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Merged First State Super reveals new brand

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JUL 2020
... lightly and the fund consulted members and stakeholders throughout the process. Paper and timber industry's fund First Super and CBA's Colonial First State are two superannuation funds that share some words with the old name.

Industry fund eyes KiwiSaver accounts

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 2 JUL 2020
... superannuation fund has struck an exclusive partnership which it hopes will help it attract 3000 new members each year. First Super, which traditionally services the paper and timber industry but is public offer, will now be recommended by NZRelo which ...

APRA heatmap sees members save on fees

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 30 JUN 2020
... also remain unchanged at 0.91% and 1.49% respectively. Other funds deemed above the threshold level by APRA include First Super, IOOF and IAG & NRMA Superannuation. Meanwhile, Media Super - currently exploring the possibility of a merger with Cbus - ...

Group premiums rise 34%

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 MAR 2020
... also TAL. Other funds to have changed premiums on the back of the reforms include Rest, VicSuper, State Super and First Super. An increase of 34% isn't the highest seen, with WA Super increasing its premiums by as much as 60%.

Industry fund hikes admin fees

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 17 FEB 2020
... latest to hike fees ahead of the Protecting Your Super (PYS) and Putting Members Interest First (PMIF) legislation. First Super announced an increase to its administration fee, going from $1.50 per week to $2.25 per week. In addition, First Super said ...

Industry fund looks within for co-chair

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 20 JAN 2020
... director of a $3.3 billion industry superannuation fund has been elevated to co-chair. Mike Radda is the new co-chair of First Super, the fund for the timber, pulp and paper, and furniture and joinery industries,. Radda's promotion was confirmed on January ...

Industry fund publicly shames investment adviser

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 9 DEC 2019
... billion industry superannuation fund revealed it has put an investment adviser on watch in relation to ESG concerns. First Super said Orbis Investment Advisory is on watch due to its approximately 23% holding in XPO Logistics. XPO Logistics is listed ...

Super fund bumps up premiums

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 18 NOV 2019
Insurance premiums have risen by up to 21% for members of an industry superannuation fund. As of this month, First Super and its group insurer MetLife have bumped up the cost of death, TPD and voluntary income protection cover. According to the fund ...

AMP, HESTA, Hostplus lose out in ratings

STAFF WRITER  |  THURSDAY, 26 SEP 2019
... disclose their socially responsible fund holdings. However, according to Rainmaker research, Hostplus was one of the first super funds in Australia to publish its fund-wide portfolio holdings and specific exposures to each of these investments. Hostplus ...

Senate secures members' interest changes

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 20 SEP 2019
... under the age of 25 and those with low account balances, after the government's Putting Members' Interests First super reforms passed through the Senate yesterday. The Senate passed the government's reforms after Assistant Minister for Superannuation ...