In a move viewed as further positioning the organisation to compete in the corporate superannuation outsourcing and choice of fund environments, administration company Superpartners has set up a corporate and insurance unit.
SuperPartners chief executive Frank Gullone says establishment of the new business unit is a demonstration of the company’s commitment to ensuring it has the ongoing capacity to deliver corporate style and insurance based administration services.
He says that he believes this will let SuperPartners’ clients implement growth and retention strategies, allowing them to expand their offerings to the marketplace in a cost effective manner.
The new business unit will be headed by SuperPartners former manager operational and project services David Perkins.
Perkins has held the role of fund secretary for a number of funds as well as working for National Mutual, Buck Consultants and Towers Perrin. He was also relationship and operational manager of the Australia Post Superannuation Scheme.
Perkins says the new role represents an opportunity to further develop Superpartners’ corporate fund capabilities.
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