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MLC named as insurer for Qantas's MySuper product

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 19 NOV 2013
Corporate super fund Qantas Super has appointed MLC as its group insurer following a "comprehensive review of the fund's insurance arrangements". Since 2011, Qantas has offered its members voluntary insurance through MLC. However, the new partnership ...

Qantas Super chief joins ASFA board

ALICE URIBE  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JUL 2013
Qantas Superannuation chief executive Jane Perry has been appointed to the Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) board. Her previous positions include chief executive of J.P. Morgan Treasury and Securities Services Australia and New ...

BUSSQ, Qantas, Suncorp get MySuper approval

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 14 JUN 2013
... Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) this week, bringing the total number to 41. The new authorisations are BUSSQ Super, Qantas Super and Suncorp Super. While MySuper authorisations number only 41, at more than $330 billion in assets under management ...

Boardroom cloud tech eases organisational burden

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 13 JUN 2013
The Affiliation of Superannuation Practitioners (ASP), an alliance of ten funds and administrators, has adopted a new technology to simplify distribution of essential documents for board members. The cloud-based iqBoard app, produced by IQ Group, allows ...

Russell focus on IM is better for clients: Schoenheimer

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 MAY 2013
Russell Investments will turn to focus on investment management rather than its consulting and administrative operations following the restructure of its Australian business, according to managing director Alan Schoenheimer. Schoenheimer told Financial ...

Qantas Super appoints Mercer as administrator

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 5 APR 2013
... was based on our assessment of 'best fit' administrator for the current and future needs of the Plan," Jane Perry, Qantas Super chief executive said. She said Mercer will help implement the plan's initiatives under the upcoming Stronger Super reforms. ...

Qantas Super takes flight with iqBoard

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 FEB 2013
... manage board and committee meetings, joining the ranks of other super fund boards that have done so in recent months. Qantas Super is using iqBoard, an application developed by IQ Group that already use 200 board members in other superannuation funds ...

New after-tax system for Qantas Super

BEN COLLINS  |  TUESDAY, 27 NOV 2012
Qantas Super will change how it manages equities with an after-tax reporting system for managers developed with Seattle-based firm Parametric. Chief investment officer Andrew Spence said the new system was the latest step in a range of solutions aimed ...

Super funds call key challenges

MELANIE TIMBRELL  |  FRIDAY, 9 MAR 2012
... regulation, particularly around governance, return objectives, risk and value to members," said Anne Ward, chair of Qantas Super and CIE. "With its new powers to set prudential standards, APRA's role will be to rigorously enforce a focus on quality and ...

Qantas Super taps MLC for insurance

CLAIRE MCGREAL  |  MONDAY, 16 JAN 2012
Qantas Super members can now avail themselves of extra voluntary insurance options through a new partnership between the fund and MLC. The options include voluntary Death and Total & Permanent Disability (TPD) cover of up to $750,000, as well as extra ...