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Legalsuper adds to board

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 JUL 2021
A former president of the Victorian Bar Council is joining the board of legalsuper as a long-serving director departs. James Peters is joining the $4.7 billion super fund, replacing Phil Kennon who served on the board for 12 years before retiring last ...

Ian Silk to leave AustralianSuper

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 13 JUL 2021
The chief executive of Australia's biggest superannuation fund AustralianSuper will step down before the end of the year. Having led the fund since its creation on 1 July 2006, Ian Silk is set to leave the super fund at the end of this year. Chief ...

Hostplus deal doesn't rule out a merger: Maritime

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 9 JUL 2021
Appearing before a parliamentary committee, Maritime Super provided some clarity into its partnership with Hostplus. In his appearance at the House of Representatives Standing Committee on E conomics yesterday Maritime Super chief executive Peter Robertson ...

New shareholder at Challenger

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 8 JUL 2021
... in annuities giant Challenger to Athene Holding Limited and Apollo Global Management. Athene and Apollo, which are set to merge, now own 18% or $720 million of Challenger shares. Of this, 3% is subject to approval from APRA. "Investing in Challenger ...

AustralianSuper names next merger partner

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 6 JUL 2021
... this time with a 43-year-old industry fund. The nation's largest super fund has signed a Memorandum of Understanding to merge with LUCRF Super, the Labor Union Cooperative Retirement Fund. Established in 1978, LUCRF is the nation's oldest industry ...

More advisers exit in June

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 5 JUL 2021
Some 450 financial advisers left the industry in the last month of the financial year, taking the total population to 19,544, latest ASIC data shows. As at July 1, AMP Financial Planning finished the financial year with 690 advisers, while The SMSF ...

QSuper, IFM bid for Sydney Airport

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  MONDAY, 5 JUL 2021
A consortium made up of QSuper, IFM Investors and Global Infrastructure Management has announced a takeover bid for Sydney Airport. The unsolicited, indicative, conditional and non-binding proposal is offering $8.25 per share which equates to a 42% ...

Alphinity adds to global equities team

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  MONDAY, 5 JUL 2021
Alphinity Investment Management has appointed a portfolio manager from Global Evolution Capital to its global equities team, alongside former Ellerston executive Mary Manning. Trent Masters founded Global Evolution Capital in 2019 and managed a global ...

FEAL welcomes new board directors

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 2 JUL 2021
The chief executives of Funds SA and BUSSQ have joined the board of the Fund Executives Association Ltd, replacing two long-serving directors. Effective July 1, Funds SA chief executive Jo Townsend and BUSSQ chief Damian Wills are now directors on the ...

Aware Super adds to board

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  FRIDAY, 2 JUL 2021
The $145 billion superannuation fund has welcomed a new director following the retirement by rotation of longstanding director Rosemary Kelly. Angela Nigro has joined the Aware Super board, having been nominated by the Health Services Union. Nigro is ...