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Brighter Super launches lifetime income product in accumulation phase

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 6 AUG 2026
Brighter Super has announced plans to deliver a new lifetime retirement income solution designed to enable eligible members to begin building future lifetime income benefits while they are still working. Brighter Super said the move makes it the first ...

Brighter Super hires legal chief from crisis-hit Corporate Travel

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 20 JUL 2026
Brighter Super has appointed Corporate Travel Management's group chief legal officer and company secretary as its incoming chief legal officer. Shelley Sorrenson is set to take on the role, effective September 21. On Friday, Corporate Travel informed ...

Retirement confidence slides in Australia

VINNY VUCAGO  |  MONDAY, 6 JUL 2026
... retiree confidence and pre-retirement preparedness falling sharply over the past six months. New research from Brighter Super found cost-of-living pressures, market volatility and global economic uncertainty have eroded optimism. Brighter Super's 2025-26 ...

Former Brighter Super investment lead plots return

MATTHEW WAI  |  FRIDAY, 26 JUN 2026
After a six-month hiatus, former Brighter Super chief investment officer Mark Rider is returning to the superannuation industry, set to join another super fund next month. Rider has been named general manager, investments at Primer Super, filling the ...

FEATURE | Member engagement | On the ball

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 23 JUN 2026
... which also reflects increased engagement," Cappe says. Plugged in Before moving to the superannuation industry, Brighter Super chief member officer Lisa Kay used to work in a bank, helping customers apply for home loans. One piece of financial information ...

Brighter Super invests $225m as part of $500m commitment

VINNY VUCAGO  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAY 2026
Brighter Super has committed almost half of its planned $500 million in the Queensland Investment Strategy (QIS), two years into a five-year program aimed at increasing local investment across property, agriculture, infrastructure and high-growth businesses. ...

Brighter Super, QIC Ventures invest in ProcurePro

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 12 MAY 2026
Brighter Super and QIC Ventures have backed ProcurePro, a digital procurement platform, boosting the startup's value to more than $100 million. The two parties helped raised $15 million via a Series B round in the hope of scaling the platform which ...

QIC faces heat over aviation firefighting asset privatisation

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  TUESDAY, 5 MAY 2026
... scrutinise whether members' retirement savings could be funding the deal. The likes of Australian Retirement Trust, Brighter Super, Hostplus and HESTA have member money invested in funds run by QIC. UFUAV secretary Wes Garrett said the issue raised ...

Brighter Super, QIC back autonomous robot company

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 MAR 2026
Brighter Super and QIC have spearheaded a fundraise for Future Maintenance Technologies (FMT), a robot maker focused on automating maintenance for the global rail and aviation industries. The Series A raise led by QIC Ventures and backed by its Brighter ...

FSC questions SMC's claim on younger members' super switches

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 23 MAR 2026
... super funds, investment platforms and financial advisory networks. Its members include AMP, Australian Ethical, Brighter Super, Colonial First State Investments, Mercer and CareSuper.
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