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Most complained about super funds revealed

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 7 FEB 2020
... 100,000 members. This was followed by Mercy Super, State Super Financial Services Australia (known as StatePlus), Mercer Super Trust and Media Super. AMP comes in at sixth, while the rest of the top 10 includes Suncorp Super, Zurich, Qantas Super and ...

The secret to super outperformance

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 6 DEC 2019
... to 48% and now that number now sits at 93%. Australian Ethical, AustralianSuper, First State Super, Macquarie and Mercer Super Trust self-reported they had more than five dedicated responsible investment professionals. BT Superannuation, Catholic Super ...

Retail fund renews insurer, cuts premiums

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 20 NOV 2019
... disablement (TPD) and income protection (IP) cover. The fund is managed by Mercer and operates as a sub-plan of the Mercer Super Trust. It had about $670 million in assets under management in June. Virgin has also informed its members that premium rates ...

MLC Wealth adds to leadership team

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 SEP 2019
... senior roles at ING Australia and Tower Australia. He currently oversees Mercer's products and platforms for Mercer Super Trust, Mercer Portfolio Service and third-party administration for corporate super funds. The appointment sees eight roles of ...

Kogan Super launches

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 AUG 2019
... can substantially cut annual fees for account holders." Kogan Super is assembled under the retail division of the Mercer Super Trust. Mercer provides superannuation administration, investment management and consulting services to the super fund. Rainmaker ...

Reforms see super fees in flux

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 1 JUL 2019
The PYS package, effective today, has forced the sector to consider changes to fee structures and group insurance premiums. With the package set to cap the amount of fees that can be charged to low-balance members and divert low-balance accounts deemed ...

Top performing ESG options revealed

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 5 JUN 2019
... UniSuper - Sustainable High Growth 9.74% AMP SignatureSuper - Responsible Investment Leaders International Shares 9.61% Mercer Super Trust Corporate Super Division - Mercer Socially Responsible Shares 7.53% Christian Super - Ethical High Growth 7.39% ...

Material weakness in super funds, insurers exposed

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 23 MAY 2019
The numerous weaknesses exposed in APRA's prudential inquiry into the Commonwealth Bank are apparent among life insurers and superannuation funds. The prudential regulator wrote to 36 insurers, super funds and ADIs last June off the back of its ...

Suncorp Super appoints new chair

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 3 MAY 2019
The chair of Suncorp's superannuation business is retiring and an interim chair has been named. Jan Swinhoe, who is also chair of Mercer Superannuation, was appointed interim chair of Suncorp Portfolio Services. Her appointment follows the retirement ...

Vamos joins embattled insurer

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 12 NOV 2018
Industry stalwart Pauline Vamos is set to become chair of an ASX-listed insurance company which was taken to task during the Royal Commission. Vamos is now a non-executive director on the board of Freedom Insurance Group, the insurer that was admonished ...