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MySuper funds redeem performance

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 2 OCT 2020
... MySuper product based on a single strategy. Its Super Saver balanced growth option returned 4.1% in the 12 months to August. BUSSQ (3.8%) and FES Super (3.6%) recorded solid results. In terms of the top-performing investment option, UniSuper offered ...

Industry fund chief to step down

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 11 SEP 2020
The head of a $5 billion superannuation fund is stepping down at the end of 2020. BUSSQ chief executive Linda Vickers is retiring from the role and will be succeeded by chief operating officer Damian Wills. Vickers has been with the super fund for more ...

Industry funds triumph July performance

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 SEP 2020
... Rainmaker MySuper index which dropped further into negative territory at -1.6%. The top three in the personal category were BUSSQ at 1.8%, WA Super at 1.2% and Equip MySuper at 0.8%. Both AustralianSuper and UniSuper suffered a worse ranking in the workplace ...

MySuper returns negative

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 7 AUG 2020
... product last year was the Fire and Emergency Services Superannuation Fund which delivered 2.5%. Australian Ethical's and BUSSQ's MySuper options weren't far behind on 2.2% each. Future Super's balanced option and UniSuper's sustainable balanced option ...

Industry funds continue risk-adjusted domination

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUN 2020
... took the second risk-adjusted rank. After that, it was an industry fund whitewash, with Prime Super, First State Super, BUSSQ, Media Super, AustralianSuper, Cbus, Club Plus and NGS Super taking the remaining eight spots in the top 10. The sector dominated ...

Link feels impact of COVID-19

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 8 MAY 2020
... closure of those member accounts. Link is administrator for a number of super funds, including AustralianSuper, AMIST Super, BUSSQ, Cbus, HESTA and Hostplus. Link said it has seen increased member activity, with contact centre volumes swelling as a result ...

Industry funds dominate risk-adjusted MySuper returns

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 6 DEC 2019
... and the fewest negative returns. Australia's least volatile MySuper products were EISS, Maritime Super, CBA Group Super, BUSSQ and WA Super. These products were also found to have some of the best downside protection metrics as well. "Rainmaker's RMetrics ...

Industry fund offers bonus on income streams

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 31 OCT 2019
... a bonus of up to $4800 to eligible members moving to retirement income streams, which started in 2016. Queensland's BUSSQ in July 2017 started to offer all members that start a pension with it a reward of 0.5% of the starting balance in their income ...

Australia's best risk-adjusted MySuper option revealed

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 OCT 2019
... is the most stable and predictable - MySuper product. This was followed by Maritime Super, ESSSuper, Super SA Select and BUSSQ. Club Plus had the lowest number of negative months over the past three years, and was followed by CareSuper, Intrust Super ...

Reforms see super fees in flux

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 1 JUL 2019
... Australian Tax Office, some super funds face losing a significant portion of ongoing revenue. Several super funds, such as BUSSQ, have increased administration fees in response. Meanwhile others, like AustralianSuper, have hiked insurance fees. Both ...