MLC marks brand return with new retirement campaign

MLC has returned to market after five years with a new retirement-focused campaign featuring an updated “brand expression” and fronted by a British comedian, in the effort to drive earlier engagement with superannuation and retirement planning.

The promotional material, released via a cross-channel push including television, cinema, radio, digital and social media, features the tagline ‘We Don’t Care About The Future’ and is intended to encourage Australians to make more informed decisions earlier on in their wealth journey to better plan for retirement – instead of treating it as more of a “distant outcome”.

“MLC is one of Australia’s most trusted and enduring financial brands. For generations, Australians have known and loved the golden nest egg MLC is renowned for, and have seen it as a symbol of quality, expertise and a pioneering spirit,” MLC’s Chief Customer Officer, Renee Howie, said.

“We’re building on our 138 years of experience and expertise as one of the largest retirement providers to Australians, to relaunch MLC as a ‘super-into-retirement’ brand, as we believe retirement is a lifetime in the making.

“From the moment you start working, you’re retiring. But, to most Australians, retirement doesn’t feel like a choice they have now, it feels like something that happens to them later.

“Our new advertising campaign is the creative embodiment of this. We’re having fun, being a bit cheeky and calling out the fact that at MLC, we don’t care about the future – which is not something you hear a lot of super funds say.

“MLC’s new campaign opens with the very funny and talented Matt Berry saying, “We don’t care about the future”, which you might think is counterintuitive for a super fund, but that’s the point. We’re focussing on the fact that a glorious retirement isn’t built in the future, it’s built by the choices people make today. It’s built day-by-day, and decision-by-decision in the present.

“Through our new tagline, A Lifetime in the Making, MLC is reframing how Australians think about superannuation and retirement – shifting the focus from distant outcomes to present-day action. We care about working with our members today, by giving them guidance, advice and investment expertise, so they can shape the retirement they want.”

The brand relaunch also comes as Insignia Financial-owned MLC delivers further updates to its product range and member resources.

“We’ve been working hard behind the scenes across all areas of our business to ensure that when we relaunched the MLC brand to market, we had a compelling product and value proposition for members,” Howie said.

“We’ve reduced administration fees and costs – in fact, MLC MasterKey Pension Fundamentals is ~27% lower than the average superannuation pension product, we offer financial coaching at no extra cost, and we offer eligible pension members a bonus an average of more than $5,300.

“Our MLC High Growth option has also delivered strong, long-term results over 5, 7, 10 and 15 years – in fact it delivered 9.9% pa over the 15 years to 30 June 2025.

“To coincide with the relaunch, we’re also rolling out a range of new member engagement initiatives, an uplifted member experience and a new website with industry-leading tools and calculators.

“The MLC brand relaunch is a bold step towards Insignia Financial’s 2030 Vision to be Australia’s leading and most efficient diversified wealth management company, reaffirming our commitment to delivering exceptional value and confidence to Australians at every stage of life. Because, as we say in our new campaign, a glorious retirement is a lifetime in the making.”