Roundtables
The cost of secondary mental health conditions
One in five Australians in any year will experience a mental health issue. What is less well known is that secondary conditions are a bigger problem.
Sarah JonesFebruary 17, 2020
Prime Super
Roundtables
Smaller super funds say staying niche is critical
The super industry’s smaller players claim that niche growth strategies, agility and superior member engagement will increase their chances of survival as the sector moves to consolidate.
Elizabeth FrySeptember 25, 2019
Governance
The building blocks of governance structures that work
Developing boards that facilitate outperformance is a matter of culture, education, responsibility and a willingness to evolve with change
Rachel AlembakisDecember 27, 2018
Group Insurance Summit
ASFA sees ‘more pain ahead’ for group insurance
Industry lights look at code of practice and issues with multiple accounts as they discuss how to protect value sector provides.
Alice UribeSeptember 6, 2018
Retirement
First State Super promotes income over lump sum
Providing advice to members to think about an income in retirement, rather than taking a lump sum is “making a contribution to their lives”, says Neil Cochrane, chair of First State Super. Speaking on a panel session at the Conexus Financial Chair Forum on the Mornington Peninsula from January 18-20, Cochrane talked about how chairs […]
Amanda WhiteJanuary 28, 2015
Investment Strategy
Prime Super open to female director
Prime Super is to make gender diversity a consideration when replacing the HIP Super trustees who resigned following the merger of the two funds in May. The fund, which currently has only six directors, is one of less than 10 superannuation funds without a female director on its board. Martin Day chief executive of St […]
David RowleyNovember 10, 2014
Investment Strategy
Prime Super six months after the merger
Prime Super is open to further mergers, it has put the appointment of a chief investment officer on hold and answered criticism of its merger with HIP. Speaking six months after Prime merged with the Sydney based HIP, Lachlan Baird, chief executive of the combined operation, whose business card carries the logos for both Prime […]
David RowleyOctober 27, 2014
Hedge Funds
Whitehelm Capital wins first advisory client in 8 years
Whitehelm Capital, formerly Access Capital Advisors, has reopened its advisory arm for targeted business after several years of being closed to new clients. It is publicising this decision with news of its first client win for around 8 years, the $2 billion Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Land Account based in Canberra, a trust fund […]
David RowleySeptember 29, 2014