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Women-led super funds outperform

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 8 MAR 2021
... and so forth. Rest is the most popular fund for women with more than 1.1 million women among its total 1.8 million membership; it is the most popular super fund for young women aged 34 or less. "Aware Super is the most popular super fund for retired ...

First Super adds to board

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 26 FEB 2021
... Mining and Energy Union (CFMMEU) Pulp & Paper Workers District. First Super said the pulp and paper industry is a key membership area for the fund and as such has a longstanding relationship with Pavey. "He is a passionate advocate for Australian-made ...

Equipsuper merges with corporate fund

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 FEB 2021
... billion in assets to create a $26 billion entity. "Our aim is to grow to $50 billion in funds and roughly double our membership to 300,000 in the next five years," Cameron said. "We're drawing on our track record of managing complex defined benefits ...

Mercer hires from Australian Unity

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 5 FEB 2021
... corporate clients and our 240,000 plus members, and under Tim's new leadership we'll better engage, retain and grow our membership. "While we've recently announced a range of improvements to our pricing and products, Tim will be responsible for leading ...

Super fund ousts ethical manager

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 22 JAN 2021
... secondary school for the first time, first becoming eligible for a carer's allowance, 10 years of continuous LGIAsuper membership and milestone birthdays. Members can also now apply for an increase in income protection cover due to a Life Event. ...

QLD super funds advance merger

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 22 DEC 2020
... have highly complementary strengths. We are also united by our profit-for-member philosophy, our relationship-driven membership models and our focus on maximising members' retirement savings." LGIAsuper Chair John Smith said that signing the agreement ...

First Super adds to board

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 21 DEC 2020
... sectors coupled with his commercial acumen would be hugely beneficial. "Dean has a unique understanding of First Super's membership given his longstanding involvement with the manufacturing sector. We are delighted to have secured such a strong industry ...

What you read in 2020

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 18 DEC 2020
As we farewell a year that many will be glad to see the back of, check out Financial Standard 's most read stories for 2020. The COVID-19 pandemic underscores the majority of this year's most widely read stories, as unprecedented shutdowns and ...

Industry fund called out over board diversity initiatives

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 17 DEC 2020
The industry superannuation fund with the highest percentage of women membership has been called out for not prioritising board diversity initiatives in the companies it invests in. Rest, with 1.8 million members of which 60% are women, was grilled ...

AIST appoints two new executives

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 15 DEC 2020
... manager memberships and partnerships and a new general manager professional development to drive a bigger focus on membership engagement. The appointments also aim to align its professional development activities with the emerging needs of fund staff ...