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Former super fund executive joins fintech

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 FEB 2019
... development, building on the company's 15-year history in delivering jargon-free financial education to banks, superannuation funds, government agencies and corporates. Mills said Money101 is a recognised leader in the production of engaging digital ...

Royal Commission dampens superannuation success

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 FEB 2019
... result of the Royal Commission, which had far-ranging effects. Unintended multiple accounts, entrenched underperforming funds, conflicted or ineffective boards and inappropriate interpretations of best interest duties were some of the criticisms that ...

Challenger adds new boutique

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 FEB 2019
... strategy takes positions in futures with an absolute return objective. The boutique's principals have experience in hedge funds and market-making businesses. "It is an incubator-type model and we are giving them time [about one year] to build up a track ...

Government moves on Royal Commission super recommendations

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 FEB 2019
... their default superannuation fund; with the Government acting on Commissioner Hayne's finding that some large super funds spend "not insignificant amounts" on the practice. Additionally, the Government will move to extend civil penalties to superannuation ...

Retirement expert joins Milliman

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 FEB 2019
... Cooper. Most recently, Haqqani was consulting to the Financial Services Council on superannuation, retirement income and funds management policy initiatives, particularly in the areas of the Productivity Commission's superannuation inquiry and the ...

Centuria Life launches new bond offering

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 12 FEB 2019
... bonds. Centuria LifeGoals will comprise 22 professionally managed fund options, including sector, diversified and index funds. Asset classes covered by the funds include fixed interest, cash, property, domestic and international shares and infrastructure. ...

Netflix-style shopping for funds

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 12 FEB 2019
... "The closest we have to [Forum 360] is BHP Live." Hirst worked in investor relations in the US for Macquarie's hedge funds. Along with his co-founder, Hirst is looking to penetrate about 2% of a $7.1 billion market across seven jurisdictions in the ...

Legalsuper renews admin contract

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 12 FEB 2019
... technology infrastructure, service, compliance and experience, pricing and strategic compatibility. A key challenge for funds and their administrators is to stay ahead of the vast level of regulatory change in superannuation and the associated actions ...

ACSA creates managed fund taskforce

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 11 FEB 2019
... Association will facilitate an industry taskforce to help address what it deems "systemic" obstacles in servicing managed funds and encourage more standards and automation in the local market. ACSA said that in surveying the market it found there was ...

Mainstream board loses former ASIC executive

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 11 FEB 2019
... Superpartners (since integrated with Link Group). Announcing its half-year results today, Mainstream reported a 6% increase in funds under administration to $147 billion, with $8.3 billion in net inflows contributed in the six months to 31 December 2018. ...