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9 May

People & products

HESTA appoints new CIO

Sonya Sawtell-Rickson has been appointed to the position of chief investment officer at HESTA.

IRESS acquisition bring Pillar sale into play The IRESS acquisition of Financial Synergy has added an additional dimension to the NSW Government's sale of Pillar Administration. Publicly-listed financial services technology provider, IRESS has injected

2 May

People & products

Class launches bulk pension commutation tool

Super software provider Class has launched new offerings to assist accountants and SMSF administrators navigate

NAB has extended an important asset servicing mandate. The big banking group announced this week it had been successful in extending its decade-long asset servicing partnership with the University of Sydney by a further five years. Commenting on the devel

13 April

People & products

NAB retains key mandate

NAB Asset Servicing retains University of Sydney mandate for a further five years.

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People & products

Former Pillar CEO joins Managed Accounts board

Former Pillar CEO, Peter Brook joins Managed Accounts Holdings as it pushes into retail personal super space.

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

7 April

People & products

MLC Super CEO appointed

NAB has internally appointed Matthew Lawrance as its chief executive of MLC Super.

3 April

People & products

LGS CEO resigns

LGS chief executive, Peter Lambert has stepped down from the role after 10 years.

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

29 March

People & products

Bloch returns from US to head up Pillar business

Former Financial Planning Association chief executive, Jo-Anne Bloch is returning to Australia to head up Mercer’s

16 March

People & products

Management changes at Link Group

Superannuation administration parent company, Link Group, has announced senior management changes.

The Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees (AIST) has appointed Eva Scheerlinck as acting chief executive. Scheerlinck who is currently AIST executive manager, governance and stewardship will commence the new role when current CEO, Tom Garcia, de

1 March

People & products

AIST appoints acting CEO

Eva Scheerlinck has been appointed as the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees acting 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.

28 February

People & products

BT’s Panorama adds super

BT Financial Group’s Panorama platform has been rounded out with the addition of super and insurance.

23 February

People & products

VicSuper hands Colchester a key mandate

VicSuper has awarded Colchester Global Investors a $230 million fixed income mandate.

Class Limited’s retiring chairman, Barry Lambert will be replaced by CSR Limited non-executive director, Matthew Quinn.

9 February

People & products

Class Limited appoints new chairman

Class Limited’s retiring chairman, Barry Lambert will be replaced by CSR Limited non-executive director, Matthew

NAB Asset Servicing has launched a new product aimed at helping clients handle ASIC’s RG 97.

7 February

People & products

NAB AS launches RG 97 product

NAB Asset Servicing has launched a new product aimed at helping clients handle ASIC’s RG 97.

2 February

People & products

Slattery steps down

The SMSF Association chief executive, Andrea Slattery, will be stepping down from the role in May.

ClubPlus has begun the search for a new CEO following the resignation of Paul Cahill.

31 January

People & products

ClubPlus begins search for new CEO

ClubPlus has begun the search for a new CEO following the resignation of Paul Cahill.

30 January

People & products

Cahill departs ClubPlus

Long-servicing ClubPlus Superannuation chief executive, Paul Cahill has resigned his position.

24 January

People & products

Mercer rings changes at Pillar

Mercer’s acquisition of Pillar Administration has resulted in the departure of chief executive, Peter Brook.

NAB Asset Management has appointed former Colonial First State executive, Brian Long, as head of retirement.

19 January

People & products

NAB AM appoints retirement head

NAB Asset Management has appointed former Colonial First State executive, Brian Long, as head of retirement.

Hub24 adds to its capability with completion of the Agility Applications acquisition.

10 January

People & products

Hub24 completes Agility acquisition

Hub24 adds to its capability with completion of the Agility Applications acquisition.

TAL has won a TWUSuper mandate from CommInsure in competitive tender.

13 December

People & products

JP Morgan wins big NSW custody mandate

The NSW Government has selected JP Morgan to handle custody for TCorp, State Super, and icare.

8 December

People & products

Link executive joins Moneysoft board

Link’s strategic partnership and stake in Moneysoft has seen its senior executive, Paul Gardiner, take a seat on

6 December

People & products

Graham confirmed as First State Super CIO

Damian Graham has been confirmed in the role of chief investment officer at First State Super.

