Significant event notices

From time to time we need to make changes to our products. If that change affects members, we may consider it a material change or significant event. We use a Significant Event Notice (SEN) to let our members know what is changing and when it changes. Below is a summary of notices issued to members for the previous 2 years.

Material changes include any changes that may impact on your retirement savings, including (but not limited to):

increases to fees or charges
changes to insurance arrangements or benefits

Depending on the timing of the change and our members' communication preferences, a significant event notice may be communicated to members in a number of ways, including our member newsletter, a letter or an email.

Significant event notices overview

Brighter Super’s recent significant event notices | Optimiser’s recent significant event notices

Brighter Super’s recent significant event notices

Notice date	Change	Impact of the change	Notice to members
7 October 2025	Changes to our investments and products for members with a Brighter Super Accumulation account	On 1 October 2025, we made some changes to our investments and products, including: Asset allocation and return target changes Changes to the investment fees and costs of some of our investment options Change to the definition of salary for members employed by local government and associated industries (Accumulation members only) Improvements to Retire Easy Pension payment frequency.	Accumulation members: Notice advising Accumulation members about changes to Brighter Super investments and products Transition to Retirements members: Notice advising Transition to Retirement Pension members about changes to Brighter Super investments and products Pension members: Notice advising Pension members about changes to Brighter Super investments and products
23 January 2025	Changes to Brighter Super Income Protection for members employed by CS Energy (Callide Valley)	Income Protection cover	Notice advising members about changes
25 November 2024	Changes to our products for members with a Brighter Super account	On 1 January 2025, we are making some changes to our products, including: Lowering our administration fees and fee cap Introduction of Partner linking rebate Changes to the fees and costs of some of our investment options Improving our death benefit claiming process.	Notice advising members about changes to Brighter Super products
25 November 2024	Changes to our products for members formerly with an Optimiser account or have left the SESP Corporate Plan	On 1 January 2025, we are making some changes to our products, including: Lowering our administration fees and fee cap Introduction of Partner linking rebate Reducing the Insurance Admin fee Changes to the fees and costs of some of our investment options Improving our death benefit claiming process.	Notice advising former Optimiser accounts about changes to Brighter Super products
25 November 2024	Changes to our products for members in the SESP Corporate Plan (including Norfina)	On 1 January 2025, we are making some changes to our products, including: Lowering the fee cap Introduction of Partner linking rebate Changes to the fees and costs of some of our investment options Improving our death benefit claiming process.	Notice advising members in the SESP Corporate Plan (including Norfina) about changes to Brighter Super products
1 November 2024	Changes to Brighter Super Income Protection for members employed by CS Energy (Corporate Enterprise Agreement employees)	Income Protection cover	Notice advising members about changes
2 October 2024	Changes to Brighter Super Income Protection for members employed by Stanwell (Tarong Power Station)	Income Protection cover	Notice advising members about changes
2 August 2024	Changes to Brighter Super Income Protection for members employed by Energy Queensland (EQL)	Income Protection cover.	Notice advising members about changes.
22 April 2024	Changes to our products for members with a Brighter Super account	Streamlined investment options. Investment option changes. Investment fee reductions. Greater fee transparency.	Notice advising members about changes to Brighter Super products. Attachment to notice: Important information
22 April 2024	Changes to our products for members with a Brighter Super account invested in our Socially Responsible investment options	Streamlined investment options including closure of our socially responsible options. Greater fee transparency. Investment fee reductions.	Notice advising members invested in Socially Responsible investment options about changes to Brighter Super products. Attachment to notice: Important information
22 November 2023	Changes to the investment fees and costs for our Secure and Socially Responsible investment options	Actual investment fees and costs for our Secure and Socially Responsible investment options for the financial year ending 30 June 2023.	Notice advising members about changes to Brighter Super investment fees and costs – for the Secure and Socially Responsible investment options
12 September 2023	Changes to Brighter Super’s insurance	Changes to our insurance for members employed by local government and associated industries, effective 1 July 2023. Change of group insurer from TAL to Zurich. Reduction of war exclusion within our insurance. Removal of sunset clause.	Notice advising members about changes to Brighter Super insurance – for members employed by local government and associated industries
17 August 2023	Changes to Brighter Super’s products	Changes to the asset allocation and risk profile of some of our diversified investment options on 1 July 2023. Change to investment option name on 1 July 2023. Removal of war exclusion terms within our insurance on 1 July 2023 (for former Energy Super account holders only).	Notice advising members about changes to Brighter Super products Notice advising members about changes to Brighter Super products – for former Energy Super account holders

Optimiser’s recent significant event notices

Notice date	Change	Impact of the change	Notice to members
22 April 2024	Changes to our products for members with a Brighter Super Optimiser account	Optimiser product name to be retired. Streamlined investment options. Investment option name changes. Access to additional options. Investment fee changes. Administration fee and cap changes. Greater fee transparency.	Notice advising members about changes to Brighter Super products. Attachment to notice: Important information
22 April 2024	Changes to our products for members with a Brighter Super Optimiser account and Suncorp Employee Superannuation Plan (SESP)	Optimiser product name to be retired. Streamlined investment options. Investment option changes. Access to additional options. Investment fee changes. Administration fee and cap changes. Greater fee transparency.	Notice advising members about changes to Brighter Super products. Attachment to notice: Important information
2 February 2024	Reduction to the administration fee cap and insurance premiums for Optimiser accounts.	Effective 1 July 2023, we reduced the administration fee cap from $5,000 to $2,950 per financial year for all ready-made investment options for Accumulation and Pension accounts. Effective 1 February, we reduced the insurance premiums for all Optimiser accounts.	Notice advising members about reductions to Brighter Super Optimiser administration fee cap and insurance premiums.
17 August 2023	Changes to Brighter Super Optimiser's products	Changes to objectives for some of our investment options on 1 June 2023 and 1 July 2023. Changes to the risk profile for some of our investment options for 1 June 2023 and 1 July 2023.	Notice advising members about changes to Brighter Super Optimiser products.

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