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Industry super fund appoints new chair

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 10 MAY 2019
An $8.6 billion industry superannuation fund will welcome a new chair as the incumbent completes the 12-year term. The Australian Catholic Superannuation and Retirement Fund announced David Hutton will take the post from July 1, replacing Richard Haddock. ...

Study unveils state with largest superannuation gender gap

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 26 APR 2019
New research reveals the state that has the widest superannuation savings gap between male and female employees, at nearly 40%. The study by Women in Super and the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees of large industry superannuation funds ...

Finance job opportunities rise post-RC

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 APR 2019
Job opportunities in the financial services sector have risen by 10% following the Royal Commission, according to Sunsuper. New data from the super fund indicates the first quarter of 2019 was a strong period for jobs in the finance industry, as figures ...

FSU seeks transparency on CBA job cuts

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 16 APR 2019
Commonwealth Bank is under pressure to disclose the extent of its planned job cuts across its branches and technology division, alleged to affect 10,000 employees. The Financial Sector Union said it wrote to CBA chief executive Matt Comyn asking to ...

L1 eyes $70m for UK property fund

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 11 APR 2019
L1 Capital's latest UK residential property fund is expecting to raise between $60 million and $70 million as financial planning groups and rich investors hunt opportunities for attractive yields. The fund is targeting a distribution yield of 6-7%. ...

Platform provider wins mandate

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 APR 2019
An ASX-listed platform provider has won a mandate from a wealth firm for a new managed discretionary account service. Managed Accounts Holdings will work with First Point Wealth Management to set up an MDA service. The move comes as First Point Wealth ...

Superannuation fund chief accepts new role

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 4 APR 2019
The former chief executive of AustSafe Super has moved into a new role, following the completion of the fund's merger with Sunsuper. AustSafe Super chief executive Craig Stevens takes on the head of strategy role at Sunsuper following a successful ...

Cost of living fears rise: Research

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 APR 2019
According to new research, 40% of Australians say the rising cost of living is their single greatest concern in 2019 but effective financial advice could be the solution. Latest research from Mortgage Choice and CoreData's looked at the attitudes and ...

Infrastructure gets $100 billion

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 2 APR 2019
The Government says it will put $100 billion towards key transportation infrastructure over the next decade. It adds $25 billion to last year's Budget commitment to spend $75 billion over 10 years in the area. "This includes $2 billion to help deliver ...

Industry fund chair joins QIC

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 29 MAR 2019
The chair of a $70 billion industry superannuation fund will take over as chair of QIC next month. UniSuper chair Ian Martin has been named the new chair of QIC, effective April 1. He succeeds Don Luke who is retiring. Martin brings more than 30 years' ...