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Tasplan chief to exit, merger confirmed

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 29 NOV 2019
The chief executive of $10 billion Tasplan Super is set to exit the fund, as Tasplan and MTAA Super commit to merge on October 2020. Current Tasplan chief executive Wayne Davy will stay on until the merger date. However, starting next October, MTAA ...

Future Fund chief most influential public investor

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 OCT 2019
Future Fund chief executive David Neal emerged as the most influential public investor on a global ranking of 100 executives in not-for-profit investing, which also featured nine superannuation fund executives. Public Investor 100, compiled annually ...

Macquarie, Tasplan and QIC shuffle airports

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 OCT 2019
... across Europe and Australia which MIRA-managed funds are invested in. The Farnborough Airport acquisition comes as MIRA and Tasplan Super agree to sell 70% of their stake in Hobart International Airport to a consortium comprised of QIC and Royal Schiphol ...

Industry super satisfaction continues

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 16 SEP 2019
... satisfaction with the fund - an increase of 8.8% points in 12 months. Catholic Super, UniSuper, First State Super and Tasplan round out the top five, with the first retail fund, Macquarie, landing in sixth. CareSuper, HESTA, Mercer, AustralianSuper and ...

Statewide still keen on mergers

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 9 SEP 2019
... execution risk, according to chief financial and operating officer Grant Eastwood. Statewide canned plans to merge with Tasplan and WA Super in June, which if successful would have created Australia's 15th largest superannuation fund with 380,000 ...

Who foots the bill when super funds merge?

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 SEP 2019
... yesterday. The panel discussed how mergers will impact the investment strategy of superannuation funds. The panelists included Tasplan chair Naomi Edwards who has experience with many mergers, VicSuper chief executive Michael Dudon whose fund is in advanced ...

Merger costs may impact short-term returns: ASI

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 SEP 2019
... transition costs, according to a panel at the 2019 Australian Superannuation Investment Conference. Appearing on the panel, Tasplan chair Naomi Edwards said she has seen the fund go from $2.5 billion to just under $10 billion through mergers in the last ...

Super fund launches adviser portal

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 20 AUG 2019
... experience too," she said. Financial Standard previously reported Statewide Super had plans to merge with WA Super and Tasplan, but the merger talks were dumped in June. Had the merger gone ahead, it would have seen the creation of a $24 billion super ...

Tasplan recruits new chief investment officer

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 18 JUL 2019
The $9 billion superannuation fund has named a former Mercer executive as its new chief investment officer. Tasplan is welcoming David Stuart to the lead investment role. He was most recently chief strategist for Mercer in the Pacific region, a role ...

Industry funds surge ahead in satisfaction

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 8 JUL 2019
... Financial Performance of Superannuation in Australia report's May 2019 edition. Best and worst performers UniSuper (70.9%) and Tasplan (69.6%) members were the most satisfied with the financial performance. This was followed by CareSuper (67.6%), Cbus ...