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Industry fund shifts service functions to Link

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 NOV 2020
A major industry superannuation fund has outsourced all of its service centre functions to Link Group. From 1 March 2021, Hostplus' contact centre, communications, complaints and employer servicing functions will transition to Link Group and housed ...

Dealer group chief executive departs

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 24 NOV 2020
The chief executive of an IOOF dealer group has departed as part of the group's restructure after it acquired MLC Wealth. Geoff Kellett has departed Financial Services Partners after two years as chief executive, with IOOF moving towards shuttering ...

Generation flags Ascalon closure

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 19 NOV 2020
ASX-listed Generation Development Group has confirmed its intention to wind up Ascalon Capital Managers, just two years after acquiring it from Westpac. It also announced plans to launch an income fund and a lifetime annuity. Generation has announced ...

Old problem needs new solution: Research

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 NOV 2020
Financial advisers need to adopt a new approach to providing income for retiree clients, according to Allianz Retire+. Following the Reserve Bank of Australia's (RBA) latest cash rate cut, down to 10 basis points, retirees with a large allocation to ...

Link hires from QSuper, NAB

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 13 NOV 2020
QSuper's head of group strategy has joined Link Group as a general manager, as the administrator also adds a portfolio manager for super and retirement solutions. Link Group has confirmed the appointment of Ross McCormack as general manager for ...

Dealer group chief departs

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 NOV 2020
The chief executive of an IOOF licensee will depart the group, as the impacts of the company's wealth restructure continues to be felt. Lonsdale Financial Group chief executive Mark Stephen will depart at the end of the month. The move comes after Milennium3 ...

Chief economist update: V for vaccine

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 10 NOV 2020
... convened on the Monday (November 9) straight after his Saturday victory. As per Factset: "Biden conferred in Delaware by video link with the 13-member task force that he named, headed by former US Surgeon General Vivek Murthy, former Food and Drug Administration ...

New fixed income boutique launches

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 9 NOV 2020
... provide individually managed accounts (IMAs)." Fortlake will use J.P. Morgan, Tactical Global Management Limited (TGM) and Link Fund Solutions. The four funds are: Fortlake Real-Income Fund (for retail investors targeting 3% over RBA cash rate), Fortlake ...

MLC Super overhauls fees

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 9 NOV 2020
... fee for MLC Cash Fund went from 1.06% p.a. to 0.80% p.a. On 23 November 2020, the number of family members that clients can link to their account will increase from four to six. Retirement and investment solutions group executive Tim Steele said MLC ...

The hits you don't see hurt the most: Aviva

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 9 NOV 2020
A survey of institutional investors representing over €2 trillion in assets under management, conducted by Aviva Investors, demonstrated that COVID-19's blows to real assets have left pension funds wary. Less than half of insurance companies (49%) ...