AMP and Sunsuper top Heron ratings

13 February 2018
| By Mike |
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AMP and Sunsuper have emerged as the top-rated superannuation funds in the 2018 Heron Quality Star Ratings.

The Melbourne-based independent superannuation and actuarial consultancy named Sunsuper for Life as the Top Rated Personal Product, while AMP SignatureSuper was named the Top Rated Corporate Product and AMP SignatureSuper Allocated Pension was the Top Rated Pension Product.

The assessment of personal and corporate superannuation products undertaken by Heron covers about 120 key product features that are grouped under five areas of importance of Investment Arrangements, Insurance, Contributions, Ancillary Benefits, and Communications.

Investments and Insurance have the greatest impact on a product’s rating with weightings of 55 per cent and 30 per cent respectively.

Commenting on the ratings outcome, Heron Partnership’s Managing Director, Chris Butler noted that the three superannuation products which had been top-rated this year had also been top-rated in 2017.

The 95 superannuation products rated as “outstanding quality” and therefore awarded five Heron Quality Stars are (in alphabetical order) as follows:

Outstanding Superannuation Products

AMG Super - Corporate Super

Kinetic Super

AMG Super - Personal Super

legalsuper

AMP - Flexible Super

LGIAsuper

AMP - Flexible Super - Employer

Local Government Super

AMP CustomSuper

LUCRF

AMP MyNorth

Macquarie Wrap - Super Accumulator

AMP SignatureSuper

Macquarie Wrap - Super and Pension Consolidator

AMP SignatureSuper Select

Macquarie Wrap - Super and Pension Manager

AMP Summit - Personal Super

Mentor Superannuation Master Trust

ANZ Smart Choice Super (Employer Sponsored)

Mercer SmartSuper Plan - Employer Section

ANZ Smart Choice Super and Pension

Mercer Super Trust - Corporate Superannuation Division

Asgard Elements Super

MLC MasterKey Business Super

Asgard Employee Super

MLC MasterKey Super Fundamentals

Asgard eWRAP Super

MLC Navigator Retirement Plan Series 2

Asgard Infinity eWRAP Super

MTAA Super

AustralianSuper Plan

netwealth Super Accelerator Core – Employer Sponsored Super

AustralianSuper Personal Plan

netwealth Super Accelerator Plus

AustralianSuper Public Sector Division

netwealth Super Accelerator Plus – Employer Sponsored Super

AustralianSuper Select

netwealth Super Wrap - Employer Sponsored Super

AustSafe Super

NGS Super

BT Business Super

OnePath OneAnswer Frontier Personal Super

BT Lifetime Super - Employer Plan

Perpetual Select Super Plan

BT Super for Life

Plum Super

BT SuperWrap Essentials Personal Super Plan

Plum Super - Personal Division

BT SuperWrap Personal Super Plan

Prime Super (Health Division)

CareSuper Employee Plan

Prime Super (Prime Division)

CareSuper Personal Plan

REI Super

Child Care Super

REST Corporate

Club Plus

REST Super

Club Super

Russell Investments Master Trust - iQ Super - Employer

Colonial First State FirstChoice Employer Super

Russell Investments Master Trust - iQ Super - General

Colonial First State FirstChoice Wholesale Personal Super

Russell Investments Master Trust - iQ Super - Saver

EISS

smartMonday DIRECT

Equip MyFuture

smartMonday PRIME

Equip MyFuture - Corporate

StatewideSuper

First State Super

Strategy Retirement Fund

Freedom of Choice Employer Superannuation Service

Suncorp Brighter Super for Business

Freedom of Choice Personal Superannuation Service

Suncorp Brighter Super Personal Super

GuildSuper

Sunsuper for life

HESTA

Sunsuper for life Business

Hostplus

Sunsuper for life Corporate

Hostplus Executive

Tasplan

Hostplus Personal Super Plan

Telstra Super - Personal Plus

Intrust Super

The Executive Superannuation Fund (Employer Sponsored)

IOOF Employer Super

The Executive Superannuation Fund (Personal)

IOOF Employer Super - Personal Division

UniSuper Accumulation Super (1)

IOOF Pursuit Focus Personal Superannuation

VicSuper FutureSaver

IOOF Pursuit Select Personal Superannuation

 

MySuper Investment Option

Heron has also again undertaken a detailed review of each product’s MySuper investment option.  For their MySuper rating Heron considers the type of option (LifeStages or Single Diversified), the reliability of the historical return history, the potential member confusion, the TAA range, the level and type of active/passive management, actual or indicative historical investment performance, and ease of understanding and fees based on the PDS disclosure.  In addition, in assessing the LifeStages options Heron considered whether the structure included cohorts, the cohort age band period and the cohort curve shape.

Based on this assessment criteria, Heron awarded 5 Stars to the following 54 products:

Outstanding MySuper Options

AMG Super - Corporate Super

LGIAsuper

AMP - Flexible Super

LUCRF

AMP - Flexible Super - Employer

Meat Industry Employees’ Superannuation Fund

ANZ Smart Choice Super (Employer Sponsored)

Media Super - Employer Sponsored Account

AustralianSuper Plan

Media Super - Personal Account

AustralianSuper Personal Plan

Mine Wealth + Wellbeing Super

AustralianSuper Public Sector Division

MLC MasterKey Business Super

Bendigo SmartStart Super

MTAA Super

BUSSQ MySuper

NGS Super

CareSuper Employee Plan

Prime Super (Health Division)

Catholic Super

Prime Super (Prime Division)

Cbus

REI Super

Club Plus

REST Corporate

Colonial First State FirstChoice Employer Super

REST Super

EISS

Russell Investments Master Trust - iQ Super - Employer

Equip MyFuture

Russell Investments Master Trust - iQ Super - General

Equip MyFuture - Corporate

Russell Investments Master Trust - iQ Super - Saver

First State Super

smartMonday PRIME

HESTA

StatewideSuper

Hostplus

Sunsuper for life

Hostplus Executive

Sunsuper for life Business

Hostplus Personal Super Plan

Sunsuper for life Corporate

Intrust Super

Tasplan

IOOF Employer Super

Telstra Super - Personal Plus

IOOF Employer Super - Personal Division

UniSuper Accumulation Super (1)

Kinetic Super

VicSuper FutureSaver

legalsuper

WA Super

 

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