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State Super appoints acting CIO

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 5 NOV 2020
The $43 billion State Super has appointed an acting chief investment officer, after Gary Gabriel left for VFMC at October end. State Super's deputy chief investment officer Charles Wu is acting as the CIO, as State Super looks for a permanent replacement. ...

Super funds bullish on hiring

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 NOV 2020
Recruitment activity in the superannuation industry has surged as many want to hire professionals skilled in the areas of data, ESG and risk, Kaizen Recruitment data reveals. Less than 5% of superannuation fund executives told the specialist recruiter ...

Chief economist update: RBA does the limbo rock

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 NOV 2020
"All around the limbo world Gonna do the limbo rock..." - Chubby Checker, Limbo Rock Australian equities and bond markets applauded after the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) didn't disappoint expectations, showing just how low it can go. The All ...

FSC names new chair

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 2 NOV 2020
The Financial Services Council has appointed a new chair to replace Geoff Lloyd, who has stood down due to his resignation from MLC Wealth. The role is going to Mercer Australia's recently appointed chief executive David Bryant. Bryant was previously ...

Chief economist update: The recession is over

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 OCT 2020
The Australian recession is over! This was what Reserve Bank of Australia deputy governor Guy Debelle implicitly told a Senate Estimates virtual hearing when he said :"At the moment it looks like the September quarter for the country probably recorded ...

Russell launches new super product

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 27 OCT 2020
Russell Investments has launched a new personalised super product, replacing its MySuper offering as it eyes mandates from other funds. The new offering is called GoalTracker and Russell says it is the first personalised superannuation product to launch ...

Super fund execs accused of quasi-insider trading

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 26 OCT 2020
Liberal MP Tim Wilson has accused executives at super funds of switching options during recent market volatility, in behaviour he likened to insider trading. During questioning of ASIC and APRA at the Standing Committee on Economics, Wilson suggested ...

ASIC chair steps aside pending pay review

JAMIE WILLIAMSON, KANIKA SOOD, ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 23 OCT 2020
ASIC chair James Shipton has stepped aside pending the outcome of a review into his remuneration arrangements. Tabling the 2019/20 ASIC annual report today and addressing the Senate Estimates committee, Shipton flagged certain relocation expenses incurred ...

AMP Capital bets on AI

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 23 OCT 2020
AMP Capital has announced it will roll out energy saving artificial intelligence (AI) technology to regulate building comfort and energy use automatically. The AI system will work to reflect changes in outside temperature and occupancy of the building ...

Aware Super shakes up SRI option

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 OCT 2020
Aware Super has tightened the screens on its socially responsible investment (SRI) option as the $97 billion fund beefs up its ESG credentials, reshuffling investment mandates in the process. The managers with SRI mandates from Aware Super include Redpoint ...