November 2024
Hostplus’ $125m VC bet signals super’s resurgent interest in start-ups
Higher financing costs have made it a difficult period for new tech firms. But the last month has seen a resurgence in interest from retirement funds.
July 2024
The war in Gaza is dividing Australians. Business is worried
Paul Bassat says Australia is fighting a “war of ideas” and losing; John Mullen says business people are too scared to say what they really think and Rod Eddington fears multiculturalism is under threat.
December 2021
Hostplus to hit $100b as failing funds pushed out of super system
The industry fund has set its sights on hoovering up smaller super funds under pressure to exit the $3.4 trillion super sector.
July 2021
Early access to super cost Australians thousands
Hostplus CEO David Elia said the early access policy should not be revived because many people liquidated their super accounts last year and have no money left.
June 2021
Statewide Super chooses Hostplus for merger talks
South Australian-based superannuation fund Statewide Super has entered exploratory merger talks with industry giant Hostplus. Collectively, the funds would form a $77 billion super giant.
September 2020
Hostplus' Gold Coast Suns sponsorship worth its weight in gold
David Elia appeared at the House of Representatives Standing Committee from quarantine on the Gold Coast.
April 2020
Sam Sicilia tweets as Hostplus burns
Hostplus members might rightly ask why Sicilia has so much free time to embarrass himself when he shouldn’t have a moment to scratch himself.
November 2019
At the Cup, camera-shyness the order of the day
Though of course, not everyone cares what shareholders or inner-city types think.