ART secures top honours at Finder Awards 2023 - 26/03/2024
Australian Retirement Trust has been named the winner of not 1 but 2 categories in the 2023 Finder Awards.
ART appoints Martin Parkinson and Helen Rowell to Board - 21/03/2024
Two exceptional leaders are joining the board of Australian Retirement Trust (ART), bolstering the fund’s governance and succession planning.
ART unveils new suite of investment options - 15/03/2024
Australian Retirement Trust has unveiled a streamlined suite of choice investment options across superannuation and retirement products, available to members from 1 July 2024.
ART finalises global search for new Chief Executive Officer - 14/12/2023
Australian Retirement Trust has announced the appointment of David Anderson as its next Chief Executive Officer following an extensive global search and selection process.
ART welcomes Federal Government’s financial advice reforms - 07/12/2023
Australian Retirement Trust (ART), one of the nation’s largest superannuation funds, is welcoming the Federal Government’s proposal to overhaul how Australians access financial advice.
ART delivers its largest corporate transition with
Commonwealth Bank Group Super - 20/11/2023
Australian Retirement Trust (ART), one of Australia’s largest super funds, has successfully merged with the $12.3b Commonwealth Bank Group Super (Group Super) plan.
Australian Retirement Trust wins Finder Customer Satisfaction Award 2023 - 10/11/2023
Australian Retirement Trust (ART), one of Australia’s largest superannuation funds, has been named as the winner of Finder’s Customer Satisfaction Awards for 2023 in the super funds category.
Australian Retirement Trust appoints Head of Investment Resilience and Planning - 07/11/2023
Australian Retirement Trust (ART), one of Australia’s largest superannuation funds, has announced the appointment of Jody Fitzgerald as Head of Investment Resilience and Planning.
ART receives Morningstar Medallist RatingTM of ‘Silver’ - 03/11/2023
Australian Retirement Trust (ART) received an upgraded Morningstar Medallist RatingTM for four of its Super Savings diversified investment options (Growth, Balanced, Retirement, and Conservative) from ‘Bronze’ to ‘Silver’.
Australian Retirement Trust wins big at the
SuperRatings Super Fund of the Year Awards 2023 - 26/10/2023
Australian Retirement Trust
(ART) has won Best Super Fund as voted for by financial advisers and the Fund’s Acting Chief of Retirement, Anne
Fuchs, Industry Thought Leader of the Year at the 2023 SuperRatings Super Fund of the Year Awards.
ART Net Zero Roadmap -
22/09/2023
Australian Retirement Trust targets 43% emission intensity reduction by 2030
across specified asset classes with launch of its Net Zero 2050 Roadmap.
ART CEO Bernard Reilly stands down -
07/09/2023
The ART Board has today announced that Bernard Reilly has informed them of his
intention to leave the Fund in February 2024, two years after executing Australia’s largest superannuation merger.
ART hits $260 billion in retirement savings
with Woolworths and Endeavour Group - 22/08/2023
Australian Retirement Trust, has completed
a Successor Fund Transfer (SFT) with Woolworths Group and Endeavour Group, welcoming over 25,000 new members from
Australia’s largest employer.
ART announces plans to double its
Sustainable Investments team - 17/08/2023
Australian Retirement Trust, has announced plans
to expand its Sustainable Investments team to enhance its focus on sustainable investing across its $240bn
portfolio.
West Australians more likely to have
multiple super accounts - 14/08/2023
Research commissioned by one of Australia’s largest
superannuation funds, (ART), found 22 per cent of West Australians are likely to have multiple super accounts. This
compares to 15 per cent in New South Wales, 12 per cent in Victoria and 16 per cent in Queensland.
Online searches for superannuation double
in four years - 14/08/2023
Australians are heading online to learn about superannuation like
never before, with searches relating to superannuation as much as doubling over the last four years.
Trust and simplicity more valuable than
product and investment advice when dealing with financial advisers - 03/08/2023
A research
article commissioned by ART has found that the skills clients value most in a financial adviser are simplicity,
trust, and confidence to work in their best financial interest when seeking advice on retirement planning.
ART delivers double digit investment
returns to members - 03/07/2023
Australian Retirement Trust has delivered a 10% p.a. return
for its Super Savings Balanced option for the 2022/23 financial year.
Less than 30% of Australians know the
current super guarantee rate - 27/06/2023
According to data commissioned by ART, 71% of
Australians don’t know that the current Super Guarantee (SG) rate is 10.5%.
