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Super funds defend controversial weapons holdings

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 2 FEB 2024
... example, had as much as $2.5 million in Honeywell, $1 million in Lockheed and as little as $60,000 in Elbit. Australian Retirement Trust, Equip Super and Catholic Super, Mine Super and TWUSUPER all had holdings in three or more of the five companies. ...

Unlisted asset valuation practices under review

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 1 FEB 2024
... Member Outcomes guidance in the coming months and will also review RSE licensees' self-assessments in relation to the Retirement Income Covenant and ASIC and APRA's joint report on progress of implementation from July last year. Following that, it will ...

Equity Trustees adds more super fund clients

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 1 FEB 2024
... two more retail super funds. Equity Trustees' superannuation trustee business has been appointed trustee of ClearView Retirement Plan, while also adding Guild Super to its lineup of funds following the acquisition of Guild by Future Group. The Clearview ...

Bragg outraged over super fund payments to unions

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 JAN 2024
Senator Andrew Bragg has slammed industry super funds, accusing them of channelling $40 million to unions and Industry Super Australia (ISA). Scrutinising mandatory disclosures, Bragg pointed out that AustralianSuper, Cbus, HESTA, Hostplus, TWUSUPER ...

Hyperion leads as top Australian shares fund manager: Mercer

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 31 JAN 2024
... education. Dennis will spearhead a team of education specialists focused on improving member engagement and better retirement outcomes for Mercer Super members. Mercer also appointed Andrew Howse, previously the head of corporate benefits at Gallagher ...

Aware Super, ART hire member service heads

ELIZABETH FRY  |  MONDAY, 29 JAN 2024
... market was caught by surprise when two of Australia's top customer service executives changed jobs. Australian Retirement Trust head of member services Jessica Rix has landed at Aware Super in a similar role. Rix has spent two years at the country's ...

Aware Super appoints head of public market equities

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 25 JAN 2024
... and worked overseas, I also have a deep appreciation of the value Australia's superannuation system plays in the retirement futures of all Australians, and I'm energised to play a key role in generating a strong retirement income pipeline for ...

Super fund satisfaction improves: Roy Morgan

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 24 JAN 2024
... with Vision Super, Hostplus merging with Statewide, Sunsuper and QSuper formalising their merger to become Australian Retirement Trust, and many others. "Roy Morgan has extensive data on the impacts these mergers have on the customer satisfaction of ...

Aussies want advice from their super fund: CFS

CHLOE WALKER  |  TUESDAY, 23 JAN 2024
... already in super. When asked if they would be interested in using funds already invested in their super to pay for a retirement plan, 61% of Australians said yes. The strongest interest was from younger Australians aged 25 to 29. Three in four men (76%) ...

Mercer Super loses state leaders

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 19 JAN 2024
... portion of his time with clients, and he sees a role where he continues to deal with large employers or possibly in the retirement space, as a logical next step. "I really enjoy time working with clients and putting in place programs that are mutually ...