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Mercer Super chalks up 11.2% return

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 18 JUL 2024
Mercer Super's SmartPath, its default lifecycle investment option, has delivered returns ranging from 11.2% and 11.7% for the last financial year. Mercer's acting chief investment officer for the Pacific region Sue Wang said the results were an excellent ...

UK announces new Pension Schemes Bill

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 18 JUL 2024
The UK government plans to introduce a 'value for money' test for workplace pension schemes and mandate them to offer retirement products, as it looks to ensure Brits retire with more. A new Pension Schemes Bill, announced in a speech by King ...

FICAP to support Aussie icon in 2024

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 18 JUL 2024
The Financial Industry Community Aid Program (FICAP) will raise funds for Life Ed, the charity behind Healthy Harold, at its annual RockStar event next week. FICAP has selected Life Ed as its new charity partner in 2024, providing funding for the Healthy ...

REI Super returns 9.34% in FY24

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JUL 2024
The real estate industry super fund's MySuper option returned 9.34% last financial year. The results come as it launches a new growth investment option. REI Super chief executive Jarrod Coysh described the fund's performance for the year as a great ...

AustralianSuper real assets lead joins fund manager

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JUL 2024
AustralianSuper's global real assets head is leaving the fund to join an ASX-listed fund manager. Nik Kemp has joined Dexus in the newly created role of executive general manager of growth markets. Kemp spent more than 11 years at AustralianSuper ...

Qantas Super, Australian Retirement Trust to merge

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 JUL 2024
Qantas Super is poised to merge with $300 billion industry fund Australian Retirement Trust (ART). Subject to final assessments of members' best financial interests and equivalency rights, the merger would see Qantas Super's $9 billion in funds ...

Data concerns land Fiducian with additional licence conditions

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 16 JUL 2024
Fiducian Portfolio Services has been slapped with additional licence conditions by APRA, as the regulator looks to address concerns ahead of the annual performance test. APRA said it identified issues with the accuracy and completeness of data submitted ...

Spirit Super finds a new custodian

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 16 JUL 2024
Spirit Super, which is on track to be the successor fund to CareSuper after a planned merger this year, has replaced its custodian, NAB Asset Servicing. The $30 billion industry fund, which has over 350,000 members, will now receive global custody and ...

TelstraSuper pumps more into renewables

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 15 JUL 2024
TelstraSuper has handed over an undisclosed amount to Quinbrook Infrastructure Partners, to be invested in its Net Zero Power Fund. Quinbrook's Net Zero Power Fund, which is targeting US$2 billion, seeks investments that look to support decarbonisation ...

Group insurance cheaper by 25%: Rainmaker

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 15 JUL 2024
Group insurance continues to be cheaper than life insurance purchased directly with an insurer by as much as 25%, new research from Rainmaker Information shows. The latest Rainmaker Benchmarking report finds that cost savings for group insurance members ...