Fund People as at 26 March 2019

  • Super and pensions fund head appointed at Goldman Sachs

  • Link Group welcomes two new executives to new merged team

  • Frontier Advisors appoints two and loses two directors

  • HESTA appoints new director

  • AMP Capital hires infrastructure equity adviser

  • Rest super welcomes two new executives into new units

  • Media Super loses deputy chief and GM of operations

  • Blue Sky CFO resigns after two months

  • Vision Super appoints chief risk officer

  • REI Super CEO leaving fund

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Risk Product, Company and Regulatory Updates as at 19 March 2019

  • BT’s LifeCENTRAL+ Desktop is updated

  • Integrity Life enters retail life risk space

  • Clayton Utz surrenders withheld AMP interview documents to ASIC

  • Commonwealth Bank delays demerger

  • FPA launches FASEA policy and education hub

  • FSU campaign to end gender pay gap

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Fund Product, Company and Regulatory Updates as at 12 March 2019

  • Low carbon fund launched by Russell Investments

  • Investec launches Global Environment Strategy

  • Allianz Retire+ first investment product launched

  • Loomis Sayles launches credit fund

  • BlackRock launches Australian ESG bond fund

  • Sunsuper implements advice fee caps

  • IFM Investors establishes emissions reduction targets

  • Statewide Super considering merger with WA Super and Tasplan

  • New super legislation to drop fees, consolidate accounts

  • Abu Dhabi and ASIC sign collaboration agreement

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Fund People as at 12 March 2019

  • Saxo Capital Markets welcomes new CEO

  • Midwinter appoints new CEO

  • LUCRF Super board changes

  • AMP Capital Multi-Asset Group CIO appointment

  • Blue Sky appoints new CEO

  • APRA appoints GM of superannuation

  • GESB Superannuation appoints new GM of investments

  • Equity Trustees appoints new deputy chair

  • CBA Group Super CEO retiring

  • Tasplan CIO resigns

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Risk Product, Company and Regulatory Updates as at 5 March 2019

  • Automated advice software developer opens Australian office

  • BT updates quoting and applications for risk, extends policy fee waiver offer

  • Suncorp sale to TAL finalised

  • Grandfathered commissions on last legs

  • AFSL approval data released by ASIC

  • APRA’s 2019 targets outlined

  • Labor wants to ban all life insurance commissions

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Fund People as at 26 February 2019

  • Macquarie Group appointments

  • Updates to leadership structure at AMP

  • Sunsuper executive restructure

  • Statewide Super welcomes new CEO

  • Class Super appoints new CEO

  • Qantas Super board shuffle

  • BTFG restructure to merge superannuation distribution teams

  • HESTA loses veteran executive, creates new role

  • Women in Super Scholarships - Applications Now Open

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