Super Review’s top 10 stories of 2022

29 December 2022
| By Laura Dew |
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Super Review collates its top 10 most-read stories on the website this year.

In a year of performance tests, consolidation of smaller funds and funds handling market volatility, there was no shortage of news this year.

  1. Super returns see rough start to 2022

Super funds had a rough start to 2022 with the median growth fund falling 2.2% in January following a lofty 13.5% bumper year in 2021, according to Chant West.

  1. How will Russia/Ukraine war affect super funds?

EISS Super and NGS Super weighed in on the Russia/Ukraine war, reassuring members that conflicts like these usually had short-term negative financial impacts which recover quickly.

  1. Hostplus tops list of 2022 financial year returns

Hostplus’ balanced option was the top-performing option in SuperRatings’ 2022 financial year returns report, with the super fund delivering 1.6%.

  1. Former Statewide Super CFO and CRO charged with dishonesty offences

Two former senior executives at Statewide Super were charged with dishonesty offences related to their procurement of services.

  1. Mercer looks to merge

At the start of the year, Mercer Super stated it was looking to participate in superannuation merger activity, later agreeing in May to merge with BT Super.

  1. Active Super and Vision Super consider merger

In June, Active Super and Vision Super signed a Memorandum of Understanding to explore a potential merger between the two funds.

  1. Biggest risk areas for super funds: KPMG

Cybersecurity, compliance, and responsible investment were among the key areas of concern for superannuation funds, according to research by KPMG.

  1. Vanguard Australia launches first super fund

Index fund manager, Vanguard Australia, launched its first superannuation product after months of delays. It said the new fund would offer “simplicity, transparency and a low-cost investment approach to deliver a highly sophisticated but easy to understand superannuation offer”.

  1. Comparing EOFY returns of two largest super funds

AustralianSuper and the Australian Retirement Trust’s (ART) balanced options both delivered end of financial year annual returns above SuperRatings’ estimated median.

  1. CareSuper completes search for CEO

Former VicSuper chief executive, Michael Dundon, was appointed as chief executive of CareSuper. He would take over from Julie Lander who was leaving CareSuper after more than two decades in March 2023.

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