Fund Product Update
/Warakirri launches farming fund
Research: 85% of women aged 60+ die with a zero superannuation balance
/Australians are running out of money in retirement, with the vast majority dying with a long-running zero account balance.
Read MoreFund Regulatory update
/Macquarie slapped with increased liquidity and capital requirements after breaches
ASIC commences civil proceedings against CBA
Fund Product Updates
/Dexus and AMP funds to merge
TAVF launches on Chi-X Australia
Fund Company Updates
/Cboe Global Markets acquires Chi-X
Deloitte acquires Rice Warner
AMP and Ares deal unsure
Sunsuper and APSS explore merger
Fund People Update
/ClearView welcomes head of insurance
Mercer welcomes chief strategy officer, board member, CFO
AMP CEO switch
HESTA appoints director
Equity Trustees welcomes former minister
ISA farewells chief economist
Aware Super redundancies
Pengana departures
K2 Asset Management loses co-founder, gains board member
Research: Insider trading likely rife
/New research shows that insider trading is fairly easy to do without being detected and may be at least four times as prevalent as is currently prosecuted, particularly in mergers and acquisitions.
Read MoreMany are losing sleep over finances
/A research project that examines consumer insights has found that Australians are extremely concerned about their personal finances after the worst of the pandemic.
Read MoreAustralian and New Zealand ESG Update
/Future Fund dives into renewables
Frontier addressing culture
Mercy Super drops AMP’s ethical fund
Tobacco products given the green light in Australia for quitters
Fund Company Update
/Sunsuper and QSuper to merge
Zenith buys Heuristic Investment Systems
Raiz moves into SMSF market
Profeta Investments - new boutique by ex-Perpetual portfolio manager
Zuper folds
Fund Regulatory Update
/ASIC review of super trustees performance during pandemic overall positive
Fund Product Update
/Hyperion lists global equities strategy on ASX
QSuper launches retirement income product
Fund People Update
/Funds SA welcomes asset allocation director
JANA appoints head of tech and operations
Australian Ethical appoints head of asset allocation
Frontier Advisors appoints head of alternatives and derivatives
Pendal farewells group CEO after more than a decade
Leadership changes at QSuper and Sunsuper due to merger
Equity Trustees loses head of corporate trustee business
Mine Super CEO stepping down
Lonsec CEO departing
Energy Super CEO leaving ahead of merger
Class CFO moving on
HUB24 director and co-founder departs
PFL/AFA Company of the Year Awards 2020 - winners and finalists
ESG Research Update
/ISS annual outlook report on top governance and stewardship issues in 2021
Women's SMSF balances increase more than mens over five-year period
/While a gender gap of around $100,000 still exists in superannuation balances, women’s SMSF account balances increased more than men’s over a five-year period.
Read MoreFund Regulatory Update
/ASIC commences civil proceedings against Rest on deception allegations
ASIC takes Statewide Super to court, alleges premiums paid for no insurance
Fund People Update
/Janus Henderson welcomes new heads and internal promotions
Rest appoints GM of super
LGIAsuper and Energy Super announce CEO for the joint fund
First Super appoints member director and first associate director
Challenger welcomes new CFO
Ethical Partners Funds Management appoints sustainability analyst
VFMC appoints senior equities analyst
MLC AM welcomes portfolio manager
LGS appoints deputy chair
Lonsec CEO departs
Fund Product Update
/VanEck launches clean energy ETFs
AMP launches retirement-focused intra-fund advice
Fund Company Update
/Equipsuper and BOC Super, Toyota Super to merge
Aware Super looking to merge with VISSF
Yarra Capital buys Nikko AM Australian business
Fullgoal Asset Management enters the Australian market from China
Fidante joins forces with Japanese asset manager
Vocus Group to be acquired by Aware Super and Macquarie
Australian and New Zealand ESG Update
/Mercer commits to net-zero by 2050
NGS Super strengthens ESG
EISS Super implement’s State Street’s ESG Risk Analytics for assets
