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Industry funds surge ahead in satisfaction

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 8 JUL 2019
... Super (67.3%), First State Super (66.8%), Macquarie (66.6%), HESTA (66.2%), Mercer (64.3%), AustralianSuper (63.9%), Hostplus (60.3%) and SunSuper (58.2%). "The overall assessment of satisfaction with financial performance by fund members clearly ranks ...

PYSP queries inundate super funds

KARREN VERGARA, JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 5 JUL 2019
... Australian Ethical, Australia Post Superannuation Scheme, CareSuper, Cbus, Christian Super, First State Super, HESTA, Hostplus, LUCRF Super, Media Super, NGS Super, Prime Super, Rest, TelstraSuper and VicSuper are some of the super funds that have expressed ...

Hostplus enters merger talks

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 2 JUL 2019
The $43 billion Hostplus is probing the possibility of a merger with another industry fund. Hostplus and the $566 million Club Super have entered into a Memorandum of Understanding to formally pursue discussions and undertake a comprehensive due diligence ...

Hostplus makes bid for SMSF money

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 JUN 2019
... the fund uses a different platform. "In the past where we have seen members leave the fund has been to set up an SMSF," Hostplus group executive, member experience Paul Watson told Financial Standard. "Also in time, all SMSFs have an end game when they ...

Material weakness in super funds, insurers exposed

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 23 MAY 2019
... Corporation, Diversa Trustees, First State Super, Mercer Superannuation, Perpetual Superannuation, QSuper, Rest, Cbus and Hostplus. The life insurers included: AMP Life, Challenger, MLC and TAL Life. As for the banks, ANZ, NAB, Westpac and Macquarie ...

Super fund proxy voting behaviour revealed

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 MAY 2019
... between 2017 and 2018: Cbus (11% to 84%), VicSuper (10% to 81%), AustralianSuper (41% to 73%), Macquarie (0% to 55%) and Hostplus (0% to 27%). ACCR director of climate and environment Dan Gocher said: "It is quite concerning that just nine of Australia's ...

Lifecycle fails to woo industry super

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 20 MAY 2019
... strategy MySuper product for a lifecycle option, Rainmaker research shows. Giants like AustralianSuper, UniSuper and Hostplus have so far stuck to single strategy products. On the other hand, the super businesses of all big four banks now use lifecycle ...

Industry fund fined over independent advice claims

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 9 MAY 2019
... financial advice messaging and consequently slapped with a financial penalty issued by the corporate regulator. ASIC alleged Hostplus provided misleading claims to consumers about offering "independent advice" in a recorded telephone message via its ...

Communication fails to keep member interests at heart

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 MAY 2019
... aims to ensure low balance and inactive accounts aren't eroded inappropriately by fees and insurance premiums. One Hostplus member told Financial Standard that after logging online, a pop-up box communicating the changes was "confusing" and led them ...

Industry funds dominate AAA quality list

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 3 MAY 2019
... received the Rainmaker SelectingSuper AAA Quality rating. Some of the super fund providers that earned the ratings are: Hostplus, LUCRF Super, Prime Super, REI Super, TWUSUPER, Commonwealth Superannuation Corporation, MLC Super Fund and ANZ Australian ...