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0:00One of Australia's biggest super funds, Hesta, is dealing with big problems from its new admin provider, Grow Inc. Grow handles member services, Hesta, and others, but it's now insolvent with a shortfall of nearly $21 million. Just weeks ago, in mid-April, Hesta members got locked out of their online accounts. Grow took over for Hesta less than a year ago, right after a long outage during the switch that drew regulator attention. Hesta bought a minority stake in Grow back in January, and it's not alone. Another fund, NGS Super, also provided financial support to keep things. Running, experts are raising red flags about the risk to members, calling it a reputational hit to pick an unproven startup. NGS Super bumped its admin fees by seven basis points, though they say overall costs drop for most members. Hesta insists it has no plans to raise fees and recently cut investment costs. Grow's debt has ballooned by more than $35 million this financial year, even with major

1:03clients like Hesta and Vanguard Super, Australia on board. Meanwhile, Hesta faces internal changes, with its chief operating officer residing in June and the chief executive retiring after 11 years. Industry leaders see value in the competition. Grow brings through fresh tech, but warn of conflicts since Hesta owns a stake. For now, Hesta stands by its choice for better long-term member services as the situation unfolds. That wraps sending news today brought to you with AI. I'm Cory with the story.