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Government could force QIC to fund Queensland infra

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JUL 2015
... surplus of more than $10 billion. "Queensland is the only Australian jurisdiction to fully fund its defined benefit superannuation liabilities," Pitt said. QIC is Australia's second largest wholesale funds manager with $73 billion in funds under mana ...

Annuities to become more competitive

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JUL 2015
... in prominence and we see it coming through financial advisers as well." The Productivity Commission said in its superannuation policy paper last week that individuals might "perceive annuities to be poor value for money as they do not appreciate the ...

Class appoints three board members

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JUL 2015
Three new board members have joined Class, the provider of cloud-based self-managed superannuation fund (SMSF) administration software Class Super. Class chairman Barry Lambert said the appointments will be invaluable as the company prepares for an ...

HESTA appoints marketing executive

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JUL 2015
... has made the move from Adelaide to Melbourne for a new role at HESTA. Samuels has joined the $32 billion industry superannuation fund as executive marketing strategy. Announcing the appointment, HESTA chief executive Debby Blakey said Samuels will bring ...

Cbus appoints new executive manager

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JUL 2015
The creation of a new business structure at industry superannuation fund Cbus led to the recent appointment of an additional executive manager. Joining the $31 billion fund as executive manager employer experience is Jarrod Coysh, who was most recently ...

ASIC bans auditor and adviser

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JUL 2015
... concluding he had "failed to obtain sufficient appropriate audit evidence" to ensure three funds' compliance with the Superannuation Industry (Supervision) Act 1993 in 2011 and 2012. Brennan also failed to lodge written audit reports for those funds. ...

AIA renews commitment with SuperFriend

STAFF WRITER  |  TUESDAY, 14 JUL 2015
... SuperFriend is a national initiative that aims to improve the mental health and wellbeing of "all profit to member" superannuation fund members, employers and staff. AIA Australia first signed with SuperFriend in 2006, as part of its push to provide ...

Northern Trust wins NZ Super mandate

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 14 JUL 2015
... arm has been appointed to run a Barclays Global Aggregate fixed income mandate for the $26 billion New Zealand Superannuation Fund (NZ Super). The new mandate, which incorporates the super funds' environmental, social and governance exclusions, adds ...

Australian alternatives assets top $250 billion

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 14 JUL 2015
... classes,'" she said. Zinurova added that Australian investors remain very active in alternative asset classes. "Superannuation funds, in particular continue to have strong interest in asset classes like real estate, infrastructure, liquid alternatives ...

Mercer appoints new custodian

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 13 JUL 2015
Mercer has appointed Northern Trust Company (NTC) as custodian for its $25 billion in investment and superannuation assets. NTC was selected "following an extensive and competitive tender process," according to Mercer's statement. "NTC was appointed ...