People & products

18 June

People & products

David Smith posthumously awarded Trustee of the Year

Former industry director David Smith has been posthumously given the Trustee of the Year award by the Australian

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

18 June

People & products

BNP Paribas appoints head of Asia Pacific

Franck Dubois has been appointed regional head of Asia Pacific by BNP Paribas Securities Services.

16 June

People & products

SuperFriend names new board members

SuperFriend has appointed AustralianSuper’s Rose Kerlin as its newest fund representative director and has made

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Driving Growth in Asset Management: The Next Chapter

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Northern Trust

Identifying what beneficiaries are asking for is the first step to ESG implementation, according to SSGA.

11 June

People & products

Eaton Vance launches new ESG strategies

Eaton Vance has announced the launch of a series of separate account equity strategies, the Calvert ESG Leaders

5 June

People & products

Ex-REST CEO to head Commonwealth Superannuation Corporation

Damian Hill has been appointed chief executive of the fund following Peter Carrigy-Ryan’s retirement.

2 June

People & products

GuildSuper picks Iress for super admin

Iress has announced that super fund, GuildSuper, has selected its automated super admin service to improve

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Knowledge Centre

Holding chemical companies to account

Reducing the damaged caused by hazardous chemicals takes holding chemical companies to account through public rankings. See what it takes.

Aviva

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

2 June

People & products

Ausbil ESG head appointed to Modern Slavery advisory group

Måns Carlsson-Sweeny has been appointed to the Australian Government Modern Slavery Expert Advisory Group.

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

1 June

People & products

Northern Trust and BlackRock enter strategic alliance

Northern Trust will use its Whole Office platform to integrate services through BlackRock’s Aladdin investment

21 May

People & products

Bennelong appoints institutional distribution executive

Eric Finnell has been appointed by the boutique asset manager as the company plans to grow its domestic and

21 May

People & products

SISFA relaunches membership

The Self-managed Independent Superannuation Funds Association said its membership would give self-managed super

19 May

People & products

Pendal awards unit registry contract to Mainstream

Mainstream will provide Pendal with outsourced registry services for five years.

14 May

People & products

First State Super appoints two board directors

John Dixon and Philip Moffitt have joined the fund after Bob Lipscombe and Ralph Kelly retired, by rotation, from

7 May

People & products

GBST updates platform for early super release

Its Composer wealth administration platform has been updated to enable clients to bulk process early super release

7 May

People & products

SMSFA appoints Burgess as deputy chief executive

SuperConcepts’ general manager Peter Burgess, has rejoined the association in the role of deputy chief executive

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.

5 May

People & products

Bravura launches early release capability ahead of time

The wealth management software company has delivered its early superannuation release capability ahead of time to

5 May

People & products

ASI adds institutional sales director

Vishal Sharma has been appointed as institutional director for Australia and New Zealand, based in Sydney.

30 April

People & products

GBST releases cloud-version of Composer platform

The new cloud-based version of the wealth administration platform has been taken up by two super funds.

The lack of robust data is the most influential barrier for institutional investors to further incorporate environmental, social, and governance (ESG) into investment decision making, according to BNP Paribas Securities Services. BNP Paribas Securities Se

30 April

People & products

Northern Trust launches ESG analytics service

The enhanced service, in partnership with IdealRatings, will track equities and corporate bond portfolios to

28 April

People & products

State Super appoints ex-CIO to board

Lisbeth Rasmussen has been appointed as a director to the SAS Trustee Corporation board.

28 April

People & products

legalsuper appoints investment expert

Dr Joe Fernandes has been appointed independent investment expert of the legal community focused industry super

14 April

People & products

Briggs returns to FSC as deputy CEO

Westpac head of government affairs for wealth, Blake Briggs will return to the Financial Services Council as

14 April

People & products

HESTA appoints strategic tilting GM

The industry superannuation fund has appointed Luke Galloway as its strategic tilting – general manager to build

9 April

People & products

FairVine halves fees to newly jobless members

FairVine Super members who have lost their jobs due to the COVID-19 pandemic will have their fees reduced to 0.6%

Strong support exists for independent directors on super boards

24 March

People & products

AIA appoints chief life insurance officer

Ben Walsh, current chief executive for Mercer in Australia and New Zealand, will start in the new role on 1 June,

24 March

People & products

EY appoints new Oceania wealth head

EY has announced the appointment of Rita Da Silva as its new Oceania wealth and asset management leader, effective

24 March

People & products

Media Super CEO steps down

After seven years at the helm, Graeme Russell will step down as chief executive to focus on recovery after a

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

10 March

People & products

Key changes to Mercer leadership

Jo-Anne Bloch is to become interim Australian chief executive of Mercer following the departure of Ben Walsh.

