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Mega-funds grow but net cashflows steadily decline

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 6 MAR 2026
... is allowing them to hold ground where their larger peers are losing it," WTW said. Across the top 20 industry and retail super funds by size, four recorded a negative cashflow ratio in FY25, being Equip Super, MLC Super, AMP Super, and Insignia Financial's ...

Iress fills APAC wealth role from within

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 5 MAR 2026
Iress, the financial advice software provider, has promoted from within to fill the top role in its Asia Pacific wealth business, following the departure of a long-serving executive. Sam Wall has stepped into the role of acting chief executive, succeeding ...

Super funds' external fund manager spend hits $2bn

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 JAN 2026
... Australian Retirement Trust (ART) spent the second-highest amount at $346.9 million while Rest outlayed $219.9 million. Retail super funds Colonial First State (CFS) and MLC Super spent $210.1 million and $197.2 million respectively. A new report from ...

AustralianSuper execs earn top pay grade: APRA

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 DEC 2025
... twice as much as their peers at Hostplus and TelstraSuper, who reported $4.54 million and $4.38 million respectively. Retail super fund Mercer Super Trust and its executives came in 14th place among the top earners, making $3.3 million. Netwealth's ...

Superannuation assets jump to $4.5tn: APRA

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 NOV 2025
... (AUM) grew by 13% annually to $1.6 trillion, surpassing the total assets of retail and public sector funds combined. Retail super funds' AUM of $883.7 billion rose 11% year on year, while public sector funds reached $606.9 billion, rising 7% annually. ...

Super funds break records, inactive accounts balloon

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 SEP 2025
... Trust have $18.3 billion, $16.6 billion and $14.8 billion respectively in active accounts - the highest among the retail super funds. In the 12 months to June, total superannuation assets rose nearly 10% to $4.3 trillion. Industry super funds jumped ...

Alternatives, international equities dominate mandates

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 29 AUG 2025
... appointments from not-for-profit super funds and investment managers, 199 model portfolio mandates, four mandates from retail super and three mandates from government agencies in the 12 months to end of March 2025.

Vanguard, CFS deliver strong FY25 returns

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 4 JUL 2025
The two retail superannuation funds delivered strong returns for members, but it was the low-cost, indexed-based strategy that outmuscled the other. Vanguard Super returned 13.5% p.a. for 2025 financial year for members aged 47 and under. Since its ...

ART appoints chief commercial officer

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 20 FEB 2025
... institutional relationships. McKay has over 25 years' experience in the financial services industry in corporate super, retail super, SMSF and adviser markets. Further, he has led high-performing teams in several disciplines, including sales, relationship ...

AMP defies super fund herd with Bitcoin bet

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 17 DEC 2024
AMP has dared to go where no super fund has gone, taking the plunge with a "modest allocation" to Bitcoin, even as other industry heavyweights stand resolute in their rejection of the digital asset. Last week, AMP senior portfolio manager Steve Flegg ...
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