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Mercer Super chief executive steps down

RIDDHIMA TALWANI | WEDNESDAY, 15 JUL 2026

... which is strengthening the fund for the benefit of members." Mercer recently reported its financial years returns with the default option SmartPath providing members between 10% to 10.6% across age-based cohorts for members aged between 18 and 52.

Aware hikes fees for former TelstraSuper members

ELIZA BAVIN | TUESDAY, 14 JUL 2026

... premium rates for death and TPD cover are increasing by an average of 53%. The changes mean a member aged 38 with fixed default death and TPD cover in the amount of $109,260, and fixed additional death and TPD cover in the amount of $500,000, for a total ...

LRBA ban requires immediate clarity: SMSFA

MATTHEW WAI | TUESDAY, 14 JUL 2026

... Peter Burgess, to discuss the change. Burgess argued at the time that the updated policy will put many SMSFs in risk of default without the means to solving the housing crisis. "There is a strong argument that a targeted LRBA carve-out for new residential ...

FEATURE | Retirement | A layer of confidence

MATTHEW WAI | MONDAY, 13 JUL 2026

... most of you, so we're going to create a MySuper product, which has all the protections in place that you can just default into. "Yet when people get to retirement, which is the most difficult decision of all, they are left on their own, and that ...

UniSuper, Aware Super deliver positive returns

RIDDHIMA TALWANI | WEDNESDAY, 8 JUL 2026

... UniSuper and Aware Super have reported returns across all investment options for the 2025-26 financial year. UniSuper's default Balanced option returned 10.4% for the year while its High Growth and Growth options returned 13.1% and 12.3% respectively. ...

HESTA, Cbus, Mercer report super returns

RIDDHIMA TALWANI | MONDAY, 6 JUL 2026

... attributing it to their diversification strategy. HESTA's MySuper Balanced Growth option delivered 9.46% returns whereas Cbus default Growth (MySuper) option delivered a 9.25% return for members this financial year. Retail super fund Mercer's default ...

Vanguard delivers double-digit returns, Rest comes just shy

VINNY VUCAGO | FRIDAY, 3 JUL 2026

... option returned 12.29% for members aged 47 and under, delivering its third consecutive year of double-digit returns. The default MySuper option has generated annualised returns of 13.21% since launching in October 2022, while members invested in Vanguard's ...

MySuper provides consistent returns for members: Rainmaker

MATTHEW WAI | FRIDAY, 3 JUL 2026

New data from Rainmaker Information found MySuper or default options continued to deliver consistent performances and returns for Australians, despite periods of uncertainty. According to the Rainmaker MySuper Index, which contains all MySuper and default ...

AMP, CFS, MLC post double-digit returns

VINNY VUCAGO | THURSDAY, 2 JUL 2026

... gains despite heightened market volatility and geopolitical uncertainty. AMP Super said MySuper members invested in its default Lifestage options recorded returns above 11% for the year to 30 June. Members in the MySuper 1970s and 1990s Lifestage options ...

Super the backbone of stressed financial ecosystem: APRA

MATTHEW WAI | TUESDAY, 30 JUN 2026

... valuation policies to support "fair and appropriate" member outcomes. "Allocations to illiquid assets in MySuper options (the default option for members) increased substantially compared to the change in other investment options for most funds," APRA ...

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Mercer Super chief executive steps down

RIDDHIMA TALWANI | 12:01PM

Mercer Super chief executive Claire Ross is departing after almost 17 years in senior leadership roles at the retail super fund.

AusFood Super looks to revitalise member engagement

MATTHEW WAI | 11:30AM

The $3.5 billion super fund has partnered with InvestStream to launch RetireSmart+, becoming the first super fund to bring an AI-powered engagement experience to some 66,000 members.

L1 Group posts 'marked recovery' in June quarter

RIDDHIMA TALWANI | 12:13PM

L1 Group has reported a marked recovery in investment performance in the June quarter.

European PE firm mandates Apostle with Australian distribution

RIDDHIMA TALWANI | 11:50AM

Apostle Fund Management has been appointed by European investment firm Triton Partners for the distribution of its credit strategies in Australia and New Zealand.

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