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16 July

People & products

SS&C still looking for “bold and brave” first client

Global technology provider SS&C has reconfirmed its self-imposed 2020 deadline to acquire an administration

BT Financial Group has joined the chorus of calls for a harmonisation of the treatment of insurance both inside and outside of super.

16 July

People & products

MLC Life Insurance halves underwriting times

MLC Life Insurance has halved underwriting approval times with its UnderwriteMe technology, which allows them to

11 July

People & products

Willis Towers Watson names new head of strategic advisory

Willis Towers Watson has announced the appointment of Jessica Melville as head of strategic advisory, investments.

2021-06-30 14:00:00

Knowledge Centre

Solving the longevity puzzle

Well-designed retirement income products that include some protection against sequencing risk, as well as an innovative longevity buffer, can give retirees comfort they will be able to sustain their lifestyles.

Allianz Retire+

TelstraSuper has announced new investment in innovative technology by partnering with private equity IP Group Plc.

11 July

People & products

REI Super partners with Laneway Analytics

Data analytics fintech Laneway Analytics have announced a partnership agreement with REI Super to power new

Retail non-superannuation investments is projected to increase at 9.7 per cent per annum over the next decade thanks to an expected outflow of funds from super as a result of the 2016/17 Budget super changes, according to DEXX&R. The research house’s late

9 July

People & products

Jobs at risk as Deutsche Bank exits equities

Deutsche Bank has announced it is shutting its equities division, potentially leading to job losses from the firm’

9 July

People & products

Elkins joins KPMG

Colonial First State executive general manager, Linda Elkins, to move to KPMG to head up Asset and Wealth

2021-06-16 00:45:00

Knowledge Centre

From pressure comes diamonds

How industry forces will give way to a new level of maturity for alternative assets

Northern Trust

8 July

People & products

Elkins to depart CFS

Colonial First State executive general manager, Linda Elkins has stepped down from her role with the business.

4 July

People & products

GROW Super launches own superannuation platform

GROW Super has launched its own distributed ledger superannuation platform TINA, as well as raising $17 million in

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

4 July

People & products

JANA reaches 100-headcount milestone

Superannuation consultancy JANA has announced it has just broken the 100-headcount milestone, with the company

2 July

People & products

Who are the best super funds and consultants?

The crowning of the Super Review Super Fund of the Year overall winner is drawing closer, as well as the inaugural

27 June

People & products

Aus Ethical Investment CEO to depart company

Australian Ethical Investment’s chief executive and managing director, Phil Vernon, is stepping down after nine

27 June

People & products

VMA admin service grows 15-fold in six months

Praemium’s non-custodial Virtual Managed Account (VMA) Administration solution has hit $6 billion in funds under

Local Government Super makes board appointments

25 June

People & products

FSC adds platforms and retail super expert to board

The Financial Services Council has appointed BT’s Kathy Vincent, to its board, with her background in product,

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

25 June

People & products

Super Review to reward super options with best quant performance

The super fund options with the performances that prove best on a quantitative basis, as determined by a leading

20 June

People & products

Aberdeen Standard Investments appoints retirement head

Aberdeen Standard Investments has appointed Jason Nyilas as its Australian head of retirement and product strategy

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

18 June

People & products

Michael Dwyer joins TCorp board

Former First State Super chief executive and last year’s Super Review Lifetime Achiever, Michael Dwyer, has been

13 June

People & products

Frontier Advisors expands consulting team

Frontier Advisors has announced it has made five new appointments to its consulting team.

13 June

People & products

Ausbil appoints national manager, institutional business

Ausbil has appointed Camilla Skalberg as national manager, institutional business.

11 June

People & products

Major custodian advances tax and data transparency capabilities

NAB Asset Servicing and GBST have entered a partnership to implement a digital tax reporting platform that they

11 June

People & products

Intrust Super introduces new retirement saving tool

Intrust Super has announced the launch of its new tool to help make retirement saving easier, SuperCents.

