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Industry fund tops personal super tables

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 16 JAN 2023
... data said the median return was 4.3%. On a year-on-year basis, industry funds also tended to outperform retail funds. First Super Personal - Balanced (1.9% p.a.) and CareSuper Personal - Balanced (0.8% p.a.) were the only options to record positive returns. ...

What you read in 2022

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  FRIDAY, 16 DEC 2022
... in assets. These include Alcoa of Australia Retirement Plan, Australian Meat Industry Superannuation Trust, BUSSQ, First Super, Meat Industry Employees Superannuation Fund, Perpetual WealthFocus, Qantas Super, REI Super and TWUSUPER. Several other funds ...

MySuper index records worst rolling return since 2009

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 3 NOV 2022
... in April 2021. In the 12 months to September end, the top performing single strategy or default products came from First Super, Christian Super, Lutheran Super, State Super and CareSuper. The best performing lifecycle products were Australian Retirement ...

First Super: Merger pressure fizzles out

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 7 OCT 2022
... consolidate that gripped the $3.4 trillion superannuation sector in recent times may be finally over, according to First Super chief executive Bill Watson. Instead of seeing big funds gobbling up smaller rivals, Watson expects more considered mergers ...

BUSSQ sees strength in niche super

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 30 SEP 2022
... with a change of government, there might be some softening to what is sensible." Like the leadership of CareSuper, First Super and legalsuper, Taylor doesn't subscribe to the adage that bigger is always better. "This idea of following the banking ...

Casey Thompson joins First Super board

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 5 SEP 2022
Casey Thompson has joined the board of First Super, replacing longstanding trustee Frank Vari. First Super chief executive Bill Watson thanked Vari for his service to fund members and welcomed Thompson as a trustee. "Casey Thompson is an outstanding ...

NGS Super chief executive retires

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 22 AUG 2022
... briefly, as chair. In addition to NGS Super, over the years Wright has also held roles with Print Super, AMIST Super and First Super. "Laura has made a significant contribution to the industry, but in particular to NGS Super. Her commitments both personally ...

APRA 'digging into' super fund contributions to unions

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 APR 2022
... strong exception to egregious director fees. Bragg followed up on this issue in the Senate estimates, taking aim at First Super which he said "paid $8.1 million in three years to a union." In a move which pleased Bragg, APRA executive director of superannuation ...

Thirty-eight super funds face sustainability issues: APRA

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 MAR 2022
... in assets. These include Alcoa of Australia Retirement Plan, Australian Meat Industry Superannuation Trust, BUSSQ, First Super, Meat Industry Employees Superannuation Fund, Perpetual WealthFocus, Qantas Super, REI Super and TWUSUPER. Several other funds ...

Retail super fund to be wound up

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 11 JAN 2022
... Superannuation, is a retail offering overseen by Equity Trustees Superannuation. Products or sub-plans of the fund include Bank First Super and Pension Fund, Beyond Super, Defence Bank Super and Pension Fund, Greater Rollover and Pension Fund, Hunter ...