Fund People Update

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  • 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

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Fund People Updates

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  • FSC appoints new board member

  • Statewide Super welcomes chief technology officer

  • Rest appoints three investment board committee members

  • UN PRI appoints head of Australia and New Zealand

  • Australian Ethical loses head of people and culture

  • Meat super CEO retires

  • QSuper chief leaves after reorganisation of advice arm

  • IOOF loses fund operations head

  • IFM Investors farewell executive director

  • Forrester Research 2020 Australia Superannuation Customer Experience Index awards

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Fund Product, Company and Regulatory Updates as at 12 May 2020

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  • T. Rowe Price launches new high-income fund

  • Ares and Fidante joint venture bears fruit

  • BetaShares launches new ETF

  • CFS shutters fund, investment options

  • NN2 Capital launches new hedge fund

  • JANA expands service offering to advice firms

  • QSuper and Sunsuper merger delayed

  • Westpac reviewing business units

  • ISA and ME Bank in urgent hearing

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

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

  • Willis Towers Watson launches global equities fund

  • Auscap AM launches global equities fund

  • K2 AM closing global equities fund

  • BT shutters two funds

  • Sunsuper and QSuper in merger talks

  • QWL assets frozen

  • ASIC takes action against superannuation trustee, promoter, director

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Fund Product, Company and Regulatory Updates as at 17 July 2018

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  • QSuper reduces admin fees

  • Westpac terminates SMSF loans

  • Sunsuper and AustSafe Super sign merger agreement

  • Prime Super and Combined Super talking of a merge

  • ASIC investigating Linchpin Capital Group and Endeavour Securities (Australia)

  • ASIC accepts EU from Goldman Sachs Australia

  • ASIC accepts EUs from CBA and ANZ regarding superannuation product distribution

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Fund Product, Company and Regulatory Updates as at 4 July 2017

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  • IOOF to acquire trustee business
  • VanEck to launch ETF
  • Bennelong launches new emerging companies fund
  • Media Super enters R&D lending business
  • QSuper open to the public
  • Managed funds platform launched by MA Operator
  • ASIC funding model passes Senate
  • Sequoia to purchase Interprac
  • CFA Institute launches research exchange
  • Malaysia SC and ASIC sign fintech agreement
  • Westpac pays $127,250 infringement penalty
  • Orders to wind up Octaviar Group companies
  • JFSA and ASIC fintech cooperation
  • Macquarie pays $505,000 infringement penalty
  • ASIC proposed guidance on crowd-sourced funding
  • Decision on application of Criminal Code in civil proceedings
  • UBS pays $280,000 in infringement penalties
  • ASIC reports on conduct in funds management
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Fund Product, Company, and Regulatory Updates as at 21 June 2016

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  • Suncorp launches online-only super product
  • QSuper and LGIAsuper membership now open to the public
  • OneVue intending to merge with Diversa
  • RBF-TAS and Tasplan merger approved
  • ASIC and Singapore sign agreement
  • ASIC warning
  • Best interests duty enacted
  • Civil penalty proceedings commenced against NAB
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