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MySuper competition heats up: Rainmaker

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 DEC 2016
... about five-times faster than MySuper products operated by not-for-profit funds such as industry super funds, public sector super funds or company super funds. Bank-owned MySuper products or those run by the big four retail banks, grew even faster at ...

Super slow to embrace advice opportunity

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 2 DEC 2016
... research. The IQ Group Digital Engagement Study 2016, based on research of the top 50 retail, industry and public sector super funds, found that 8% of those surveyed were actively using robo-advice. This is despite a 6% increase in members switching ...

Funds SA appoints first CIO

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 14 NOV 2016
... to take on the newly created role, with Funds SA now managing more than $27 billion for South Australia's public sector super funds. Friend joins the organisation with more than 20 years' experience in the superannuation and investment management sectors ...

ISPT increases stake in Brisbane mall

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 20 MAY 2016
... precinct. ISPT has about 35 investors including some of Australia's largest industry superannuation funds, public sector super funds and public sector investment funds, as well as education and religious groups. It says more than 50% of Australian workers ...

RBF awards $175m credit mandate

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 1 MAR 2016
Retirement Benefits Fund (RBF), the Tasmanian public sector superannuation fund, has invested US$125 million ($175.6 million) in Shenkman Capital Management's multi-strategy credit strategy. RBF chief investment officer, Dr Ian Lundy, explained that ...

New super data adds more disclosure

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 11 FEB 2016
The first wave of new superannuation data collected and distributed by the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) can only add to debate around disclosure rules for super funds. APRA's annual superannuation bulletin now has data that includes ...

Funds SA chair departs

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 16 NOV 2015
The South Australian government will be announcing a new Funds SA chairman within the next month after Helen Nugent announced her departure on Friday. Nugent will step down on 8 December 2015, and after 15 years as chairman of Funds SA. During this ...

Executive appointment round-up

STAFF WRITER  |  FRIDAY, 17 JUL 2015
The biggest industry moves this week are Cbus' appointment of an executive manager of employer experience and a new senior consultant at Towers Watson. Cbus appoints new executive manager - Jarrod Coysh, who was most recently with Westpac, joins the ...

LGsuper appoints chief digital officer

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 10 JUL 2015
An ongoing digital transformation at LGsuper has led to the appointment of a chief digital officer. The newly-created role sees Brett Barber join the Queensland-based public sector superannuation fund. Barber will be responsible for LGsuper's IT and ...

Tassie RBF awards GAM $100m mandate

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JUN 2015
The Tasmanian public sector superannuation fund, the Retirement Benefits Fund (RBF), has invested $100 million in the GAM Absolute Return Bond Defensive Fund. GAM's unconstrained bond strategy is a "go-anywhere" bond fund which, via the use of derivatives ...