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Superannuation

Cbus, Media Super set merger date

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 FEB 2022
Media Super has confirmed the two funds will merge on April 9 and that its members will see their administration and investment fees increase slightly in return for a more comprehensive offering.

HESTA endorses super splitting initiative

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 FEB 2022
HESTA is recommending super funds adopt a new process to make the splitting of assets easier following the results of a successful pilot program.

GigSuper folds, administrator takes over

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 21 FEB 2022
Startup superannuation fund GigSuper is now in administration less than five years after it launched.

Private debt and YFYS: Research

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 18 FEB 2022
Scenario analysis from Schroders indicates that an Australian private debt portfolio could have outperformed the Your Future, Your Super fixed income benchmark.

Hostplus and Maritime Super explore merger

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 18 FEB 2022
Hostplus and Maritime Super have signed a memorandum of understanding, entering into merger discussions.

Australian market praised in latest pension study

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 17 FEB 2022
Global pension fund assets have doubled in the last decade, with Australia's pension assets growing by 11.6% in 2021 and seeing it described as "the most successful pensions market".

Rest awards responsible investment mandate

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 14 FEB 2022
The $70 billion industry fund, Rest, has awarded an investment mandate for its ethical investment option.

Scammers prey on lonely hearts

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 14 FEB 2022
This Valentine's Day, Westpac and the ACCC's Scamwatch is urging people to be aware of love scams.

$450 super threshold scrapped

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 11 FEB 2022
In a long-awaited move, the government has scrapped the $450 superannuation guarantee threshold, making about 300,000 people eligible for super contributions.

Rainy day funds probed

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 11 FEB 2022
MP Jason Falinski spent the most recent House Economics Committee hearing probing the implications of super funds creating "rainy day funds" to pay for possible fines and sanctions.