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Superannuation

Prime Super to change admin fees

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 12 MAY 2025
Prime Super has announced changes to its administration fees and costs, which will take effect from 1 July 2025.

HESTA members to keep paying fees as disruption continues

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 12 MAY 2025
HESTA has confirmed it will not be reimbursing members' admin fees as it takes two months to transition to GROW Inc.

ART extends exclusions in Socially Conscious option

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 12 MAY 2025
ART said the more extensive set of exclusions will come into effect July 1.

Super funds put foot down on Woodside

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 9 MAY 2025
Two of the country's biggest superannuation funds have used their voting power at the Woodside AGM, saying the gas producer has "fallen short" of shareholder expectations.

Industry bodies call for delay to Payday Super

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 9 MAY 2025
A collective of industry bodies, including Chartered Accountants ANZ and the Financial Advice Association Australia, want the government to push the implementation of Payday Super to July 2028.

Australian Ethical calls out QBE

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 8 MAY 2025
Australian Ethical has called on QBE to justify why it's allowing the continued unrestricted underwriting of new oil and gas projects.

NZ Super recognised for two decades of outperformance

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 6 MAY 2025
The New Zealand Superannuation Fund is the world's best-performing sovereign wealth fund over the past 20 years.

Rest details internal program to reform death benefit processes

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 2 MAY 2025
Rest has disclosed the existence of 'Project Scarlet,' an internal program that the fund's carried out over the past 18 months to improve its death benefit claims processes.

Coalition's super on PPL plan 'deeply worrying'

ELIZA BAVIN  |  FRIDAY, 2 MAY 2025
The Coalition has confirmed plans to make paying super on Commonwealth Paid Parental Leave optional.

SS&C scores another super mandate

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 1 MAY 2025
SS&C continues to take its share of Australia's superannuation sector, scoring another administration mandate.