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Actuaries Institute proposes new performance test measure

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 23 APR 2024
... the Institute said the test should include two metrics: the current one and a new risk-adjusted performance measure for super fund products. "This two-metric test would ensure trustees can continue to have confidence around decisions they've already ...

Legalsuper names chief investment officer

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAR 2024
... chief commercial officer. Adamson brings a raft of experience, including as head of group strategy at NAB, head of corporate super at AMP and later head of AMP Bank strategy, and several senior leadership roles within Commonwealth Bank's retail division. ...

Best super fund products revealed

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 MAR 2024
... organisational strength, have been named. Rainmaker Information awarded its annual "symbol of excellence" AAA Quality Rating to 48 super funds, which collectively offer 164 first-rate products. This represents a decrease from the 56 AAA-rated funds last ...

Deloitte eyes more mergers and product innovation

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 22 MAR 2024
... 12 mega-funds are expected to emerge in the coming years. A similar prediction was made by Mercer in its recent Shaping Super report. "These funds will increase their foreign investments due to their size and the relative size of global opportunities ...

Half of super funds to close in coming decade: Mercer

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 15 MAR 2024
... total number of superannuation funds in Australia will halve over the next decade, says Mercer. In its inaugural Shaping Super report, Mercer predicts the number of super funds in Australia will decline by another 30% over the next five years and that ...

Hostplus rejects anti-competitive behaviour claims

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAR 2024
... products as part of a choice framework". The consultation, which wrapped up on 3 November 2023, proposes employers pay staff super entitlements on the same day they pay salary and wages effective from 1 July 2026. Hostplus pointed out that the "proliferation ...

Super funds captivated by equities: Research

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 27 FEB 2024
... climate change mitigation and sustained high-tech growth," she said. One example highlighted is Australia's Your Future, Your Super reforms which has encouraged consolidation of pension providers. "Government influence on pension schemes is at high level ...

Centrepoint Alliance targets further growth with new platform

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 26 FEB 2024
... channels, with its total now sitting at 1338. It added that the pipeline to recruit is also strong due to licensee consolidation and it expects further opportunities to recruit to materialise. As an outlook, Centrepoint said the market conditions remain ...

Risk, compliance staff in hot demand

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 FEB 2024
... the Financial Accountability Regime, regulators' focus on greenwashing and continued scrutiny via Your Future, Your Super are driving demand for risk and compliance talent. Ongoing consolidation among super funds and sustained growth in funds management ...

SimCorp names new country manager for Australia

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 16 JAN 2024
... the industry landscape." Following APRA's recommendations, the superannuation industry has seen a substantial consolidation, with the number of funds dropping from 389 in 2010 to around 120 today. According to SimCorp, this trend towards fewer, larger ...
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