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

17 November

People & products

IRESS launches online super solution portal

Financial software firm, IRESS has joined its software, XPLAN, with the Financial Synergy platform Acurity to

15 November

People & products

Perpetual delivers key mandate to BNP Paribas managers

Perpetual has awarded a mandate to BNP Paribas Investment Partners global equity partners, Barrow, Hanley

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

8 November

People & products

MLC focuses on group insurance

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

27 October

People & products

NGS Super partners with PractiFI

Industry super fund, NGS Super, has partnered with PractiFI to increase their technological efficiency.

11 October

People & products

VicSuper creates product manager role

VicSuper has appointed Amanda Hoffman as product manager to help expand the fund's product offering.

Former director of MLC Life and administrator board, Elana Rubin, has been appointed to the ME board.

11 October

People & products

ME board appoints director

Former director of MLC Life and administrator board, Elana Rubin, has been appointed to the ME board.

4 October

People & products

Bragg to depart FSC

The Financial Services Council’s director of policy, Andrew Bragg, will depart the organisation at the end of

29 September

People & products

Willis Towers Watson recruits Andrew Guilfoyle

Former WA Super and GESB staffer, Andrew Guilfoyle, has joined Willis Towers Watson as an investment consultant.

27 September

People & products

REST Super appoints GM investments

REST Industry Super has appointed Brendan Casey as general manager of investments.

27 September

People & products

SA State Govt announces new super board members

Richard Dennis will join the Super SA board and Southern Select Corporation board, while Annette Hurley will join

27 September

People & products

New functionality aims to drive accounting efficiency

Class has launched beneficiary accounting for its cloud software solution to assist with admin and non-SMSF

MLC Life Insurance has been appointed by Energy Super as the provider of its Group Salary Continuance Insurance.

22 September

People & products

NAB Asset Servicing retains Equip Super

NAB Asset Servicing has managed to its extend its 24-year relationship with Equip Super.

22 September

People & products

Inaugural mandate for IFM Investors fund

Mine Wealth + Wellbeing has delivered IFM Investors the first mandate for its Australian core equities strategy.

13 September

People & products

EISS appoints JANA

JANA has secured an EISS Super asset consultancy mandate after a highly competitive tendering process.

8 September

People & products

ECPAM secures equities mandate

ECPAM has secured its third equities mandate and has appointed Sam Byrne to its newly created role of investment

5 September

People & products

ASFA appoints new CEO

ASFA has appointed Dr. Martin Fahy as its new chief executive, effective 1 November.

1 September

People & products

Empirics launches member analytic platform

Link Group’s Empirics has launched a platform that delivers member insights and analytics to help super funds and

1 September

People & products

LGS appoints board director

LGS has appointed Gordon Brock to its board of directors, replacing Martin O’Connell.

NGS Super and QIEC take unusual step of pursuing merger based on master trust structure.

30 August

People & products

Morse Consulting to join Deloitte

Morse Consulting will join Deloitte Australia to offer end-to-end advisory services across the asset management

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

30 August

People & products

Co-CEOs for Shaw and Partners

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

25 August

People & products

MTAA Super rebrands with new identity

Sydney-based brand agency, Hulsbosch, has assisted with a total rebrand of MTAA Superannuation Fund.

16 August

People & products

VicSuper adds executive distribution role

To optimise its distribution, VicSuper has appointed Joshua Parisotto to its new role of executive manager,

11 August

People & products

SuperConcepts creates new SMSF role

SuperConcepts has appointed Graeme Colley to a new SMSF executive role to help provide its customers with

4 August

People & products

BNP Paribas appoints new head of advice business

BNP Paribas has appointed James Langlands as its new head of advice business for Australia and New Zealand.

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

12 July

People & products

Zurich appoints Macquarie Life leaders

Zurich has appointed two Macquarie Life personnel ahead of its acquisition of Macquarie Life, due to be finalised

AIA and Sunsuper have streamlined and reduced the amount of paper work needed for a claim in a bid to addressing claim complexity.

12 July

People & products

BNP Paribas boosts custody processes

BNP Paribas Securities Services has implemented a new program in a bid make its custody processes faster and

12 July

People & products

Equip builds algorithm-guided communications

Equipsuper has announced it would deliver full web content based on the behavioural analytics gathered from site

12 July

People & products

KPMG recruits to wealth management team

Audit giant, KPMG, has announced two new appointments within its Sydney-based wealth management and superannuation

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