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SuperRatings and Lonsec have announced the finalists for their upcoming awards night, to be held at Melbourne’s Grand Hyatt on October 30. The awards reflect the evolution of the super industry, with several new accolades for innovation and technological developments.
Lonsec Holdings, the company which oversees SuperRatings and Lonsec Research, is hosting the annual awards evening, which follows the company’s eclectic conference at the same venue, known as the ‘Day of Confrontation’, for both the wholesale and institutional sectors of the retirement savings industry.
As well as the prestigious ‘Fund of the Year’ award, there are several others which recognise innovation, across both the institutional and wholesale sectors, such as the Pendal Group-sponsored ‘Retirement Innovation Award’. Here are the finalists:
Pension of the Year
- AustralianSuper
- BUSSQ
- Cbus Super
- Equip
- HESTA
- QSuper
- Sunsuper
- TelstraSuper
- UniSuper
- VicSuper
MyChoice Super of the Year
- CareSuper
- Cbus Super
- Hostplus
- Mercer Super Trust
- QSuper
- Statewide Super
- Sunsuper
- Telstra Super
- UniSuper
- VicSuper
MySuper of the Year
- AustralianSuper
- CareSuper
- First State Super
- HESTA
- Hostplus
- Intrust Super
- QSuper
- Rest
- Sunsuper
- UniSuper
Career Fund of the Year
- Cbus Super
- HESTA
- Hostplus
- Intrust Super
- Telstra Super
Best New Innovation
- BUSSQ Centrelink Asssist Program
- QSuper Online Tax Deduction Claims Facility
- Sunsuper BEAM
- WA Super Scaled Advice Tool
Rising Star
- HUB24
- MTAA Super
- netwealth
- Tasplan
- WA Super
Fund of the Year
- Announced on the night
Infinity Award
- Announced on the night
In addition to the SuperRatings honours, Lonsec will be presenting a number of awards recognising excellence across the broader wealth management industry. The key award categories include:
Lonsec Innovation Award
- Challenger CarePlus
- Magellan Global Trust
- Partners Group Global Real Estate Fund
Lonsec Rising Star Award
- Affirmative Investment Management Partners Ltd
- India Avenue Investment Management
- Lennox Capital Partners Pty Ltd
Lonsec Disruptor Award
- BetaShares Australia 200 ETF
- BetaShares Australian Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF
- CFM IS Trends Trust
Listed Fund Award
- MCP Master Income Trust
- VanEck Vectors Australian Floating Rate ETF
- Vanguard Global Value Equity Active ETF
The nominees for the Pendal Retirement Innovation Award, which recognises those individuals who significantly enhance Australians’ experiences in their retirement years, are:
- Jean-Luc Ambrosi – Executive General Manager, Marketing & Digital, TelstraSuper
- Steven Hack – Manager – Product and Advice, BUSSQ
- Sam Harris – General Manager, Insights and Customer Experience, HESTA
- Lyn Melcer – Head of Technical Advice, QSuper
