOF for eight years to June 2017. Prior to this he served in the same role at Telstra Super for a decade. At the 2017 SelectingSuper Awards, Rainmaker Group managing director Christopher Page presented Merlicek ...

Women-led super funds continue to shine

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAR 2019
... in leadership roles are adding up to $55,000 to member balances, according to new insights. Latest Rainmaker figures show super funds with greater female representation on boards and leadership teams achieve greater returns for members. Funds with above-average ...

MLC MySuper switches to lifestage

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 22 FEB 2019
... seems to be modelled on highly successful lifestage products offered by award winning not-for-profit funds like First State Super and Sunsuper which don't switch asset allocations until the members are five to 10 years from retirement," Dunnin said. ...

Legalsuper renews admin contract

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 12 FEB 2019
... expressions of interest from six fund administrators before awarding Link the mandate. Proebstl said the criteria used in selecting an administrator included: organisational strength, technology infrastructure, service, compliance and experience, pricing ...

State government awards super fund mandate

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 11 FEB 2019
... the default superannuation of new government employees. From 10 February 2019, new NTGPASS employees who do not nominate a super fund will become a member of Statewide. NTGPASS selects a new default superannuation fund every three to five years. It replaces ...