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Equip Super, TelstraSuper terminate merger plans

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 MAY 2025
... that the fund remains in a healthy position, seeing positive net member growth, high member advocacy, and a growing retirement segment. As at December end, TelstraSuper had 97,420 member accounts, some 71,540 of which were active. The median account ...

Vanguard Super leads in organic growth: KPMG

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 20 MAY 2025
... 2020 to 40% in 2025. During the same period, retail funds shrank from 24.5% to 22.7%. AustralianSuper and Australian Retirement Trust maintained their dominance in both AUM and membership numbers. The industry now consists of eight "mega funds," with ...

Chalmers and Bragg spar over $3m super tax

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 20 MAY 2025
... 22-year-old today who earns an average income throughout their working life will have more than $3 million in super upon retirement when assuming inflation and 3% annual wage growth. The government has maintained that just 0.5% of the population will ...

Hearts & Minds chief exits

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 19 MAY 2025
... "His most recent executive role was as group chief executive of Challenger Limited, as ASX-listed asset manager and retirement income provider." Jollie joined HM1 in December 2024. The board said since joining Jollie has undertaken a comprehensive review ...

Relaxed superannuation preservation rules will sink returns: Frontier

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 16 MAY 2025
... would decrease their ability to act as long-term investors. "A reduction in unlisted asset exposures would curtail the retirement benefits of superannuation members. Long term returns from superannuation funds would be expected to decline if funds moved ...

Former adviser accused of theft loses lengthy extradition fight

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 16 MAY 2025
... bid to stop her from being extradited to Australia to face 136 charges related to the alleged theft of clients' retirement savings. Marion Joan Pearson, formerly based in Perth, is accused of having stolen millions of dollars intended for clients' ...

State insurer names new CIO as government review looms

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 15 MAY 2025
... appointment signals continuity at the helm of one of New Zealand's largest institutional investors as Dyer prepares for retirement after more than five years in the role. As chief investment officer, Iverson will also join the executive leadership ...

Analyst promotions: Frontier, Fidelity, ART

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 15 MAY 2025
... in delivering great client outcomes within our Australian equities product range," he added. Elsewhere, Australian Retirement Trust has promoted Andrew Woo to associate portfolio manager for defensive and liquid assets and portfolio intelligence. The ...

SMC highlights long-term benefits of investing in private markets

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 15 MAY 2025
... stable and sophisticated super system has strongly reduced the financial system instability, while delivering strong retirement savings. In the paper, SMC compared three asset classes: Australian listed equity, international listed equity, and private ...

Daniel Mulino takes over financial services portfolio

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 13 MAY 2025
... also welcomed Mulino, saying: "Over the next decade, more than 2.5 million Australians are expected to transition into retirement. That number is set to rise to nearly one in four Australians in less than 40 years. While superannuation balances and household ...