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Pillar CEO departs

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  TUESDAY, 24 JAN 2017
... latter's chief executive leaving the company this week. Peter Brook was chief executive of the former state-owned superannuation administration firm for about four years from 2013. The deal established Mercer as one of the largest outsourced superannuation ...

AustralianSuper lends muscle to big employers

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 24 JAN 2017
... Clough and one other major company (undisclosed as at time of publication) chose AustralianSuper as the default superannuation fund for their employees starting June this year. All three fall under the category of large employers with more than 250 staff ...

Former Fidelity chief joins boutique manager

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 23 JAN 2017
... Investments' new chief executive is Michael Ohlsson. His career spans more than 30 years in financial services and superannuation, covering business areas such as sales and marketing, compliance and risk management, operations, HR, IT, and finance. Ohlsson ...

Wealth firm releases planning app Nettshell

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  MONDAY, 23 JAN 2017
... scenarios. The application also asks users about when they want to retire, how much they think they'll need in superannuation, and then tells them whether or not they're on track to meet that goal. "If clients are behind on their financial goals the ...

Super playing dangerous risk game: Milliman

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 23 JAN 2017
The long-term investment horizon favoured by superannuation funds is putting Australia's ageing population at risk, according to a new Milliman paper. The paper argues that the priority on long-term net returns highlighted in the Productivity Commission's ...

CommInsure wins group insurance mandate

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 23 JAN 2017
CommInsure will replace MetLife as group insurer for a multi-industry superannuation fund. It marks the first public mandate win for CommInsure since losing CareSuper, NGS Super and TWU Super in 2016. The insurer was also plagued by scandal around its ...

CPA creates planner education solution

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  FRIDAY, 20 JAN 2017
... you complete the CPA Program." The four subjects include financial planning fundamentals, investment strategies, superannuation and retirement planning, and personal risk management and financial plan construction. While the course does not come with ...

ASIC calls time on super disclosure exemption

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 20 JAN 2017
... change in July, when trustees will need to make all relevant disclosures publicly available on the registrable superannuation entity (RSE) website, and "not redact information solely because it relates to a subplan." The regulator said the changes were ...

New CFO for Kinetic Super

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 19 JAN 2017
... role with Kinetic Super in December. Marc Pizzichetta will serve as chief financial officer for the $3 billion superannuation fund, joining after the resignation of head of finance, Anthony De Fazio. Pizzichetta has more than 20 years' experience in ...

MLC reveals new executive team

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 JAN 2017
... experience organisations, we hope to simplify and transform the experience we provide to our customers, our advisers and superannuation partners. Our goal is to be a truly customer-centric life insurer," Thomas said.