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
Prime Super
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
Post-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
Investment Strategy
Super funds to act as Australian lenders
Super funds could join the big four banks as a major lender to Australian companies over the next few years. The impact of Basel II reforms, which require banks to hold greater amounts of capital for their riskier loans, has encouraged banks to seek partners for certain loans which have come up for re-financing since […]
David RowleyFebruary 17, 2014
Investment Strategy
Prime Super and HIP to merge
Prime Super and Health Industry Plan (HIP) have announced an intention to merge in order to create a combined fund of $2.4 billion in assets and 150,000 members. The new fund will be known as Prime Super, it will be headquartered in Melbourne and will go live on May 1st. The deal has taken a […]
David RowleyJanuary 29, 2014