Australian Catholic Super is expected to announce that it has switched its asset consulting mandate after conducting a review of service providers.
The superannuation fund has been a client of Willis Towers Watson for the past five years and undertook a review of providers via Chant West earlier this year.
Super Review understands that Frontier Investment Consulting is the front-runner for the mandate, albeit that the appointment has not yet been formally announced.
A member body representing some prominent wealth managers is concerned super funds’ dominance is sidelining small companies in capital markets.
Earlier this month, several Australian superannuation funds fell victim to credential stuffing attacks, which saw a small number of members lose more than $500,000.
Small- to medium-sized funds have become collateral damage in an "imperfect" model for super industry levies, a financial institution has said.
Big business has joined the chorus of opposition against the proposed Division 296 tax.