Link Group to buy Superpartners

25 September 2014
| By Malavika Santhebennur |
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The five industry funds and shareholders of super administration firm Superpartners has entered into a heads of agreement to sell the company to Link Group.

AustralianSuper, HOSTPLUS, HESTA, Cbus and MTAA Super will each negotiate a separate commercial service arrangement with Australian Administration Services to provide super administration services.

In a statement AustralianSuper said Link Group was chosen after a process of considering many proposals.

Link Group will offer the funds "ongoing cost efficiencies and scalability to support future fund growth", it said.

The developments come after Superpartners halted a project to build a new technology platform, which was stalled for four years and went at least $180 million over budget.

Superpartners also recorded a $7.4 million loss on revenues after it was compelled to take a $20.4 million impairment charge linked to the botched project.

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