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ART rolls out new investment technology platform
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VASYL NAIR
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TEAM SUPERANNUATION FUND
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
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Team Super chief executive Vasyl Nair reflects on the winding path from law to superannuation, the people who shaped him and the changing role of super funds in people's lives. Vinny Vucago writes.
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