Super Fund of the Year Awards honour industry excellence
Australian superannuation industry leaders gathered in Melbourne on 12 November to recognise the sector’s achievements at the 2026 Super Fund of the Year Awards. The event, held at Evoqe Events, brought together representatives to honour funds and professionals driving innovation and improving member outcomes.
Categories and Winners
The awards cover a wide range of categories, including member outcomes, service quality, digital innovation, retirement offerings, insurance, advice, and investment performance. Winners this year included Australian Retirement Trust, which won Member Education. Insignia Financial’s Marketer of the Year was Yasmin Denby.
Employer servicing was recognised in the Employer Servicing category, which went to Hostplus. Adviser Servicing was won by Colonial First State, and Advice Offering went to UniSuper. Default Insurance Offering was awarded to legalsuper, and Choice Insurance Offering also went to UniSuper. Hostplus also took out Best Low-cost Offering, while Sustainable Fund of the Year went to Australian Ethical Super.
Momentum was awarded to Super SA, and Accountability and Transparency went to Brighter Super. The Industry Thought Leader of the Year title went to Kerry Vogel from CBUS. CSC won Smooth Ride, HESTA took Net Benefit, and Lifetime Return went to Australian Retirement Trust. MyChoice Super of the Year was awarded to UniSuper, and MySuper of the Year went to Colonial First State.
AMP Super won Age Pension Optimiser, Aware Super won Retirement Security Seeker, Hostplus won Retirement Income Maximiser, and Retirement Offering of the Year went to Aware Super. Fund of the Year was awarded to UniSuper.
Industry Recognition
Caitlyn Douglas, Head of Awards and Conferences at Prime Creative Media, congratulated the finalists and winners. She noted that the high standard of entries this year reflects the commitment and dedication of the sector.
“Congratulations to all our finalists and winners,” Douglas said. “The standard of entries this year reflects the commitment, innovation and dedication of the people and organisations working to strengthen Australia’s superannuation sector.”
“We would also like to extend our sincere thanks to our award partners Acenda Life, Bravura Solutions, GBST, Wipro and Super Ratings for their valued support in making these awards possible and helping us celebrate excellence across the industry.”
