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Local Government Super rebrands, reduces fees

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 25 MAY 2021
... broader strategy to grow the fund, Local Government Super has adopted a new name and cut some of its fees. Effective today, LGS will be known as Active Super; a name that "captures our long-standing active pursuit of investments that deliver solid long-term ...

Retail funds take out MySuper performance

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 4 MAY 2021
... Australian Ethical Super balanced (8.9%). The industry funds followed with AustralianSuper balanced achieving 8.6%, while LGS Accumulation Scheme - High Growth, Mine Super aggressive and retail fund BT MySuper Lifestage 1980s all returned 8.5%. Over ...

UniSuper tops MySuper league tables

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 APR 2021
... returns ranging from 8.3% p.a. to 2.5% p.a. If the lens is widened to five-years, the best performing MySuper strategies are LGS Accumulation Scheme - High Growth (9.8% p.a.), AustralianSuper - Balanced (9.5% p.a.) and Hostplus balanced (9.5% p.a.). ...

LGS names deputy chair, director

ANNABELLE DICKSON  |  TUESDAY, 9 MAR 2021
... the chair of the fund's audit and compliance committee and serves on the member services committee and risk committee. LGS chair Kyle Loades acknowledged Miller's contribution to the board and members of the fund. "Bruce is a strong advocate ...

Challenger wins $200m mandate

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 15 FEB 2021
... "Challenger understand members' needs and are well placed to deliver innovative products that deliver low-cost returns for LGS members," LGS chief investment officer Craig Turnbull said. Likewise, Challenger head of institutional partnerships Simon Brinsmead ...

Funds' net-zero ambitions collide with Santos

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 DEC 2020
... 2020. Santos currently appears in the top 20 holdings of Equipsuper and used to appear in the top holdings of for CareSuper, LGS and Statewide in 2019 but not anymore due to reduction in allocation or divestment. Aware Super, AustralianSuper, Cbus and ...

Queensland funds explore merger

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 OCT 2020
Two Queensland industry funds have signed a memorandum of understanding to explore a merger which could create a $20 billion superannuation fund. Energy Super and LGIAsuper will commence due diligence on an exclusive basis, to vet if a merger will be ...

LGS partners with SuperFriend

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 1 OCT 2020
Local Government Super (LGS) has partnered with workplace mental health organisation SuperFriend, to provide support and tools to its staff, members, and their employers. SuperFriend will support employers and members with a range of online and facilitated ...

MySuper portfolio winners, losers revealed

ALLY SELBY  |  TUESDAY, 18 AUG 2020
... Several super funds experienced 12 individual months of negative returns during the period, including AMG Super, FES Super, LGS, LUCRF Super, REI Super, Russell iQ and UniSuper. Funds with the lowest individual months of negative returns included CareSuper ...

Super fees hit record lows: Research

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 13 AUG 2020
... total expense ratio (TER) for a $50,000 balance dropping by more than 0.8%. It was followed by AMP Signature Super, Hostplus, LGS, NGS Super, Grow Super, Prime Super, MLC Super, SmartSave and QSuper. Finally, for those proponents of the Future Fund becoming ...
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