The transition of services took effect last month.
The newly created role, reporting to the COO, comes amid the fund’s redesign of its operating model.
The merger, first announced in December 2022, was due to be completed in mid-2024.
The newly created role comes amid the fund’s ambitions to be a ‘merger partner of choice’ in the superannuation industry.
Iress has issued an update denying the validity of “certain statements” made today by an alleged threat actor.
The research house has offered a silver lining after super fund returns saw the end of a five-month streak last month.
A survey of almost 6,000 fund members has identified weakening retirement confidence, particularly among those under 55 years of age, signalling an opportunity for super funds to better engage with members on their retirement journey.
The Financial Services Minister says the amendments to the SIS Act within the first QAR bill will “clarify the law to affirm the status quo”.
The funds have confirmed the signing of a successor fund transfer deed, moving closer to creating a new $29 billion entity.
A number of measures, including super on Paid Parental Leave, funding to recover unpaid super, and frameworks to encourage investment in the energy transition, have been welcomed by the superannuation industry.