Chant West has announced the finalists for its Super Fund of the Year awards, to be held on 25 May.
This would be the tenth year the awards had been held and there would be 13 award categories, including a ‘Best Fund: Responsible Investment’ category which was new for 2022. Chant West said this award had been introduced to recognise the importance of ESG to members.
The finalists for Super Fund of the Year were:
The finalists for Pension Fund of the Year were:
Ian Fryer, general manager at Chant West, said: “In recent times, the government and regulators have raised the bar for super funds with member outcomes assessments, heatmaps and the performance test. And for our 2022 ratings, we have raised the bar on the standard we require for a fund to receive our highest rating of five apples. In this year’s awards we want to highlight those funds that keep raising the bar to drive better outcomes for their members”.
The awards will be held at the Ivy Ballroom in Sydney and sponsored by AIA Australia
Click to see the full list of finalists here and here for information about the awards.
Super Review is the media partner for the awards.
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