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Industry fund doubles investment team

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 11 MAR 2016
... savings, from product design through to trade instructions are integrated. We believe the interaction between these areas of focus will result in better outcomes for our members," Bell said. The fund's new hires include: Dr. Marius Matei joining in the ...

HUB24 hires regional manager from BT

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 10 MAR 2016
... HUB24 head of marketing and distribution Wes Gillett said. "Greg's appointment as regional manager further strengthens our focus and ability to drive understanding and sales of our award-winning platform, further bolstering our presence across key states ...

Industry reacts to super objective

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 10 MAR 2016
... having argued its importance to the FSI and then endorsing the FSI's recommendation to enshrine the primary objective, with a focus on the provision of retirement income as the quintessential focus of super. "It's been our strongly held position that ...

Zurich appoints AIA claims manager

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 MAR 2016
Zurich has appointed a new head of claims from rival AIA. Sheriff Hamza will oversee the strategic direction, policy and governance of claims. He joins Zurich having previously been with AIA for almost six years, most recently as national group claims ...

Advisers have assets test top of mind

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 MAR 2016
Changes to the Age Pension assets test are top of mind for retirement-focused financial advisers according to the latest data from Challenger. Although test changes affecting Age Pension eligibility will come in to effect from 1 January 2017, Challenger's ...

Wilson AM commits to Pledge 1% philanthropy movement

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 MAR 2016
Wilson Asset Management has joined Pledge 1%, a global corporate philanthropy movement that commits to donating 1% of product, 1% of equity, or 1% of employee time to improve communities around the world. Speaking at the Nexus Australia Youth Summit ...

Fraser Review compounds board independence impasse

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 MAR 2016
... broadly a review of governance arrangements in respect of not-for-profit superannuation funds based on two claims: their focus on the overriding primacy of members' interests; and they can point to sustained outperformance in the returns they deliver ...

Women-led super funds outperform

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 8 MAR 2016
Superannuation funds led by women, or with significant governance representation, out-perform "male-centric" funds by 50 basis points on average, according to Rainmaker SelectingSuper research. Released to coincide with International Women's Day, the ...

QSuper takes industry leap with retirement incomes

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 8 MAR 2016
... bonus comes into effect on 6 June, and QSuper chief executive Michael Pennisi said it was further evidence of the fund's focus on individual members and supporting them throughout a lifetime of financial decisions. QSuper said the transfer bonus is made ...

ANZ appoints former Google MD

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 8 MAR 2016
ANZ has appointed a new group executive digital banking. Maile Carnegie joins ANZ from Google, where she was managing director Australia and New Zealand. Prior to that, she was also managing director at Procter & Gamble, where she worked for over 20 ...