Australian pension funds TelstraSuper, Equip Super plan to merge
Sept 18 (Reuters) -TelstraSuper, the pension fund arm of telecom major Telstra TLS.AX, said on Wednesday it is exploring a potential merger with bigger peer Equip Super, which could create a combined fund with around A$60 billion ($40.57 billion) in management.
The two pension funds have signed a non-binding memorandum of understanding to explore a merger and set out the framework for its implementation.
"After considering a range of options, Equip Super was chosen as an ideal merger partner as their strengths complement those of TelstraSuper's," TelstraSuper said.
Equip Super, founded nearly a century ago has more than A$35 billion in funds under management and manages the superannuation arrangements for some of Australia’s largest corporations.
A merger with Equip Super also has the potential to deliver further fee reductions for members inthe future, TelstraSuper said.
The funds will undertake due diligence, TelstraSuper said, adding the merger is expectedto be executed via a successor fund transfer in late 2025.
A successor fund transfer is a bulk transfer of members and their benefits from one superannuation fund to another.
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Reporting by Ayushman Ojha; Editing by Eileen Soreng
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