Find out about how the various industry bodies work for your super.
Industry Super Network for the industry super movement
Industry Super Network (ISN) is a division within Industry Funds Services Pty Ltd, and is an umbrella organisation for Industry SuperFunds. ISN coordinates projects on behalf of a number of Industry SuperFunds with the objective of maximising the retirement savings of approximately five million Industry SuperFund members. Take a look at the current issues section of this website to learn more about the policy and research work undertaken by ISN.
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Australian Council of Superannuation Investors for governance expertise
The Australian Council of Superannuation Investors (ACSI) provides independent research and advice to superannuation funds on the environmental, social and corporate governance risk of companies in which they invest.
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AUSfund for unclaimed super
To find your lost super you need look no further than AUSfund, Australia’s market leading eligible rollover fund (ERF). More than 60 funds, including retail and corporate funds, nominate AUSfund as their preferred ERF. The fund continues to win plaudits from the key external ratings agencies that monitor the ERF sector.
For the third consecutive year AUSfund was recognised by SuperRatings with a prestigious Platinum Award and was again named ERF of the Year, among numerous other awards.
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Superpartners
As the largest superannuation administrator in Australia, Superpartners sees the partnership with the industry super movement as the foundation of its business.
Superpartners services and manages:
- over six million member accounts
- 687,000 employer accounts
- over $75 billion in funds under administration.
There are more than 1,500 people in the Superpartners team, offices in every capital city, and a fund team structure comprising specialist customer service consultants with a sound knowledge and appreciation of clients’ products and services.
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Mother’s Day Classic
Walk or run the Mother’s Day Classic with family and friends, and help raise money for breast cancer research. Breast cancer strikes one in nine Australian women. The Mother’s Day Classic gives you the chance to make a difference to the lives of those women. Since 1998, more than $4.4 million has been raised for the National Breast Cancer Foundation’s research programs.
The Mother’s Day Classic, one of Australia’s leading charity events, is organised by Women in Super - a national network of women in the superannuation and finance industries - and proudly sponsored by ME Bank. It is held in most major cities and many regional areas.
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ME Bank for super members
ME Bank was created in 1999, however its origins date back to September 1994, when National Mutual launched Super Member Home Loans (SMHL). Designed to offer low-cost home loans for Australian workers, The Australian Council of Trade Unions (ACTU) backed initiative quickly became an important benefit for the members of participating superannuation funds and affiliated trade unions.
Many years on, the SMHL programme offered by ME Bank is still going strong and providing members with billions of dollars in low-cost home loans.
The success of this no nonsense approach to borrowing – together with an increasing demand from members for other banking services – highlighted the need for a new type of bank, where all products were simple, straight forward and offered value-for-money to working Australians.
In July 2001, it all became a reality when ME Bank received its banking licence from the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority.
ME Bank is now owned by a number of industry superannuation funds. Profits earned provide a return on investment for these funds and their members. Our home loan program raises funds by issuing bonds and mortgage backed securities that are rated AAA or equivalent by Standard & Poor's and Moody's Investors Service.
ME Bank currently has over 800 staff across Australia. We have offices in all state capitals and Mobile Banking Managers in the major metropolitan areas, as well as some of the provincial cities.
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Superfriend
Industry Funds Forum Mental Health Foundation is a nation-wide initiative aimed at improving the health and wellbeing of industry superannuation fund members.
Developed through a partnership of industry superannuation funds concerned about member health, SuperFriend brings together partners from the superannuation funds, insurers and mental health organisations to offer resources that appeal to members and assist with seeking early help. SuperFriend’s programs are aimed at early prevention and response. The program’s goal is to reduce the incidence of suicide and the impact of mental illness on individuals, workplaces, friends and families.
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