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Super funds back space travel

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 1 JUL 2021
... 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. US-based Fine Structure Ventures ...

Hostplus announces board shakeup

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 1 JUL 2021
... is a partner at Gilbert + Tobin Lawyers and Kearney is the former chief executive of the Australian Hotel Association. Hostplus chair David Elmslie thanked the exiting members for their services. "They have directly contributed to the exceptional long-term ...

Regulators urge wider DDO adoption

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 JUN 2021
Superannuation trustee chief executives have been advised to operate under the assumption that all their offerings must meet the requirements of the Product Design and Distribution Obligations (DDO) legislation. Releasing notes from the inaugural Superannuation ...

Industry funds flag $77bn merger

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 29 JUN 2021
... superannuation funds announced they are exploring a potential merger to create a $77 billion fund with 1.4 million members. Hostplus and Statewide Super said formal discussions are in the works and that they intend to shortly sign an exclusive Heads ...

HESTA nabs Hostplus executive

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 28 JUN 2021
The head of ESG at $61 billion industry fund Hostplus has jumped to HESTA. Kim Farrant will join HESTA, the $60 billion industry fund for healthcare workers, as general manager responsible investment on July 12. Farrant will report to the fund's ...

Hostplus, Intrust merger now official

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 25 JUN 2021
... they have signed a successor fund transfer deed to chase a merger, as first revealed by Financial Standard on May 21. Hostplus and Intrust Super are targeting a completion of the merger by November 26. It is understood that all Intrust employees will ...

GROW wins new super fund client

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 22 JUN 2021
... Suncorp and Energy Super to create a $28 billion fund, and the $ 2.6 billion Intrust which is merging with $61 billion Hostplus.

Rest appoints head of operations

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 JUN 2021
... business solutions manager Jessica Empson to the newly created role of national manager, business solutions. In addition, Hostplus Victoria state manager Jane Sheridan joined the fund as southern regional manager. Lastly, Bart Healy was promoted from ...

Mergers push member positivity

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 10 JUN 2021
... fund after impending merger with Energy Super, and purchase of Suncorp's superannuation business. The $61 billion Hostplus has entered a partnership with Maritime Super. Last month, Club Plus signed a memorandum of understanding with AustralianSuper ...

Hostplus holds on to MySuper top spot

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 JUN 2021
Hostplus remained the best performing single-strategy MySuper option in the year ending April, as superannuation's rebound continued. The Rainmaker MySuper Index returned 18.7% in the 12 months to April. The month's returns were 70bps lower ...