WA Super’s new CEO Fabian Ross to target growth
WA Super’s new chief, former BT executive Fabian Ross, plans to tap his retail-sector experience to drive growth.
Minto to head working group for insurance in super
Industry stalwart Jim Minto will chair the insurance in superannuation working group, which is tasked with developing a code of conduct.
CIO survey 2016: managing money and expectations
A staggering 70 per cent of respondents to the annual CIO survey said they were not confident of meeting their return targets in 2017.
Link Group completes Superpartners integration
Link Group has put the mammoth Superpartners deal to bed and is now targeting the next phase of growth.
AIST boss Tom Garcia quits to join AustralianSuper
AIST boss Tom Garcia will step down from March 2017 to join $100 billion industry fund AustralianSuper as head of product.
New standard tests funds’ environmental awareness
Australian Ethical boss Phil Vernon wants to encourage rival superannuation funds to adopt responsible investment principles as well.
Tasplan names head of unlisted investments
Tasplan has named Anna Patterson head of unlisted investments, while Osvaldo Acosta has joined IOOF as head of fixed interest.
CIPRs to get ‘MyRetirement’ rebrand
New compulsory MySuper-style pension options are set to be called ‘MyRetirement’, as outlined in a new government discussion paper.
CIO Profile: UniSuper’s John Pearce leading the learned
The challenge for UniSuper’s CIO is twofold: deliver on return targets, and convince his brains trust stakeholders to stay the course.
Australian market not warming to climate-risk strategies
Divestment campaigner Daniel Gocher is hopeful the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures will lead to change.
Virgin Super folds $550 million into Mercer
Nearly 12 years after Virgin’s celebrated entrance into Australian super, the struggling fund has folded into the Mercer Super Trust.
Turnbull says fintech is switched on
The Prime Minister has said the fintech sector presents a big opportunity for Australia, as the nation looks to boost its flagging economy.
