UniSuper has been named Super Fund of the Year and Aware Super took out the title of Pension Fund of the Year at this year’s Chant West Awards. With a strong line-up of wins from UniSuper, they were not only crowned Super Fund of the Year, but they also took out two other awards: Best Fund: Insurance and Best Fund: Responsible Investment.
Aware Super was a strong contender across multiple categories, taking home four awards in total: Pension Fund of the Year, Best Fund: Member Services, Best Fund: Investments and Best Fund: Advice Services.
In the Chant West Award’s newest category, Best Fund: Digital Advice, Hostplus took home the inaugural gong in a highly competitive line-up of finalists which included CFS FirstChoice and Rest.
The other category winners were:
- Corporate Solutions Fund of the Year – Australian Retirement Trust
- Advised Product of the Year – AMP MyNorth
- Best Fund: Lifetime Product – AMP MyNorth Lifetime, for the second year in a row
- Best Fund: Innovation – AMP Super – Lifetime Feature
- Best Fund: MySuper Performance Outcomes – Hostplus
- Specialist Fund of the Year - HESTA
The Chant West Super Fund Awards recognise excellence across 14 award categories and showcase industry best practice to help drive continuous improvement across the super industry and ultimately improve member outcomes.
In explaining this year’s awards theme of ‘building a better retirement system’, Chant West general manager, Ian Fryer, said “Australia’s superannuation system is world-class when it comes to helping people grow their savings during their working lives. But retirement is a far more complex challenge and doing it well is significantly harder than accumulation. As an industry, we need to shift our focus and evolve from a superannuation system to a true retirement system.
“This year’s awards showcase those funds who are embracing the necessary innovation, critical thinking and change required to ensure more Australians enjoy a financially secure retirement,” Fryer said.
“The Chant West awards is a fantastic night on the industry calendar and every year I’m reminded how great it is to be part of an industry that’s making such an impact on improving retirement outcomes for Australians.”