Australian Retirement Trust supports Voice
to Parliament - 22/06/2023
Australian Retirement Trust supports the recognition of
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples through the constitutionally enshrined Voice to Parliament as an
important step towards reconciliation.
Australian Retirement Trust appoints
industry veteran to Chief of Retirement - 21/06/2023
Australian Retirement Trust has
announced the appointment of industry veteran Kathy Vincent as Chief of Retirement.
Reforms to Quality of Advice Review to lead
to better outcomes for members - 13/06/2023
Australian Retirement Trust and AustralianSuper
have welcomed the Government’s proposed reforms to the Quality of Advice Review today.
Australian Retirement Trust announces new
appointments - 8/06/2023
ART has announced 3 new appointments to the Fund’s wider leadership
team to best position the $240 billion fund to deliver on its vision to be Australia's most chosen and trusted
retirement partner.
Australian Retirement Trust launches RAP -
31/05/2023
Australian Retirement Trust has taken another step in its commitment to
reconciliation with the launch of a Reflect Reconciliation Action Plan (RAP).
Big Chant West wins for Australian
Retirement Trust - 18/05/2023
Australian Retirement Trust (ART) has bolstered its position
as one of the nation’s leading superannuation funds by claiming three awards at Chant West’s annual super fund of
the year awards.
Australian Retirement Trust’s industry
first super payments system, Beam hits 1.5m transactions as it turns 5 -
27/03/2023
Australian Retirement Trust (ART), one of Australia’s largest super funds, is
celebrating the five-year milestone of its industry first super payments system, Beam.
Australian Retirement Trust continues
growth trajectory with merger announcement - 22/03/2023
Australian Retirement Trust entered
into a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Alcoa of Australia Retirement Plan (Alcoa Super) on 14 March 2023,
ART’s third merger announcement since the start of the year.
Australian Retirement Trust announces
changes to leadership team - 02/03/2023
Australian Retirement Trust (ART) has today
announced changes to its executive structure to deliver on its vision to be Australia's most chosen and trusted
retirement partner.
Australian Retirement Trust announces new
Board and Investment Committee appointments - 28/02/2023
Australian Retirement Trust has
appointed several prominent Australian leaders to its Board of Directors and Investment Committee.
Australian Retirement Trust Awarded
Multisector Fund Manager of the Year - 28/02/2023
Australian Retirement Trust (ART), has
been awarded “Fund Manager of the Year - Multisector” at the 2023 Morningstar Australia Awards.
Australian Retirement Trust welcomes
objective of super - 20/02/2023
Australian Retirement Trust (ART) strongly supports the public consultation on the proposed review of the
objective of super.
Australian Retirement Trust and AvSuper
sign MoU to merge - 15/02/2023
Australian Retirement Trust (ART) entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with AvSuper on 13
February 2023.
ART partners with State Street Corporation
as custodian - 08/02/2023
Australian Retirement Trust has today announced that they have chosen State Street Corporation (State Street)
as their preferred and primary custodian and investment administrator following a tender process.
ART launches new digital
service to employers to simplify super onboarding - 09/12/2022
Australian Retirement Trust is the first super fund to launch a digital tool to streamline the super onboarding process
for employers and their employees.
Half of Australians feel financially
stressed once a week - 01/12/2022
Half of Australians feel financially stressed at least once a week, new survey by Australian Retirement Trust
finds.
ART recognised as industry's best
retirement innovator - 01/12/2022
Australian Retirement Trust has been awarded Money magazine’s ‘Best Innovation – Retirement Innovator’ at the
annual Best of the Best Awards 2023.
Calls to rebrand superannuation education -
01/11/2022
Calls to rebrand superannuation education for employees as professional development ‘a huge opportunity’.
ART welcomes affordable
housing announcement - 26/10/2022
ART welcomes federal budget affordable housing announcement.
ART welcomes the
opportunity to participate in today’s Queensland Housing Summit - 20/10/2022
ART welcomed the opportunity for Chief Executive Officer Bernard Reilly to participate in today’s Queensland
Housing Summit in Brisbane.
ART appoints new chair -
30/09/2022
Don Luke retires as Chair of Australian Retirement Trust, Andrew Fraser appointed as new Chair.
