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Brighter Super expands senior team

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  THURSDAY, 13 NOV 2025
Brighter Super has introduced three new senior leadership positions. It has appointed Hayley Powell as head of superannuation and retirement advice, Craig Godfrey as head of IFA partnership and growth, and Brendan Nerdal as head of stakeholder and corporate ...

Hostplus introduces retirement bonus payments

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 11 NOV 2025
... balance of $250,000 could receive an estimated $3900. A member with $1 million could receive $15,600. Aware Super and Brighter Super are some of the super funds that already offer retirement bonuses to members.

Brighter Super launches new brand campaign

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 30 OCT 2025
... symbolises the confidence, clarity and peace of mind that come from being supported by a fund that truly cares, Brighter Super said. The television advert features an acoustic version of 'I Can See Clearly Now' by Johnny Nash and a voice-over ...

Feature: Retirement | Rewarding risk

LACHLAN COLQUHOUN  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 OCT 2025
... can be flexible enough to enable higher spending levels at certain periods without eroding too much capital. At Brighter Super, head of retirement Jennifer McSpadden says the fund's research shows that longevity risk is the number one risk for its ...

Why mid-sized super funds still matter: Farrar

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 20 OCT 2025
... across the superannuation sector, there remains a strong role for differentiated mid-sized super funds, according to Brighter Super. Kate Farrar, chief executive at Brighter Super, told the Innovation in Retirement conference in Sydney last week that ...

ASIC targets funds over 'disappointing' retiree communications

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 14 OCT 2025
... and poor practices from 12 participants, including: Australian Meat Industry Superannuation Trust, Aware Super, Brighter Super, BT Funds Management, Commonwealth Superannuation Corporation, HESTA, Hostplus, Legalsuper, Nulis Nominees, Rest, UniSuper ...

Brighter Super investments chief to step down

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 SEP 2025
... also held key roles at UBS and the Reserve Bank of Australia. Rider winds down after a 40-year career in finance. Brighter Super chief executive Kate Farrar thanked Rider for his leadership in constructing a $35 billion portfolio following the merger ...

Brighter Super to add 68k new members

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 SEP 2025
Brighter Super is about to undertake a successor fund transfer that will see its membership swell by 25%. On October 1, Brighter Super is set to take on several risk-only products currently housed under Zurich's OneCare Super. There are about eight ...

World's pension market hits $36.9tn

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 9 SEP 2025
... Hostplus, Cbus, Rest, HESTA, Commonwealth Super Corporation, GESB, State Super, Super SA, ESSSuper, Equip Super and Brighter Super. The Asia Pacific region represented 25.5% share of the total assets, a slight decrease in 2024 (compared to 26.8% in 2023) ...

Centrepoint Alliance profits down $2.6m

MATTHEW WAI  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 AUG 2025
... expanding the managed account offering and completing integrations with adviser software applications. The deal with Brighter Super also saw three advisers transitioning to Financial Advice Matters (FAM), increasing the total number of employed advisers ...