Super veteran reflects on transformations in the ‘extraordinary’ industry
Former Funds SA and Rest executive, Jo Townsend, has weighed in on the impact of never-ending regulation and the outlook for consolidation in super, drawing on her three decades in the industry.
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Rhea Nath
Rhea L Nath is a journalist on Super Review and InvestorDaily, with a focus on funds management, superannuation, and institutional investment. Previously, she covered small business and entrepreneurship news at Dynamic Business and multicultural issues at Indian Link Media Group. In 2022, she was named Young Journalist of the Year at the NSW Premier’s Multicultural Communications Awards.
Super returns retreat in September amid ‘nervous’ investment markets
Although the return for the first nine months of the 2023 calendar year sits at 5.2 per cent, all four risk category fund options saw lacklustre September performance, according to Chant West.
AUTHOR
Rhea Nath
Rhea L Nath is a journalist on Super Review and InvestorDaily, with a focus on funds management, superannuation, and institutional investment. Previously, she covered small business and entrepreneurship news at Dynamic Business and multicultural issues at Indian Link Media Group. In 2022, she was named Young Journalist of the Year at the NSW Premier’s Multicultural Communications Awards.
Aware partners with renewable energy platform
Aware Super has partnered with Birdwood Energy to create the nation’s newest distributed renewable energy platform.
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Laura Dew
Laura Dew is editor at Super Review. Prior to joining SR, she spent five years working at Investment Week in the UK covering asset and wealth management.
Rest sees sharp uptick in digital advice adoption
The $75 billion fund has told Super Review of a 25 per cent increase in use of its digital advice tools in the last financial year and has further boosted these internal capabilities with the appointment of a new advice technology lead.
AUTHOR
Rhea Nath
Rhea L Nath is a journalist on Super Review and InvestorDaily, with a focus on funds management, superannuation, and institutional investment. Previously, she covered small business and entrepreneurship news at Dynamic Business and multicultural issues at Indian Link Media Group. In 2022, she was named Young Journalist of the Year at the NSW Premier’s Multicultural Communications Awards.
Retirees hoarding super to pass onto future generations
Over half of super members intend to leave their superannuation to their loved ones when they die, highlighting the need for an objective of super.
AUTHOR
Laura Dew
Laura Dew is editor at Super Review. Prior to joining SR, she spent five years working at Investment Week in the UK covering asset and wealth management.
How does Australia’s pension system fare globally?
Comparing almost 50 retirement systems around the world, the 2023 Mercer CFA Institute Global Pension Index gives Australia a thumbs up, but has highlighted room for improvement in its retirement income policy.
AUTHOR
Rhea Nath
Rhea L Nath is a journalist on Super Review and InvestorDaily, with a focus on funds management, superannuation, and institutional investment. Previously, she covered small business and entrepreneurship news at Dynamic Business and multicultural issues at Indian Link Media Group. In 2022, she was named Young Journalist of the Year at the NSW Premier’s Multicultural Communications Awards.
Old views of finance linger to deter women: WGEA
Perceptions linger around the link between financial services and maths, but the sector can change this to attract more women, according to an executive.
Concessional contributions and super balances top of mind in Q3
Questions about total super balance and concessional contributions are on advisers' minds this quarter, according to BT.
AUTHOR
Laura Dew
Laura Dew is editor at Super Review. Prior to joining SR, she spent five years working at Investment Week in the UK covering asset and wealth management.
Super director joins Link Group
Experienced superannuation executive, Mark Lennon, has joined the board of Link Group as it reduces in size from eight to six.
AUTHOR
Laura Dew
Laura Dew is editor at Super Review. Prior to joining SR, she spent five years working at Investment Week in the UK covering asset and wealth management.
Former ART executive takes up CIO role in the Middle East
The former deputy chief investment officer of Australian Retirement Trust has headed to Abu Dhabi, joining its national pension fund as chief investment officer.
AUTHOR
Rhea Nath
Rhea L Nath is a journalist on Super Review and InvestorDaily, with a focus on funds management, superannuation, and institutional investment. Previously, she covered small business and entrepreneurship news at Dynamic Business and multicultural issues at Indian Link Media Group. In 2022, she was named Young Journalist of the Year at the NSW Premier’s Multicultural Communications Awards.
