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Entertainment spend retains members: Hostplus

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 AUG 2018
... Royal Commission has questioned whether splurging on client entertainment is in the best interest of super fund members. Hostplus chief executive David Elia took to the witness stand on the issues of substantiating corporate expenses and multiple member ...

Suncorp suppressed tax benefits to super members

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 14 AUG 2018
... amounted to 0.92%. Yesterday, the commission heard NAB Wealth failed to make its plan service fee issue easy to solve. Hostplus chief executive David Elia will appear before the Commission following Suncorp.

Industry fund signs stewardship code

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 24 JUL 2018
... taken a "leading role in setting best practice standards for the disclosure and management of stewardship activities." Hostplus is expected to sign on to the code by the end of 2018.

Super under microscope at Royal Commission

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 23 JUL 2018
... (AMP) AustralianSuper Catholic Super Colonial First State (CBA) Electricity Supply Industry Superannuation (Energy Super) Hostplus IOOF Mercer NULIS (MLC/NAB) Onepath and Oasis (ANZ) Suncorp Sunsuper Cbus QSuper APRA ASIC

Digital transformation challenges super funds

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 5 JUL 2018
... across the industry grapple with digital transformation, Investment Trends research shows. Sunsuper, HESTA, QSuper and Hostplus round out the top five in the rankings, with Rest recognised as the most improved fund on member engagement. The findings ...

Australian asset owners support first stewardship code

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 17 MAY 2018
... members, but promotes sustainable value creation in the companies we invest on their behalf." A third industry fund, Hostplus, said it will become a signatory to the code before the end of 2018. The six-point code addresses stewardship activities which ...

New insurance lead at industry fund

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 APR 2018
... data shows First State Super was among the 10 super funds that achieved the largest net growth in membership in 2017. Hostplus, CBA Essential, AON Master Trust, BT Retirement Wrap (including BT Super for Life), Sunsuper, REST Industry Super, HESTA, Cbus ...

Less than half of all super funds are gaining new members

ALEX DUNNIN  |  THURSDAY, 29 MAR 2018
... groups. Excluding funds that merged or consolidated during the year, the 10 with the largest net growth in membership were HOSTPLUS, CBA Essential, First State Super, AON Master Trust, BT Retirement Wrap (that includes BT Super For Life), Sunsuper, REST ...

Top industry fund bets on DNA sequencing

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 MAR 2018
Hostplus has joined global investment giants backing a UK-based DNA sequencer, placing $27.5 million in the technology company behind the product. Oxford Nanopore Technologies says it makes the world's only handheld DNA/RNA sequencing devices. Other ...

Super funds embrace crowdsourced cybersecurity

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 2 MAR 2018
... funds have backed a San Francisco-based crowdsourced cybersecurity startup, taking part in a $33 million capital raise. Hostplus and First State Super have invested in Bugcrowd, a security platform offering bug bounty services. Using more than 25,000 ...