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Future Group reveals super fund returns, fee changes

ELIZA BAVIN | TUESDAY, 8 JUL 2025

Future Group has revealed the returns for smartMonday, GuildSuper and Child Care Super while also announcing a fee reduction.

AustralianSuper's MySuper option returns 9.5%

KARREN VERGARA | MONDAY, 7 JUL 2025

AustralianSuper's MySuper option delivered 9.5% p.a. for members in the 2025 financial year, slightly trailing behind its peers.

Cbus, Rest deliver 'strong' returns amid heightened volatility

MATTHEW WAI | FRIDAY, 4 JUL 2025

Cbus and Rest have reported their results for the financial year ending June 30, sharing common themes in success from both domestic and global investments.

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.

ASFA publishes new service standards on claims handling

ELIZA BAVIN | FRIDAY, 4 JUL 2025

ASFA has released a new service standard for claims handling in superannuation to guide funds dealing with insurance claims and improving service delivery.

Aware Super delivers double digit returns

ELIZA BAVIN | THURSDAY, 3 JUL 2025

Aware Super has delivered double-digit returns to members in its default MySuper option for the 2025 financial year.

HESTA returns 10.18% to members

ELIZA BAVIN | THURSDAY, 3 JUL 2025

HESTA applauded the "strong return" for members, pointing to its "prudent management" of market volatility.

CareSuper to undertake cloud transformation

JAMIE WILLIAMSON | THURSDAY, 3 JUL 2025

The $57 billion super fund is making the move from VMware Cloud on AWS to Microsoft Azure as it looks to create a more modern, cost-efficient environment.

BUSSQ's boardroom brass cleared, CFMEU spend deemed sound

ANDREW MCKEAN | WEDNESDAY, 2 JUL 2025

Queensland-based industry super fund BUSSQ, which has ties to the scandal-plagued Construction, Forestry, Maritime, Mining, and Energy Union (CFMEU) through its board, emerged largely unscathed from an independent report by KPMG.

Local assets help deliver 12% for ART

KARREN VERGARA | WEDNESDAY, 2 JUL 2025

Homegrown investments helped bolster returns for Australian Retirement Trust (ART) in the 2025 financial year, with some options achieving nearly 12% p.a.

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Stop delaying Payday Super laws, says SMC

JAMIE WILLIAMSON

With Australia's unpaid super bill growing by $110 million each week, a survey from Super Members Council (SMC) shows 70% of Aussies want to see the payday super laws implemented as scheduled.

Most Hostplus options achieve double-digit returns

JAMIE WILLIAMSON

Hostplus returned close to 11% to its MySuper members in FY25, while its popular Indexed Balanced option delivered just over 12%.

MySuper delivers 10.3% in FY25

KARREN VERGARA

MySuper options are set to deliver 10.3% p.a. on average for the 2025 financial year, according to Rainmaker Information.

Brighter Super awards $75m mandate

KARREN VERGARA

Brighter Super has awarded a $75 million mandate to Riparian Capital Partners to boost its agricultural assets.

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