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Aware questioned on bonuses

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 8 JUL 2021
The $130 billion industry fund Aware Super was grilled on the bonuses it pays executives and how it justifies them. The House of Representatives Standing Committee on Economics asked Aware chief executive Deeanne Stewart and chief investment officer ...

AustralianSuper names next merger partner

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 6 JUL 2021
AustralianSuper is working on its next merger, this time with a 43-year-old industry fund. The nation's largest super fund has signed a Memorandum of Understanding to merge with LUCRF Super, the Labor Union Cooperative Retirement Fund. Established ...

Life insurance drives economy: Research

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 6 JUL 2021
The life insurance industry has emerged as a key driver of global economic growth, new research shows. The latest MetLife Value of Life Insurance report aims to increase customer engagement and noted life insurance provides stable, long-term investment ...

AustralianSuper consortium pays $1.67bn for logistics facility

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 5 JUL 2021
AustralianSuper is taking a $774 million or 40% stake in Sydney's Moorebank Logistics Park, as a part of a consortium. APAC logistics specialist LOGOS partnered with AustralianSuper, Ivanhoe Cambridge, TCorp and AXA IM Alts to buy Moorebank Logistics ...

SG rise to benefit 6.7m Australians: ISA

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 2 JUL 2021
The new superannuation guarantee rate of 10% will benefit 6.7 million workers, with the younger and lower-income Australians to benefit the most, according to Industry Super Australia. ISA says the average worker will contribute $233 a year extra to ...

Super funds back space travel

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 1 JUL 2021
Several industry superannuation funds are helping fuel the mission of a spacecraft technology start-up that is due to orbit into space in 2022. HESTA, Hostplus and NGS Super are part of a consortium backing Queensland-based Gilmour Space Technologies. ...

Homebuyer schemes speed up saving time

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 1 JUL 2021
... followed Victoria (4.99 years), ACT (4.53 years), WA (4.50 years), SA (4.42 years) and Queensland (4.20 year). "We know that saving for a deposit is one of single biggest challenges facing first homebuyers and those re-entering the property market," ...

Capital Group hires T.Rowe Price executive

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 1 JUL 2021
Capital Group has hired from T.Rowe Price for the newly created role of head of Australia client group. Murray Brewer joins from T.Rowe Price where he was director, country head of distribution, Australia and New Zealand. He departed at the end of 2020 ...

Qantas Super introduces passive option, drops fees

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 JUN 2021
The $9 billion corporate superannuation fund is launching a passive investment option to members tomorrow, while also reducing administration fees and the amount it contributes to its defined benefit pool. From tomorrow, Qantas Super members will be ...

TelstraSuper lowers admin fee

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 29 JUN 2021
Profit-to-members corporate fund TelstraSuper, which has about $23 billion in assets under management, has lowered its admin fee. From July 1, TelstraSuper Corporate Plus, Personal Plus, Retire Access and Direct Access members will pay an admin fee ...