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Brighter Super signs David Koch as ambassador

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 18 MAR 2024
... met Koch at the fund's headquarters was quoted by the fund as saying he would be an asset to the Brighter Super membership. "He knows so much about managing money and has always been a strong voice, speaking up in the best interest of Australians," ...

Australian Retirement Trust completes Alcoa merger

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 14 MAR 2024
... followed a review by APRA that identified it as one of many facing sustainability issues, largely because of its declining membership. In determining sustainability of the fund, APRA looked at the number of member accounts, cash flows and rollovers. ...

'About bloody time': Industry responds to PPL super reform

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 7 MAR 2024
... many Australian women." The gender super gap for Rest members is higher than the average at 27%. More than half of its membership is female, with chief executive Vicki Doyle describing the initiative as "a much-needed improvement." "We know every super ...

Vanguard Super hits $1bn, soft launches pension product

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 FEB 2024
... MySuper option. The portal is expected to launch within the next three months, Shrimski said. Vanguard Super's membership typically skews younger currently, with the average member being in their early 40s. Shrimski said he expects this to change ...

Pay gaps at super funds, fund managers revealed

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 27 FEB 2024
... organisations, industries, and the workforce as a whole." Looking at the top five superannuation funds in Australia by membership, AustralianSuper has the lowest median gender pay gaps: 7.1% for base salaries and 8% for total remuneration. AustralianSuper ...

Reforms will strengthen retirement advice: Experts

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 FEB 2024
... this morning discussed the Quality of Advice Review's (QAR) potential to transform how both sectors service their membership base. Speaking on a panel, Brighter Super chief executive Kate Farrar said what the QAR ultimately means is Australians having ...

Mergers a boon for super member growth

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 19 FEB 2024
... found that merger activities drove most of the movement in member numbers. Mercer recorded a whopping 181% jump in membership growth - the highest amongst its peers - ending the period with 848,026 members thanks to the successor fund transfer with BT. ...

Massive crypto Ponzi scheme unravels

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 30 JAN 2024
... role as a promoter of HyperFund. Between June 2020 through to early 2022, Lee and Chunga allegedly promoted HyperFund membership packages that guaranteed investors high returns. "As the complaint alleges, however, Lee and Chunga knew or were reckless ...

Mercer Super loses state leaders

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 19 JAN 2024
... are mutually rewarding. Also of particular interest are the opportunities for super funds to engage and support older membership cohorts as they transition to retirement," he said. For his part, Der Stepanian has been at Mercer for four years joining ...

Qantas Super takes merger plans to new heights

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 5 DEC 2023
... Safier, and Richard Garner. Meanwhile, the Qantas Super leadership, including Clancy, has met with various unions whose membership include Qantas Super members and taken on board their feedback, the fund said. Outlining top questions raised about the ...