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The SCT has appointed four new part-time members who bring significant legal expertise and wide-spread experience in superannuation..

11 April

People & products

Aon invests in growing life practice group

Aon has appointed Danny Alexander to head of life reinsurance broking, strengthening its reinsurance offering

10 April

People & products

$100 million debt facility announced by retirement funding group

ME Bank and specialist retirement funding provider Household Capital, which launched earlier this year, have

8 April

People & products

Rice Warner CEO steps down

Rice Warner has announced two key changes to its leadership team, with Michael Rice stepping down as chief

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4 April

People & products

AMP appoints to wealth management team

AMP has announced five new appointments to its Australian wealth management team.

Strong support exists for independent directors on super boards

4 April

People & products

FSC announces board changes

Three new faces have joined the Financial Services Council board, at the same time as long-serving deputy chair

The super system needs to respond better to the unique needs of indigenous people, KPMG believes.

2 April

People & products

Christian Super launches reconciliation action plan

A new Reconciliation Action Plan to better engage with indigenous communities has been launched by Christian Super.

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29 March

People & products

Mine Super appoints permanent CIO

Mine Super has confirmed that acting chief investment officer, Seamus Collins, will step up as permanent CIO,

28 March

People & products

WSSA announce new CEO and president

Workplace Super Specialists Australia has appointed Shadforth Financial Group’s David Harvie and True Direction

26 March

People & products

Rest builds out executive team

Rest has hired two new group executives into freshly created roles following an internal restructure late last

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 March

People & products

TOMORROW Super creates advisory board

A new fund trying to break into the super scene, TOMORROW Super, has appointed three executives to its newly-

21 March

People & products

Hostplus, Flexstone Partners start US private equity venture

Hostplus has partnered with global private investments firm, Flexstone Partners, to start a US private equity

Kinetic Super board opts for consultant, Elizabeth Thomas, as interim CEO.

19 March

People & products

Vision Super welcomes chief risk officer

Vision Super has announced the appointment of Nikki Schimmel as its new chief risk officer.

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

14 March

People & products

Frontiers Advisors appoints new directors

New directors, John Edwards and Deborah Cole, have joined the board of Frontier Advisors, an asset consultancy.

National Australia Bank has launched a product which it claims will eliminate some of the pain points likely to be experienced by SMSF trustees as they seek to comply with new LRBA rules.

12 March

People & products

Allianz Retire+ launches “new breed of retirement solutions”

Allianz Retire+ has launched a new product that aims to do what all retirement products ultimately seek: deliver

11 March

People & products

CBA Group Super CEO to retire

Doug Carmichael has announced his retirement as chief executive of Commonwealth Bank’s Group Super offering,

7 March

People & products

legalsuper adds to member service team

legalsuper has continued its expansion of its member service team, with financial planning and superannuation

5 March

People & products

Equip builds up member experience capabilities

Equip has signalled a renewed focus on member experience, making several key appointments to its strategy and

AIST has launched a reconciliation plan focused on financial inclusion of Aboriginal Australians and Torres Strait Islander peoples.

5 March

People & products

VicSuper launches Reconciliation plan

VicSuper has launched its Reflect Reconciliation Action Plan aimed at developing stronger partnerships with

5 March

People & products

Minto becomes deputy chair of EQT

Former TAL chief executive, Jim Minto has been appointed deputy chair of Equity Trustees.

APRA’s head of credit risk analytics, Guy Eastwood, has been recognised for his contribution to financial sector policy implementation.

28 February

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Rice Warner argues the creation of scope for joint super accounts would help create greater clarity around male and female member investment.

26 February

People & products

NAB extends partnership with Perennial Value

NAB has extended its asset servicing partnership with fund manager, Perennial Value, following an operating model

There has been a definite closing of the financial advice gender gap, with women catching up to men in the overall number of statements of advice (SOAs) issued, as well as total funds under administration (FUA) and average FUA per user, according to Decim

26 February

People & products

Six funds named top employers for gender equality

The Workplace Gender Equality Agency has recognised HESTA, AustralianSuper, First State Super, Suncorp,

Northern Trust has made three senior hires in its Sydney and Melbourne offices as a response to business expansion and enhanced local product capabilities. Tania Tuxford and David McWilliams have been hired as business development managers and Simon McDon

26 February

People & products

SuperFriend makes research-focused appointments

SuperFriend had strengthened its insights and evaluation function with two senior research appointments.

