4 December 2024
AustralianSuper has appointed Shane Hancock as the Fund’s new General Manager, Retirement.
Mr Hancock has been in the wealth management and superannuation industry for over 30 years and joined AustralianSuper in 2010 leading the delivery and growth of our guidance and advice services to members.
Since 2022, he has been responsible for all superannuation, insurance and retirement products as Head of Member Products, Guidance and Advice.
‘AustralianSuper is in the retirement business so it’s a great privilege to be leading the Fund’s growing progress to meet members’ needs and goals in this vital area,’ Mr Hancock said.
'My focus will be on delivering simpler processes, more flexible products and help, guidance and advice when members need it.
‘The task for me is to build on the strengths of the savings system and develop a retirement experience at AustralianSuper that is simple, seamless and member centered.
‘We want to make things easier with more tailored information, help, guidance and advice to help members feel confident to spend the savings they have worked so hard for when they retire.
‘The Fund is also committed to delivering positive change in policy, products and services so all Australians can live well in retirement.’
Mr Hancock will report to Chief Member Officer, Rose Kerlin.
‘Shane is a passionate, collaborative and authentic leader who has a proven ability to bring teams together to deliver outcomes for members,’ Ms Kerlin said.
‘This will be crucial as we look to continue to build on our drive to be a leader in retirement.’
Over the next 10 years, an estimated 2.5 million Australians will move from saving for retirement to starting their retirement phase. Currently, there are around 900,000 AustralianSuper members who are retired, partly retired, or approaching retirement.
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AustralianSuper manages more than $355 billion in members’ retirement savings on behalf of more than 3.4 million members from more than 476,000 businesses (as at 30 September 2024).
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