Australian Retirement Trust

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Australian Retirement Trust
Industry Superannuation
Predecessors QSuper
Sunsuper
Founded28 February 2022;3 years ago (2022-02-28)
Headquarters Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Area served
Australia
Key people
Divisions QSuper
Website australianretirementtrust.com.au

The Australian Retirement Trust (ART) is an Australian superannuation fund headquartered in Brisbane, Queensland. It has over A$300 billion in retirement savings under management and 2.4 million members, making it Australia's second-largest superannuation fund. [1] [2] [3]

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History

The Australian Retirement Trust was founded on 28 February 2022 following the merger between Sunsuper and QSuper. [4] It was the largest superannuation fund merger in Australian history. [4]

Australian Retirement Trust has continued to grow through mergers. [5] On 30 April 2022, the Australia Post Superannuation Scheme (APSS) was merged into the Australian Retirement Trust. [6] In May 2022, Woolworths appointed the Australian Retirement Trust to manage its corporate superannuation services. [7]

On 21 February 2023, the Commonwealth Bank Group Super announced it had entered into a memorandum of understanding to pursue a merger with the Australian Retirement Trust. [8] In March 2023, Australian Retirement Trust and Alcoa Super announced they had entered into a memorandum of understanding to merge. [9] In July 2024, Qantas announced it would merge its superannuation fund with Australian Retirement Trust. [10] The merger took place on 29 March 2025. [11]

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References

  1. ↑ "About us". Australian Retirement Trust. Retrieved 30 January 2025.
  2. ↑ "Biggest Merger In Super Industry Now Finalised". Australian Retirement Trust. Retrieved 23 March 2022.
  3. ↑ Boyd, Tony (2 March 2022). "Six mega funds will tower over super". The Australian Financial Review. Retrieved 23 March 2022.(subscription required)
  4. 1 2 "About Australian Retirement Trust". Australian Retirement Trust. Retrieved 23 March 2022.
  5. ↑ "ART closes in on AustralianSuper's top spot with new merger". Australian Financial Review. 17 July 2024. Retrieved 26 July 2025.
  6. ↑ "Australia Post Super Scheme to merge with Australian Retirement Trust". Australian Retirement Trust. Retrieved 24 August 2022.
  7. ↑ Vickovich, Aleks (5 May 2022). "Woolworths dumps $4b AMP super mandate". Australian Financial Review . Retrieved 24 August 2022.(subscription required)
  8. ↑ "Commonwealth Bank Group Super to pursue merger with Australian Retirement Trust". Commonwealth Bank . Retrieved 28 February 2023.
  9. ↑ Updates, Industry (21 March 2023). "Australian Retirement Trust and Alcoa Super to merge". Professional Planner. Retrieved 26 July 2025.
  10. ↑ Qantas super fund to merge with Australian Retirement Trust Sydney Morning Herald 17 July 2024
  11. ↑ Penny, Jessica (31 March 2025). "Qantas Super closes doors as ART merger is complete". www.investordaily.com.au. Retrieved 26 July 2025.