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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 ...

Members' interests bill sits on the precipice

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 SEP 2019
The Putting Members' Interests First superannuation reforms are almost through parliament. The House of Representatives moved to pass the Putting Members' Interests First bill on Monday, making insurance in super opt-in only for under-25s. The bill ...

AllianceBernstein wins industry fund mandate

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 SEP 2019
An $11 billion industry fund will become the first super fund to invest in a low-carbon portfolio designed by AllianceBernstein. NGS Super has invested $170 million in AllianceBernstein's Managed Volatility Equities Fund Green strategy, known as ...

First carbon neutral super fund named

KRISTI CHENG  |  TUESDAY, 3 SEP 2019
... and Energy has certified a $50 billion superannuation fund as Australia's first carbon neutral fund. HESTA is the first super fund to be certified carbon neutral for emissions produced from its operations. Chief executive Debby Blakey said the certification ...

Super fund invests through RateSetter

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 16 JUL 2019
... returns for our members, while also positively impacting the environment," Verwey said. "We're thrilled to be the first super fund to fund a peer-to-peer lender that is helping the sustainable energy revolution." Future Super has invested in the National ...