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NZ Super dumps guns

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 12 APR 2019
Hot on the heels of the passage of new gun laws in New Zealand, the NZ Super Fund has divested all companies involved in the manufacturing of automatic and semi-automatic weapons. The fund confirmed companies involved in the manufacture of civilian ...

Government carves out super deal

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 15 FEB 2019
The Government's signature superannuation legislation passed through the Senate, but not without victims. Last night the Treasury Laws Amendment (Protecting Your Superannuation Package) Bill 2018 passed the Senate after a deal was struck with the Greens ...

Mainstream board loses former ASIC executive

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 11 FEB 2019
A former ASIC senior executive resigned from the board of Mainstream Group. The firm has also released its half-year financial results. Financial services veteran Lucienne Layton will step down from her role as non-executive director on 15 March to ...

Industry funds dominate member satisfaction

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 22 JAN 2019
Only two retail super funds made the top 10 in a Roy Morgan list that measured how satisfied members felt with their fund's financial performance. The two retail funds to make the list were Asgard and Macquarie and they were below the average satisfaction ...

Merger to create $885m LIC

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 NOV 2018
Two listed investment companies will merge to create an $885 million single entity. WAM Leaders (WLE) is set to acquire 100% of Century Australia Investments (CYA), a LIC that primarily invests in the S&P/ASX 300 and has $97 million is assets. CYA aims ...

Morningstar IM appoints regional chief investment officer

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 13 NOV 2018
A former Qantas Super portfolio manager is taking on the role of Morningstar Investment Management's chief investment officer for Asia Pacific. Matt Watcher will start in the role in late January 2019, based out of Sydney. He takes over from current ...

Chief economist update: The Middle Kingdom's middling growth

BENJAMIN ONG  |  TUESDAY, 6 NOV 2018
It's the first Tuesday of November - the time when the "Melbourne Cup" runs and the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) meets only a few hours apart. All bets are on! There are so many odds on the various horses running in the Cup but there's only ...

Mainstream loses super fund contract

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 20 SEP 2018
A superannuation fund has terminated its administration contract with Mainstream after it announced plans to merge with a larger super fund in July. Combined Super has filed a termination notice with Mainstream Group Holdings ahead of its intention ...

Mainstream co-founder becomes non-exec chair

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 AUG 2018
The co-founder of Mainstream Group will transition away from his executive chair position at the administration services provider in October. Byram Johnston will become non-executive chair of the Mainstream board on October 1, having served as executive ...

Mainstream enters SMA market

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 14 AUG 2018
Mainstream Group is launching a separately managed account investment solution, one which the company says is its official entry into digital services targeted at financial advisers. The SMA solution will be initially launched in Australia. It will ...