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

6 June

People & products

legalsuper makes key member and data hires

legalsuper has made its tenth member-facing hire in under three years, in what its chief executive said was a

6 June

People & products

Class hires CEO to lead new strategy

Self-managed super fund software provider Class has appointed former REA Group executive, Andrew Russell, as its

4 June

People & products

Scott Hartley signals Sunsuper departure

Sunsuper’s chief executive, Scott Hartley, has announced he will depart the super fund following the appointment

30 May

People & products

Leading corporate super fund appoints chief risk officer

TelstraSuper has announced that Sabine Taylor, who was appointed as its interim chief risk officer in February,

30 May

People & products

First Super makes board change

Veteran First Super board member, Allan Stewart, is stepping down after 30 years’ involvement with the fund, with

30 May

People & products

Mercer appoints head of investment strategy

Mercer has appointed investment strategist Gwion Moore as head of investment strategy.

30 May

People & products

CFM makes new appointment

Capital Fund Management has announced the appointment of Craig Stanford to the newly-created role of director,

28 May

People & products

Financial services gets minister with inside knowledge

With a background in banking, investment banking and even industry funds, Senator Jane Hume will bring an almost

28 May

People & products

RetireAustralia appoints new CEO

RetireAustralia has appointed Dr Brett Robinson as chief executive, effective from 27 May 2019.

14 May

People & products

SuperFriend announces new board appointments

SuperFriend has announced three new appointments to its board of directors: Sarah Guthleben, Professor Niki Ellis

Strong support exists for independent directors on super boards

14 May

People & products

Liquidnet expands its Australian business

Global institutional investment specialist, Liquidnet has announced two new appointments to its Australian

13 May

People & products

Mercer appoints administration services leader

Mercer Administration Services has appointed experienced administration executive Craig Rice to lead its

10 May

People & products

ACS announces new chair

Australian Catholic Super has appointed a veteran of both its board and the Catholic education system as its new

MLC Life Insurance is expanding its Best Doctors service from 1 October to include an extra 200,000 customers in a bid to meet its agenda of extending the use of a policy over its lifetime. The MLC partnership with Best Doctors, which connects insurance c

9 May

People & products

AIA Australia launches digital health management for cancer patients

AIA Australia has launched its digital health management program, enabling cancer patients to receive care as soon

9 May

People & products

Tasmanian Perpetual Trustees appoints new investment manager

MyState Limited has appointed Jukka Viljanmaa to its trustee and wealth management arm, Tasmanian Perpetual

7 May

People & products

TelstraSuper announces chair appointment

Australia’s largest corporate superannuation fund, TelstraSuper, has announced that the former chief executive of

23 April

People & products

bfinance appoints new senior adviser

bfinance has appointed Gerard Parlevliet as a senior strategic adviser to support the continuing growth of

The latest APRA data has placed the importance of group insurance in context.

23 April

People & products

TAL seeks to improve awareness of life insurance value

Many Australians don’t see the benefit in life insurance products until it’s time to make a claim, leading TAL to

18 April

People & products

Rest completes leadership team with new appointment

Major superannuation fund Rest has appointed a new group executive, innovation and transformation, completing its

18 April

People & products

SS&C makes institutional hire

SS&C Technologies has appointed a new managing director, institutional and investment management, to look

18 April

People & products

Ripoll joins SMSF Association board

Former Gillard Government parliamentary secretary, Bernie Ripoll has been appointed to the board of the SMSF

Chant West parent company, publicly-listed financial research, consulting and software group Enzumo, has announced key changes entailing a board restructure and the appointment of a new chief executive. The company announced to the Australian Securities E

16 April

People & products

UniSuper unveils major executive restructure

Major $70 billion industry super fund, UniSuper, has announced a restructure that will see both personnel changes

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.

15 April

People & products

Integrity releases product enhancements

Integrity Life has rolled out nine changes to its products in its latest technology release, including allowed

12 April

People & products

Slattery exits SMSF Association

AMP Limited board member and SMSF Association founder, Andrea Slattery has announced her formal departure from the

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

4 April

People & products

AMP appoints to wealth management team

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

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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