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Super funds face scrutiny in Canberra

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 10 OCT 2019
AustralianSuper, AMP Super, IOOF, QSuper and Hostplus are just some of the funds that will front the committee for a two day hearing in Canberra in November as part of its ongoing review of the four major banks and other financial institutions. Other ...

Australia's best risk-adjusted MySuper option revealed

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 OCT 2019
Hostplus has the best three-year returns in default superannuation products but if risk measures are taken into account, another industry fund takes the top spot, according to new Rainmaker research. HESTA emerged as Australia's best risk-adjusted ...

AMP, HESTA, Hostplus lose out in ratings

STAFF WRITER  |  THURSDAY, 26 SEP 2019
... environmental destruction, polluting, social harm and poor corporate governance including all-male boards. Meanwhile Hostplus and HESTA achieved lower than expected ratings despite their long running and high profile ESG initiatives. The Ethical Advisers' ...

Industry funds confirm merger

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 23 SEP 2019
... Two industry superannuation funds worth more than $45 billion combined have confirmed they will merge later this year. Hostplus and Club Super are set to merge in just over a month, after the two industry super funds signed a Successor Fund Transfer ...

ASIC super specialist joins AIST

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 SEP 2019
... Superpartners in 2015. Birks has also previously held senior roles with HESTA, the International Women's Development Agency, Hostplus, ME Bank and Industry Fund Services. AIST chief executive Eva Scheerlinck said Birks' depth of experience working with ...

Major super funds caught in fraud scandal

ELIZA BAVIN, JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 SEP 2019
... to access and steal funds from share-trading and superannuation accounts. According to reports, AustralianSuper, Rest, Hostplus and HESTA have been named as super funds that were targeted by the syndicate, along with LUCRF Super and Club Plus. The brokers ...

Industry super satisfaction continues

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 16 SEP 2019
... the top five, with the first retail fund, Macquarie, landing in sixth. CareSuper, HESTA, Mercer, AustralianSuper and Hostplus and Suncorp also made the top 12. Roy Morgan chief executive Michele Levine said member satisfaction was an important measure ...

Aussie super funds drop in world rankings

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 3 SEP 2019
... ESSSuper sliding 24 spots. However, two industry funds actually bucked the trend of Australian funds and climbed the ranks: Hostplus picked up nine positions, moving to the 186th biggest fund in the world, while Sunsuper also grew, hitting 106th from ...

Renewed calls for risk-adjusted returns

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 12 AUG 2019
... relationship between the performance of MySuper products, volatility and the riskiness of underlying investments. Media Super, Hostplus and Cbus topped the rankings using RMetrics' risk-adjusted modelling. Accounting for standard deviation makes ...

ASIC warns trustees on employer inducements

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 1 AUG 2019
... large superannuation funds were spending significant amounts to maintain or establish good relationships with employers. Hostplus had to justify why it spent $260,000 annually to host employers at the Australian Open Tennis. Reducing improper influences ...