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First Super appoints independent director

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 30 APR 2015
First Super has added another independent director to its board, former Victorian government minister Candy Broad. Broad was appointed this month, becoming the twelfth director on the board and increasing the number of independent directors from one ...

Infocus to provide advice to First Super members

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 13 APR 2015
... Industry Fund Services (IFS) and dealer group Infocus Wealth Management will provide full financial advice services to First Super members. Under the arrangement, Infocus' financial advisers based in Adelaide will travel to locations around South Australia ...

BNP becomes First Super custodian

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 MAR 2015
Industry fund First Super has appointed BNP Paribas Securities Services as custodian, replacing NAB Asset Servicing. The $2 billion fund chose BNP because of its "suite of reporting, risk management and analytics [which will] enable the trust to meet ...

First Super appoints new director

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 5 FEB 2015
Julie George has been appointed to the First Super board as an employer representative director. George replaces First Super founder Lindsay Morling and has 30 years' experience in the forest and timber industries First Super represents. She is also ...

First Super to vote against CBA board members

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 10 NOV 2014
First Super will vote against the re-election of two Commonwealth Bank (CBA) board members who served during the bank's financial advice scandal. The fund will use its vote at the forthcoming CBA annual general meeting on November 12 and will oppose ...

GBST delivers first SuperStream contributions to SMSFs

STAFF WRITER  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 AUG 2014
GBST, a SuperStream Gateway provider for self-managed super funds (SMSFs) has delivered its first live SuperStream electronic choice contributions messages destined for SMSFs. This initial SuperStream "cohort" which commenced live contributions on 4 ...

FEATURE: Gear up for retirement

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 20 JUN 2014
With longevity, inflation and market risk remaining critical for many Australians, Laura Millan looks at how advisers and product providers can join forces to come up with the best strategies to meet retirees needs. Treasurer Joe Hockey's 2014-15 budget ...

Media Super to launch MDI option

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 11 MAR 2014
... cutting costs. "It is not 'unusual' for a smaller super fund to combine the role of CEO and CIO.A BUSSQ is one example, First Super is another (the role I held), and there are others," he said. He stressed the role of asset consultants in the fund's ...

Former CFSGAM exec joins Frontier Advisors

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 5 DEC 2013
... industry fund sector is likely to continue. Stringer's appointment at Frontier, which is owned by Cbus, AustralianSuper, First Super and HESTA, follows a number of similar appointments over the last year or so. In February, Frontier hired risk specialist ...

Vision Super appoints new chief executive

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 2 DEC 2013
... the helm of the $16.7 billion South Australian Public Sector Superannuation Scheme and 7 years as chief executive of First Super. He has also held a senior role with the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC). "The appointment of Stephen ...