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Group premiums rise 34%

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 MAR 2020
... insurer, which is also TAL. Other funds to have changed premiums on the back of the reforms include Rest, VicSuper, State Super and First Super. An increase of 34% isn't the highest seen, with WA Super increasing its premiums by as much as 60%.

Pinnacle boutique eyes wholesale market

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 3 MAR 2020
... Northwest since 2014, before closing the position in November. In December, Palisade partnered with HESTA and First State Super to a wind farm in South Australia for a total enterprise value of $1.1 billion. Palisade managed $2.3 billion at December ...

Fight for MySuper advice fees kicks off

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 3 MAR 2020
... Australians who currently use this arrangement to access affordable advice from their choice of financial planner." First State Super, which is merging with VicSuper to create a $130 billion fund, is also arguing changes to the ways super members can ...

First State hires from CBA

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 25 FEB 2020
First State Super has announced the appointment of a new C-suite executive, hiring from Commonwealth Bank. Jane Couchman has been named as the $105 billion super fund's new chief risk officer, having previously been responsible for leading CBA's ...

Industry fund introduces new fee

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 FEB 2020
One of the country's largest industry funds has announced a new fee for retirees. First State Super customers will face changes to the Retirement Income Stream (RIS) and Transition to Retirement Income Stream (TRIS) fee structure on 1 April 2020. ...

VicSuper PM jumps for industry fund

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 FEB 2020
... The portfolio manager for responsible investments at VicSuper has resigned ahead of the fund's merger with First State Super, jumping ship for an industry super fund. Kim Farrant has been appointed as the head of ESG at Hostplus. She had been with ...

Most complained about super funds revealed

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 7 FEB 2020
... a ratio of total members. EISS received the most complaints per 100,000 members. This was followed by Mercy Super, State Super Financial Services Australia (known as StatePlus), Mercer Super Trust and Media Super. AMP comes in at sixth, while the rest ...

Industry split over super fee hike

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR, JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 4 FEB 2020
... massive FUM. AustralianSuper has an OER of 0.2%, the same as Vision Super, AMP Superannuation Savings Trust and First State Super. UniSuper is most efficient, with an OER of 0.1%. This is despite UniSuper having less than half the FUM of AustralianSuper. ...

Retail funds outperform, but industry funds dominate

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 3 FEB 2020
... SelectingSuper's personal and workplace super performance tables for 2019, with AustralianSuper, UniSuper, Hostplus and First State Super all cementing their dominance in the last three years as regulatory headwinds hit the sector. According to SelectingSuper ...

First State Super acquires rental properties

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 30 JAN 2020
First State Super has acquired 55 rental units six kilometres from Melbourne's CBD in a bid to improve housing affordability for nurses, police and firefighters. The rental properties will be offered to healthcare, aged care, disability services ...