The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) has again called for more transparency around the way in which the financial services regulators spend their funding and for self-managed superannuation funds (SMSFs) to pull their regulatory wei

10 March

People & products

Hostplus drops pension fee

The industry superannuation fund has decreased its pension fee by $3 a week to save members $156 a year.

5 March

People & products

Integrity Life CEO to retire

Integrity Life’s chief executive, Chris Powell will retire and the firm’s chief financial officer will step into

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

3 March

People & products

SuperConcepts announces chair

Stuart Forsyth has been appointed as the new independent chair of the board.

27 February

People & products

MLC Life Insurance appoints CFO

Ex-TAL chief financial officer Kent Griffin has been appointed as the new CFO for MLC Life Insurance.

25 February

People & products

First State Super appoints chief risk officer

Jane Couchman will start in the role in May to oversee the fund’s risk and compliance division and work with

The increasing dependency on mobile technology means smart phones are one of the best ways to engage with super fund members, according to Link Group.

18 February

People & products

LGIAsuper expands telephone advice

This has improved its advice services which comes at no extra cost to members and is accessible outside Brisbane’s

There will be over 200 planners and over $21 billion in retirement income when First State Super acquires StatePlus.

18 February

People & products

Zenith takes Chant West

Research and ratings house Zenith has expanded its reach into the superannuation sphere via the acquisition of

4 February

People & products

David Neal appointed IFM Investors CEO

The Future Fund chief executive will take the lead at IFM investors, replacing Brett Himbury.

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

4 February

People & products

Australian Ethical appoints CEO

Australian Ethical Investment has announced that John McMurdo has been appointed as chief executive and managing

28 January

People & products

Class acquires NowInfinity

SMSF platform provider, Class has acquired Amreeta Abott’s NowInfinity.

28 January

People & products

Rice Warner founder receives Order of Australia

Michael Rice, founder and executive director of Rice Warner, has been made an Officer of the Order of Australia (

23 January

People & products

Iress appoints two directors

Trudy Vonhoff and Michael Dwyer will join Iress as non-executive directors on 1 February, 2020.

23 January

People & products

legalsuper appoints CIO

Norman Zhang has been appointed as the fund’s chief investment officer who most recently held the same role at

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

21 January

People & products

HESTA appoints chief advice officer

Josh Parisotto will lead its advice and education services, having joined from VicSuper.

21 January

People & products

First Super appoints co-chair

Mike Radda has replaced Lisa Marty who will step down from the board mid-2020.

16 January

People & products

HESTA appoints new CCO

Superannuation fund, HESTA, has announced the internal appointment of Andrew Major to the newly created role of

15 January

People & products

Cbus CEO steps down

David Atkin will leave the superannuation fund after 12 years at the helm.

14 January

People & products

LGS appoints third independent director

Claudia Bels has been appointed as a non-executive director to the Local Government Super board.

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has confirmed it has initiated a project which will closely examine life insurance within superannuation. The regulator has flagged that it intends on publishing a report on life insurance within

19 December

People & products

MLC Life wins TelstraSuper mandate

MLC Life has won the TelstraSuper group insurance mandate ending the fund’s relationship with TAL Life.

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

19 December

People & products

State Super appoints public sector director

State Super’s board has appointed, Public Service Association of NSW general secretary, Stewart Little as a

5 December

People & products

Mercer hires chief risk and compliance officer

Rudy Yadav has been appointed to the role to help strengthen the firm’s commitment to best practice management of

29 November

People & products

MTAA and Tasplan to merge

The merger will enable the combined fund to negotiate top quartile investment management fees and take advantage

28 November

People & products

State Street appoints new head of sector solutions

Cara Brosnan has been appointed as head of sector solutions for Australia and Southeast Asia for State Street

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