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Industry funds triumph July performance

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 SEP 2020
... index which dropped further into negative territory at -1.6%. The top three in the personal category were BUSSQ at 1.8%, WA Super at 1.2% and Equip MySuper at 0.8%. Both AustralianSuper and UniSuper suffered a worse ranking in the workplace category ...

Super fund deputy chief departs

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 20 AUG 2020
... scheduled to finish on 30 June 2020, but he stayed on in the role until July 31 as the fund finalised its plans to merge with WA Super. "I can confirm that Graeme Arnott retired at the end of July, so has left First State Super," the spokesperson said. ...

MySuper portfolio winners, losers revealed

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 18 AUG 2020
... returned 5.5% per annum, with a median volatility of 7.6%. While UniSuper had the best returning product over the period, WA Super achieved the highest risk-adjusted return and also had the lowest volatility of any MySuper offering. WA Super returned ...

ACSRF, NGS Super explore merger

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 18 AUG 2020
... Catholic education, healthcare, aged care and welfare. So far this year, First State Super has announced a merger with WA Super (expected around November 30) and merged with VicSuper, while Cbus and Media Super are conducting due diligence. In March ...

Another merger at First State Super

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 30 JUL 2020
First State Super and WA Super signed a memorandum of understanding and entered due diligence on March 4 this year. The funds are expected to finalise a merger by November 30. WA Super, the smaller of the two, will get low fees, greater investment options ...

Industry fund eyes KiwiSaver accounts

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 2 JUL 2020
... part of NZRelo's offering, it advertises an Australian superannuation to its 140,000 monthly users, which has been WA Super for the past three years. The spot will now be taken by First Super under a three-year contract. "At the moment, [we are expecting] ...

Industry funds continue risk-adjusted domination

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUN 2020
... and relationships with volatility risk measures. The super fund for Western Australia's local government workers, WA Super, took the top combined risk adjusted position in the three years to March 2020, thanks to a 4.6% p.a. three-year return, the ...

How PYS changes caused 34% premium hikes

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 2 APR 2020
... premiums could increase by an average of 26% across the industry. At the high end of the spectrum, insurance premiums for WA Super members rose by as much as 60% l ast year, following a review by group insurer TAL, in another premium increase put down ...

VicSuper investments chief joins Hostplus

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 23 MAR 2020
... billion VicSuper, which is currently in the process of merging with First State Super and exploring another merger with WA Super. Howard built VicSuper's investment team and designed and implemented its investment strategy. Prior to this, he was Mercer ...

Vanguard insto head jumps to super fund

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 6 MAR 2020
... help. The appointment comes a day after First State Super confirmed it has signed a memorandum of understanding with WA Super. The two will enter due diligence. First State is currently also in the process of merging with VicSuper, with an effective ...