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BT, Challenger to deliver retirement income suite

ANGELIQUE MINAS  |  MONDAY, 2 FEB 2026
... half of 2026. The solution would allow members to begin accruing Age Pension asset test concessions while in the accumulation phase. Then, in 2027 it plans to release Lifetime Pension products offering investment-linked and guaranteed lifetime income ...

Mercer Super poaches TelstraSuper exec

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 29 JAN 2026
... officer at Mercer Super just under a year ago. Anderson previously spent nearly three years at AustralianSuper managing accumulation product strategy, and eight years at UniSuper in a similar capacity. Earlier roles included head of customer management ...

WAM delivers standout 41% return in 2025

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 JAN 2026
... delivered significant performance in 2025, returning 41.4% for its investors, outperforming the S&P/ASX All Ordinaries Accumulation Index by 30.8% in the period. The exceptional returns enabled it to increase its interim dividend to 3.2 cents per share ...

Australian Food Super closes two options

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 19 DEC 2025
... Alternatives option invests 100% in private equity strategies. In the last financial year, the Alternatives option for accumulation members had $6.04 million worth of investments, while the Property option had $4.3 million in assets. As at November 1 ...

Tyndall Asset Management calls time

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 2 DEC 2025
... flagship wholesale fund has about $230 million in assets under management. It aims to outperform the S&P/ASX 200 Accumulation Index by more than 2.5% p.a. over rolling five-year periods. In the past year, it has returned 12.5%. The small-caps fund has ...

TelstraSuper members caught off guard by Direct Access closure

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 25 NOV 2025
... their best possible retirement outcome." The Direct Access option was launched in September 2013 and was available to accumulation and retiree members. At June end, it held about $142 million in assets; it is used by about 700 of the fund's 85,000 ...

APRA to continue crackdown on super fund expenditure

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 13 NOV 2025
... on the retirement phase of superannuation, building upon the industry's long-standing focus and success in the accumulation phase. "Despite the continued increase in members and sharp growth of assets in the retirement phase, the industry's progress ...

Hostplus introduces retirement bonus payments

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 11 NOV 2025
... meet the eligibility criteria will receive an additional top-up to their account when they transfer from a Hostplus accumulation or Transition to Retirement (TTR) account to a Hostplus Pension account. Hostplus chief executive David Elia said the retirement ...

HESTA, Vision Super divest Israeli securities

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 7 NOV 2025
... that human rights is a "priority," on all its investments, had $2.3 billion in said companies in its MySuper Growth Accumulation option. Many super funds rely on specialist ESG fund managers such as Ausbil and Pendal to manage these options. Pendal offers ...

Hume's super sharing bill lashed in parliament

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 7 NOV 2025
... reading in the Senate this week. The bill, which seeks to allow spouses to split superannuation annually during the accumulation phase, suffered major pushback from Labor senators on Wednesday. Speaking on her proposed reforms, Hume said: "This bill ...