Australian Retirement Trust and QIC to partner to
deliver social and affordable housing in Queensland - 25/07/2022
Australian Retirement Trust has announced Aaron Santelises joined its Board of Directors effective from 30 June 2022.
Australian Retirement Trust appoints Aaron Santelises
to its Board - 13/07/2022
Australian Retirement Trust has announced Aaron Santelises joined its Board of Directors effective from 30 June 2022.
Australian Retirement Trust protects members’
retirement savings despite market volatility - 13/07/2022
Australian Retirement Trust, the $200 billion dollar superannuation fund formed by the recent merger of Sunsuper and
QSuper, has recorded a return of -0.96% for its Super Savings Balanced option for the 2021-22 financial year.
Australian Retirement Trust helping more
superannuation members access financial advice - 08/07/2022
Australian Retirement Trust, one of Australia’s largest superannuation funds, has introduced new financial advice
fee caps so more Australians can access quality advice.
Australian Retirement Trust wins big at Chant West
awards - 26/05/2022
Australian Retirement Trust, has cemented its position as one of the largest and most highly awarded funds in Australia
at last night’s Chant West awards.
Australian Retirement Trust appoints Head of
Sustainable Investment - 04/04/2022
Australian Retirement Trust, has today announced the superannuation fund’s first major appointment since
finalising its merger on 28 February, appointing Nicole Bradford to the role of Head of Sustainable Investment.
Australian Retirement Trust publishes investment
portfolio holdings - 31/03/2022
Australian Retirement Trust, the $230 billion dollar superannuation fund formed by the recent merger of QSuper and
Sunsuper, has today published its portfolio holdings as at 31 December 2021.
Australian Retirement Trust divests Russian holdings -
03/03/2022
Australian Retirement Trust has instructed its investment managers earlier this week to sell any remaining debt and
equity investments and not to make any new investments in either Russia, Ukraine, or Belarus, which has now entered
the conflict alongside Russia.
Australia Post Super Scheme to merge with
Australian Retirement Trust - 03/03/2022
The Australia Post Superannuation Scheme (APSS) has formally agreed to merge with one of Australia’s
largest and fastest-growing funds, Australian Retirement Trust.
Biggest merger in super industry now
finalised - 28/02/2022
The merger of QSuper and Sunsuper to become Australian Retirement Trust, the second largest super fund in the country
with over 2.3 million members and more than $260 billion in funds under management, has now been
finalised.
QSuper and Sunsuper merger update -
17/12/2021
Australian Retirement Trust, the $260 billion fund that will be formed through the proposed merger of QSuper and
Sunsuper, has achieved a major milestone with both funds’ boards approving the merger to proceed.
Introducing
Australian Retirement Trust - 6/12/2021
QSuper and Sunsuper have today announced that the $260 billion fund resulting from their proposed merger
early next year will be called 'Australian Retirement Trust'.
QSuper and Sunsuper finalise merged
fund executive team - 10/09/2021
The executive team that will lead the $260 billion superannuation fund resulting from the planned merger
of QSuper and Sunsuper has been finalised with two new appointments.
Funds welcome QLD legislation to support new
national super fund - 01/09/2021
Two major superannuation funds have welcomed Queensland Government legislation that will support the creation of a
new national superannuation fund headquartered in Queensland.
QSuper and Sunsuper set date for merger -
22/06/2021
Attributable to a spokesperson.
QSuper Sunsuper merged fund executive team
announced - 11/06/2021
The structure of the executive team that will lead the $260 billion superannuation fund resulting from the
planned merger of QSuper and Sunsuper has been announced.
QSuper and Sunsuper announce Heads of Agreement -
15/03/2021
The QSuper Board and Sunsuper Pty Ltd today announced they had signed a Heads of Agreement to merge and create a
$260 billion superannuation fund, servicing 2.3 million members and open to all Australians.
QSuper and Sunsuper name Board and CEO for the
future - 15/03/2021
QSuper and Sunsuper’s signing of a Heads of Agreement to pursue a merger comes with a joint announcement of
the proposed leadership structure to support the creation of a $260 billion superannuation fund.
Sunsuper and QSuper begin formal due diligence to
explore merger - 04/03/20
QSuper and Sunsuper have today announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to enter into a period
of exclusive due diligence to explore a merger.
Potential partnership discussions between
Sunsuper and QSuper - 05/11/2019
You may have noticed a story running in the media this morning about a possible partnership between Sunsuper and
QSuper.