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Hostplus delivers 21.3% to members

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 15 JUL 2021
The industry superannuation fund has delivered 21.32% per annum for its MySuper members, the majority of which are invested in this option. The $68 billion Hostplus said the result for its MySuper (Balanced) option is its "best-ever single-year performance" ...

Former Hillross adviser pleads guilty

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 13 JUL 2021
Wael Kourieh, who was an authorised representative of Hillross between 2010 and 2016, has plead guilty to false document charges following an ASIC investigation. Kourieh pleaded guilty to one count of making false documents and one count of using false ...

Retail funds blitz personal-balanced options

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 2 JUL 2021
... Super is Australia's best-performing lifecycle MySuper product across most age cohorts, followed by CFS FirstChoice Employer, BT Lifestages, Mine Super and AMP Signature," the report read.

Hostplus announces board shakeup

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 1 JUL 2021
... director faced mounting pressure to step down due to his links to the coal industry. Independent director Peter Collins, employer directors Mark Robertson and Mark Vaile, and alternative employer director Neil Randall have exited the board of the $66 ...

Industry funds flag $77bn merger

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 29 JUN 2021
Two industry superannuation funds announced they are exploring a potential merger to create a $77 billion fund with 1.4 million members. Hostplus and Statewide Super said formal discussions are in the works and that they intend to shortly sign an exclusive ...

Hostplus, Intrust merger now official

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 25 JUN 2021
The two funds have confirmed they have signed a successor fund transfer deed to chase a merger, as first revealed by Financial Standard on May 21. Hostplus and Intrust Super are targeting a completion of the merger by November 26. It is understood that ...

Industry split on paid vaccine leave

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 25 JUN 2021
The Finance Sector Union is petitioning for paid vaccination leave, saying employers can help ensure the community is safe from COVID-19. So, who is and who isn't on board? The FSU is calling for two days of paid leave to be offered to employees ...

Verve Super launches gender diversity index

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 18 JUN 2021
Verve Super has launched a gender diversity index and will subsequently change how it allocates members' funds based on how Australian companies perform against the index. The Verve Gender Equality Index selects public Australian companies that ...

Employers should pay SG rise: ASFA

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  FRIDAY, 18 JUN 2021
The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia (ASFA) showed businesses can afford to pay the increase of the Superannuation Guarantee without cutting the wages of employees. As of July 1, the SG rate will rise from 9.5% to 10% and ASFA argued ...

Fostering the ageing workforce

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  THURSDAY, 10 JUN 2021
More women entering the workforce later in life and Australians delaying retirement has led to the doubling of those aged over 55 in the workforce and they could offset adverse economic impacts, according to CEPAR. The Centre of Excellence in Population ...