18 February

People & products

Berends and Atkin appointed to Qantas Super board

Industry veteran Lorraine Berends together with John Atkin have been appointed to the board of Qantas Super at the

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

15 February

People & products

Statewide Super announces new CEO

Statewide Super has announced an internal promotion to its recently vacated chief executive position.

14 February

People & products

HESTA’s Rob Fowler announces semi-retirement

HESTA’s executive – investment execution and former chief investment officer, Rob Fowler, has announced his semi-

A Super Review survey has confirmed the ACCC is on the money in identifying that super funds regard technology platforms as being a key element in selecting admin.

14 February

People & products

Class posts solid growth, introduces new tax feature

Class has posted solid half-yearly results and announced a tax statement automation solution to increase time

14 February

People & products

Parametric hires products, partnerships manager

Parametric has appointed Simon Mah Chut to the newly created manager, products and partnerships role.

14 February

People & products

Milliman appoints director of strategy, solutions

Global actuarial consulting firm, Milliman, has appointed a new Australian director of strategy and solutions.

12 February

People & products

New chair on Managed Accounts Holdings board

Managed Accounts Holdings has announced former Pillar Administration chief executive, Peter Brook, would become

5 February

People & products

Bell AM bolsters distribution capabilities

Global equities manager, Bell Asset Management, has boosted its institutional and wholesale distribution

5 February

People & products

QIC appoints managing director, global real estate

Alternative investment firm, QIC, has appointed Michael O’Brien as its new managing director, global real estate.

Local Government Super makes board appointments

31 January

People & products

SuperConcepts announces interim CEO

SuperConcepts has announced Adrian Urquhart will be its interim chief executive officer, effective 1 February,

29 January

People & products

McMurtie and Davidson receive Aus Day honours

Industry stalwarts John McMurtie and Louise Davidson have both been awarded Members of the Order of Australia (AM

24 January

People & products

Hyperbolic discounting being used to increase contributions

Increased interest in Vision Super’s ‘Save more later’ program is seeing growing interest from local governments

24 January

People & products

State Super appoints new CIO

State Super has announced institutional investments veteran, Gary Gabriel, as its new chief investment officer,

Shaw and Partners has announced it will have co-CEOs to manage the business, with a focus on developing broader offerings for clients.

22 January

People & products

Statewide’s Nunn named new MetLife Australia CEO

Statewide Super chief executive, Richard Nunn, has been appointed as the Australian chief executive, of MetLife.

With the spotlight on governance intensifying, Mercer has acquired a new web-based risk management solution.

22 January

People & products

VicSuper updates advice tool

VicSuper has updated its digital guidance and advice tool, Beeline, with a refreshed user interface and coach

17 January

People & products

David Smith departs Local Government Super

Less than 18 months after his appointment, Local Government Super (LGS) chief executive, David Smith, has resigned

17 January

People & products

MLC Life bolster consumer focus

MLC Life Insurance has bolstered its focus on customers with the appointment of a chief customer experience

17 January

People & products

Legalsuper hires member service managers

Legalsuper has made two senior additions to its member service team with the appointment of two regional managers.

15 January

People & products

Sunsuper builds on retail team

Sunsuper has brought in the new year by hiring two new business development managers, who both join the fund from

15 January

People & products

State Street appoints head of Asia-Pacific

State Street has appointed a new head of Asia-Pacific succeeding Wai-Kwong Seck, who has resigned after eight

20 December

People & products

CoreLogic now available via SuperConcepts portal

SuperConcepts has added CoreLogic PropertyHub to its Connected Services portal.

20 December

People & products

Equity Trustees appoints chief risk officer

Specialist trustee company, Equity Trustees has announced the appointment of Owen Brailsford as its new chief risk

18 December

People & products

Moneysoft launches site with super fund focus

Financial technology company, Moneysoft, launched its new website to showcase services directed at superannuation

18 December

People & products

Former Liberal leader joins Crescent Wealth board

Former Liberal Party leader, John Hewson, is set to join Crescent Wealth’s board in the new year.

13 December

People & products

Sunsuper partners with Genesys

Sunsuper has announced it has partnered with Genesys to refresh its customer experience capabilities.

13 December

People & products

GBST launches new corporate super offering

GBST has announced the launch of its new user-focused corporate super offering, featuring straight-through

13 December

People & products

Mercer expands investment consulting team

Mercer has made a senior appointment to its institutional wealth Pacific team.

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