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What you read in 2021

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 17 DEC 2021
... government employees and their families. 6) Industry fund chief steps down, successor named At the end of November, Spirit Super announced long-serving chief executive Leanne Turner will step down in early 2022 after more than a decade in the role, first ...

Industry fund chief steps down, successor named

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 30 NOV 2021
The longstanding chief executive of $26 billion industry superannuation fund Spirit Super will step down in the new year, with a QSuper executive to take up the role. Spirit Super's Leeanne Turner will step down as chief executive in early 2022 ...

SCA slams five super funds' junk insurance

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 28 OCT 2021
... maintaining junk insurance that embed restrictive disability tests. NGS Super, AMP, TelstraSuper, Prime Super and Spirit Super carry the most restrictive insurance policies compared to other funds, according to the consumer advocate organisation. Each ...

Mergers don't always lead to scale benefits: Barry

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 31 AUG 2021
There is a misunderstanding that superannuation fund mergers will automatically lead to scale benefits for members, according to Spirit Super's chief investment officer. Speaking at the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees (AIST) ASI ...

LGIAsuper to rebrand

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 22 JUN 2021
... rebranded to Aware Super after merging with VicSuper, and MTAA Super and Tasplan merged to become the newly named Spirit Super. Just last month, Local Government Super also rebranded to become Active Super. Farrar did not reveal any of the names LGIAsuper ...

Raw truth on merger process: Panel

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 MAY 2021
... anxiety, job losses and workload involved. Speaking on a panel at the AIST Conference of Major Superannuation Funds, Spirit Super chief executive Leeanne Turner revealed what it was like bringing MTAA Super and Tasplan together recently. She also said ...

Trustee of the Year announced

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 18 MAY 2021
... this morning at the Conference of Major Superannuation Funds in Adelaide. She is currently a trustee director at Spirit Super and was the chair of the investment committee at MTAA Super prior to its merger with Tasplan. She has 20 years of experience ...

Spirit Super drops fees after merger

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 1 APR 2021
Tasplan and MTAA Super's $23 billion merged fund, Spirit Super, has reduced the weekly administration fees for members by 13.4%. Effective today, the administration fees are reducing from $1.50 per week to $1.30 per week. The merged fund has also ...

Mergers prompt 13% fee drop

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 23 FEB 2021
... and Media Super and Cbus. WA Super recently folded into Aware Super, while MTAA Super and Tasplan will be known as Spirit Super from April 1. Research from Rainmaker, which spanned over three years, found that merged entities passed on a 20% fee saving ...

MTAA Super increases premiums amid merger

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 18 FEB 2021
The $13 billion industry super fund MTAA Super, which is due to merge with Tasplan and become Spirit Super on 1 April 2021, has flagged that insurance premiums will be increasing for members. MTAA said that the insurance costs for many members will ...