People & products

13 January

People & products

Aon aligns super, wealth consulting and actuarial services

Aon has appointed Saffron Sweeney to the role of head of wealth solutions, Australia and chief actuary wealth

16 December

People & products

SSGA creates Asia Pacific ESG role

State Street Global Advisors has appointed Xinting Jia, former CareSuper environmental, social and governance

14 December

People & products

SMSFA adds to board

BDO partner and self-managed superannuation fund auditor, Geoff Rooney, has been appointed to the board of the

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13 December

People & products

BT cuts fees for super members

The administration cost for BT’s MySuper and Choice members will reduce from $108 per annum to $56 per annum.

9 December

People & products

MLC Life appoints chief group insurance officer

ESSSuper chief executive, Mark Puli, will replace Sean Williamson as the firm restructures its life insurance

30 November

People & products

Spirit Super’s Turner to retire

Spirit Super chief executive Leeanne Turner will retire from her role after 11 years at the helm.

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26 November

People & products

Ian Silk to join KPMG as adviser

Former AustralianSuper chief executive, Ian Silk, will join as a special adviser working on environmental, social

23 November

People & products

Equip appoints head of retirement

Equip has announced the appointment of Sam Higgie to head of retirement, following the appointment of Andrew

23 November

People & products

SuperFriend adds two members to its expert advisory committee

Mental health advocacy group SuperFriend has appointed Katherine Kaspar and Maria Falas to its expert advisory

16 November

People & products

Vanguard Super delayed until 2022

Vanguard has delayed the launch of its Vanguard Super superannuation product to work through the various licencing

NAB Asset Servicing has ended the long-running industry speculation by confirming Citi as its new global custodian.

16 November

People & products

AustralianSuper appoints new board member

The industry fund has appointed Philippa Kelly as independent director and chair of its investment committee.

ASFA urges APRA not to seek to impose rigid limits on the size of superannuation fund boards.

11 November

People & products

Active Super appoints director

Nathan Hagarty has been appointed to the Active Super board of directors and will continue his roles as councillor

9 November

People & products

TelstraSuper launches retirement investment product

TelstraSuper has released a new suite of retirement products aimed at addressing sequencing risk and tax

2 November

People & products

David Atkin to head PRI

Ex-chief executive of Cbus and ex-AMP Capital deputy CEO, David Atkin, will lead the Principles of Responsible

The Superannuation Complaints Tribunal received 1,739 complaints of which 91 per cent were resolved, according to its annual report.

26 October

People & products

AFCA appoints super senior ombudsman

Anne Maree Howley has been appointed as senior ombudsman for superannuation, among seven newly-created ombudsman

20 October

People & products

Link Group appoints head of insurance

Phil Angelico has returned to Link Group as head of insurance for its retirement and superannuation solutions

19 October

People & products

Class adds electronic signatures to admin product suite

The wealth accounting technology firm has partnered with DocuSign to enable the automation and rapid completion of

14 October

People & products

Aware Super makes investment team changes

Aware Super has announced the appointment of Damien Webb as the fund’s deputy chief investment officer and

CommInsure has been selected by Prime Super as its new group insurance provider.

14 October

People & products

AustralianSuper appoints Michele O’Neil as director

The industry superannuation fund has appointed the president of the Australian Council of Trade Unions to its

12 October

People & products

AustralianSuper appoints CRO

AustralianSuper has appointed Andrew Mantello as chief risk officer, filling the role vacated by new chief

MLC has made give new hires in its group insurance team following the partnership between NAB and Nippon Life.

12 October

People & products

Ignition appoints senior adviser

Ignition has announced it has appointed Andrew Baker into the newly-created role, providing guidance for the firm’

12 October

People & products

Active Super launches new customer portal and app

As part of the rebranding process, the new portal and app aims to transform the fund into a modern, mobile-first

5 October

People & products

Equip appoints CIO

Andrew Howard has been appointed chief investment officer of Equip and Catholic Super and will start in the role

CFS platforms have exceeded $535 million thanks to advisers driving annuities to meet complex retirement needs while maintaining admin efficiencies.

5 October

People & products

Challenger launches market-linked annuity

The option aimed to overcome longevity risk while maintaining exposure to investment markets.

5 October

People & products

TAL acquisition of Asteron finalised

TAL is now the issuer of Asteron’s life insurance policies and the Asteron brand is to remain in the market.

