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First State Super and WA Super in merger talks

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 MAR 2020
... opportunities, with Statewide saying a three-way merger was too complex operationally. First State Super is merging with VicSuper, with the merger to be effective from July 2021. The merger has created a $113 billion fund. First State Super merged with ...

Group premiums rise 34%

ELIZA BAVIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 MAR 2020
... on its group insurer, which is also TAL. Other funds to have changed premiums on the back of the reforms include Rest, VicSuper, State Super and First Super. An increase of 34% isn't the highest seen, with WA Super increasing its premiums by as much ...

Fight for MySuper advice fees kicks off

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 3 MAR 2020
... arrangement to access affordable advice from their choice of financial planner." First State Super, which is merging with VicSuper to create a $130 billion fund, is also arguing changes to the ways super members can pay for advice could disadvantage ...

Industry fund hikes admin fees

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 17 FEB 2020
... 2020, making it the most recent fund to increase fees ahead of the PYS changes. AustralianSuper, HESTA, MTAA Super and VicSuper are amongst some of the other major funds to pass on an increased fee to members. The government reforms have divided the ...

Industry fund bumps up premiums

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 14 FEB 2020
... superannuation fund are set to pay higher insurance premiums from April 1, with some paying up to 20% more for death and TPD. VicSuper has notified members their insurance premiums are increasing as a result of the Protecting Your Super and Putting Members' ...

VicSuper PM jumps for industry fund

ALLY SELBY  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 FEB 2020
The portfolio manager for responsible investments at VicSuper has resigned ahead of the fund's merger with First State Super, jumping ship for an industry super fund. Kim Farrant has been appointed as the head of ESG at Hostplus. She had been with ...

First State Super acquires rental properties

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 30 JAN 2020
... Hurstville, 17 units in Waterloo, 61 units in Epping, and 35 residential units in Northmead. First State Super will merge with VicSuper later this year.

Super fund names advice head

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 20 JAN 2020
The executive manager of distribution at VicSuper has jumped to a $55 billion industry fund to lead its advice and education function. Josh Parisotto has stepped into the chief advice officer role at HESTA, beginning on 13 January 2020. He joins from ...

What you read in 2019: Superannuation

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 20 DEC 2019
... Find the top 10 super stories for 2019 below: 1. Superannuation funds flag $113bn merger In April, First State Super and VicSuper announced they had signed a non-binding memorandum of understanding, scouting the benefits of a potential merger. VicSuper ...

Super funds merge, leaders appointed

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 13 DEC 2019
First State Super and VicSuper have confirmed a merger will go ahead, naming the chief executive and chair for the combined $125 billion fund. First State Super and VicSuper have signed a merger deed with a merger effective 1 July 2020. The merged funds ...