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IFM adds to leadership

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUN 2020
... external relations David Whiteley said. McClymont joins the fund manager from the UK's largest profit-to-member defined contribution fund, The People's Pension. There, he served as director of policy and external affairs. A former Oxford Fellow, McClymont ...

Commonwealth Super names new chief

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUN 2020
... defence force. "I am really looking forward to working at CSC. It is responsible for both defined benefit and defined contribution super schemes, and there will be significant challenges in every aspect of managing a large complex organisation like CSC," ...

US pension funds approach point of no return

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAY 2020
... Wirepoints, any federal financial assistance should come with prerequisites focused on pension system reform. "Defined contribution plans, cost of living reforms and increased retirement ages are all part of the reform suite the federal government should ...

Industry fund reshuffles leadership

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAY 2020
... platform last year called OneTrust. OneTrust can manage a range of schemes, including defined benefit and defined contribution plans and features automated workflows.

Investment specialist joins sustainable fund manager

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 24 MAR 2020
... director for the Towers Watson (Australian Staff) Superannuation Fund, which included both defined benefit and defined contribution sections. Prior to her tenure at Willis Towers Watson, O'Dea spent two and a half years with Frontier Advisors as an investment ...

Retirement review goes off the rails

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 28 FEB 2020
... The new system would see members split their super savings into two pools - a defined benefit scheme and a defined contribution scheme, creating a hybrid system. BetaShares senior investment specialist Roger Cohen pushes back on Asher's claims, saying ...

Defined contribution: A global perspective

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 14 NOV 2019
Superannuation executives at the ASFA Conference have learned of the challenges facing other defined contribution pension systems around the world. Kicking off the second day of the ASFA Conference in Melbourne, Challenger retirement income chair Jeremy ...

Link Group enters UK market

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 NOV 2019
... and confident in their people and technology capabilities, as well as their extensive understanding of the defined contribution pensions market in the UK." Link will take on the administration for Smart's UK workplace pension operations, including the ...

Actuaries develop retiree rule of thumb

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 7 NOV 2019
... help retirees keep their spending on track in a simple manner. "The majority of Australians are members of defined contribution superannuation schemes, and on retirement they apply the balance of their account to start an account-based pension," De Ravin ...

Next decade of defined contributions crucial: Research

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 17 OCT 2019
... quickly from here." The research draws on the institute's findings from interviews and surveys with 10 leading defined contribution organisations around the world. It found that global themes are emerging, despite the defined contribution market ordinarily ...