30 September

People & products

Zurich and OnePath launch new income protection products

Zurich and OnePath have introduced two new retail income protection products which have been designed for greater

29 September

People & products

MLC launches new income protection products

The life insurer has launched two income protection products that allow most customers to have the maximum sum

ASX-listed companies need to improve their reporting of ESG risks to enable investors to make better decisions, the ACSI believes.

24 September

People & products

Australian Ethical launches ethical multi-asset fund

The fund would provide exposure to unlisted property holdings and invest in climate technologies, renewable

10 September

People & products

EISS CEO resigns from super fund

The chief executive of Energy Industries Superannuation Scheme, Alex Hutchison, has resigned following

10 September

People & products

QSuper and Sunsuper finalise merged executive team

The merged fund between QSuper and Sunsuper have appointed Anthony Rose as its chief financial officer.

9 September

People & products

HESTA appoints new chief growth officer

HESTA has appointed Tim Mitchell-Adams to a newly-created role of chief growth officer as it continues to enhance

9 September

People & products

HESTA CEO appointed to ICGN board

Debby Blakey has been appointed to the board of the $79 trillion International Corporate Governance Network and

7 September

People & products

State Super appoints defined contributions GM

Jason Hazell will replace the role that has been vacant since Charles Wu was promoted to chief investment officer

6 September

People & products

Northern Trust appoints head of Australia and NZ

Leon Stavrou will be responsible for overseeing the overall strategic direction on providing solutions to Northern

31 August

People & products

Wayne Swan to chair Cbus Super

Former Treasurer and Deputy Prime Minister Wayne Swan has been appointed as chair of Cbus Super and will begin in

26 August

People & products

AusSuper appoints head of equities

AustralianSuper has promoted Justin Pascoe from deputy to head of equities following the departure of Innes

9 August

People & products

AMP appoints retirement solutions head

Ben Hillier has been appointed as general manager – retirement solutions and will lead AMP’s development of

5 August

People & products

AIA launches advice subsidiary with CBA

Commonwealth Bank will partially transfer its salaried advice business, Commonwealth Financial Planning, to AIA

29 July

People & products

WTW appoints head of Australian investments

Aongus O’Gorman has been appointed to the role, succeeding Martin Goss who will return to client consulting work.

The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) has sent a clear signal to superannuation funds that it is unhappy with director selection processes which preclude the ability of boards to reject directors who they believe are not appropriately qual

21 July

People & products

Debby Blakey to succeed Ian Silk as ACSI president

The HESTA chief executive has been appointed as president of the Australian Council of Superannuation Investors

A further study from the Centre for International Finance and Regulation has backed the need for independent chairs on superannuation fund boards.

15 July

People & products

legalsuper appoints board member

Former president of the Victorian Bar Council, James Peters, will replace the retiring Phil Kennon.

13 July

People & products

AustralianSuper’s Silk steps down

Ian Silk will be stepping down from his role as chief executive after 15 years and will be replaced by the fund’s

13 July

People & products

Mercer names alternatives head for Pacific region

Mercer has appointed Marcus De Kock as its new alternatives investment director for the Pacific region.

Eight-in-10 planners want product providers to help with tools they can use with clients to explain the superannuation changes.

13 July

People & products

Tool created to help accountants find SMSF auditors

Class has launched an online tool to help accounting practices to make the decision to work with an audit partner

8 July

People & products

ACSA CEO to step down

Chief executive Robert Brown will step down in September to allow a transition process for a yet to be appointed

7 July

People & products

Cbus expands internal investment team

The superannuation fund has appointed Mark Ferguson as head of total portfolio management as part of its

7 July

People & products

HESTA appoints portfolio management head

HESTA has appointed Jeff Brunton from Resolution Life as head of portfolio management as the fund moves forward

QSuper has internally appointed Michael Pennisi as its new chief executive, replacing Rosemary Vilgan.

6 July

People & products

SuperConcepts appoints CEO

SuperConcepts has appointed Grant Christensen as its chief executive following the departure of Lara Bourguignon

5 July

People & products

Kelly Power appointed as CEO of CFS Superannuation

Colonial First State has made a number of senior appointments in the lead up to its separation from the

1 July

People & products

FEAL appoints two directors

The Fund Executives Association Ltd, the professional development body for superannuation fund executives, has

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