Media Release

Superstars of super communications awarded

Published 7 March, 2014

Published 7 March, 2014

7 March 2014

Superstars of super communications awarded

The superannuation industry’s most outstanding marketing and communications campaigns were recognised last night at the 2014 ASFA Marketing Communications Awards, presented in Melbourne.

Taking home this year’s top honour was Russell Investments, securing the coveted Campaign of the Year prize for their Stronger Super ‘To-Do List’ campaign.

Entries for the 2014 ASFA Marketing Communications Awards were judged by a panel of industry peers and communications experts. Once again, ASFA members were able to have their say on the best campaigns in the industry by voting for the Popular Choice Awards.

ASFA CEO Pauline Vamos said the quality of entries shows the industry’s focus and commitment to delivering high-quality communication to its members.

“The industry invests considerable time and resources into improving the way they engage with members and employers, and the winners are great examples of its success. Congratulations to all those who received awards last night.”

The other Award winners include:

Best Delivery of ‘Fine Print’

Popular Choice Award: Retirement Benefits Fund for their 2012-13 Annual Report

Judges’ Selection Award: NGS Super – Forms of the Future

Best Member Statement

Popular Choice Award and Judges’ Selection Award: Suncorp – Everyday Super

Best Use of Social Media

Popular Choice Award: NGS Super – Super People’s Choice Award

Judges’ Selection Award: Australian Ethical – Social Media Engagement & Growth Strategy

Excellence in Member Communications

Popular Choice Award: Equip Super – Bring it altogether with Equip

Judges’ Selection Award: HESTA – Digital Member Card | Member retention campaign

Excellence in Public Relations

Popular Choice Award: Mercer – Lifecycle investing: helping Australians achieve better retirement outcomes

Judges’ Selection Award: Suncorp – The ‘Grudge Years’

Integrated Campaign of the Year

Popular Choice Award: Plum – online advice comes to Plum

Judges’ Selection Award: Russell Investments – Stronger Super ‘To Do List’ Campaign

Campaign of the Year

Russell Investments – Stronger Super ‘To-Do List’ Campaign

For further information, please contact:

Lisa Chikarovski, Media Manager, 0451 949 300.

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Daniel Mulino MP

Assistant Treasurer and Minister for Financial Services

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Born in Brindisi, Italy, Daniel was a young child when he moved with his family to Australia. He grew up in Canberra and completed his first degrees – arts and law – at the ANU. He then completed a Master of Economics (University of Sydney) and a PhD in economics from Yale.

He lectured at Monash University, was an economic adviser in the Gillard government and was a Victorian MP from 2014 to 2018. As Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasurer of Victoria, Daniel helped deliver major infrastructure projects and developed innovative financing structures for community projects.

In 2018 he was preselected for the new federal seat of Fraser and became its first MP at the 2019 election, re-elected in 2022 and 2025. From 2022 to 2025, Daniel was chair of the House of Representatives’ Standing Economics Committee in which he chaired inquiries; economic dynamism, competition and business formation and insurers’ responses to 2022 major floods claims.

In 2025, he became the Assistant Treasurer and Minister for Financial Services.

In August 2022, Daniel published ‘Safety Net: The Future of Welfare in Australia’, which aims to explore the ways in which an insurance approach can improve the effectiveness of government service delivery.