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Women-led super funds outperform

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 8 MAR 2021
... nearly $3 trillion asset pool (based on June 2020 figures). AustralianSuper (957k), HESTA (708k), Aware Super (699k) and Hostplus (668k) make up the top five funds with the highest number of female members. Women make up 50% of millennials yet own just ...

Aware Super rejigs MySuper option

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 26 FEB 2021
... superannuation funds. However, many industry funds stayed away from and largest ones like AustralianSuper, UniSuper and Hostplus have stayed away. At September end, there were 25 lifecycle MySuper products. Of this, 14 were from retail funds, four from ...

BOQ acquires ME Bank

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 22 FEB 2021
... bank. It was revealed at the time that the bank never paid a dividend to its investors - which include AustralianSuper, Hostplus and UniSuper. Former ME Bank chief executive James McPhee defended the bank at the time, saying that there was a possibility ...

Woodside results vindicate divestment argument: Activists

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 19 FEB 2021
... holdings in Woodside. It appears in the top 20 Australian equities investments of $100 billion government fund QSuper and Hostplus has a holding of approximately $88.4 million in the company. Woodside also appeared in UniSuper's top 20 holdings in ...

Hostplus enhances ESG option

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 16 FEB 2021
Hostplus is changing its sustainable investment option on the back of growing demand from members who want a more sustainable and principled approach to their investments. The Socially Responsible Investment Balanced option (SRI) now excludes a broader ...

Industry funds pool $61bn of assets

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 11 FEB 2021
... trust, in a move that is set to be a better alternative to a merger. Touted as an industry first, Maritime Super and Hostplus today announced an asset-pooling partnership that will take effect 30 April 2021. Maritime Super's $6 billion of assets ...

APRA releases final ERS figures

ELIZA BAVIN  |  MONDAY, 8 FEB 2021
... members over the course of the scheme. Following closely behind was Sunsuper ($3.66 billion), Rest ($3.3 billion) and Hostplus ($3.1 billion). Qantas Super, which struggled at the beginning of the scheme to pay out members within the five business days ...

Super funds bow to divestment pressure

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 4 FEB 2021
... having to vote on formal proposals calling on companies to bring about an end to fossil fuel production." For example, Hostplus has a $88.4 million holding in Woodside Petroleum, a $73.5 million holding in Santos and a $539.7 million investment in BHP. ...

Hostplus called out on climate change

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 22 JAN 2021
The $50 billion industry super fund Hostplus is the latest fund to be the subject of a campaign from Market Forces, demanding it divest fossil fuels and develop a climate action plan. Activist group Market Forces recently had success lobbying UniSuper ...

Flexstone appoints head of ESG

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 JAN 2021
... thinking on how to use responsible investment to benefit both our clients and company as a whole," she said. Industry fund Hostplus last year committed $100 million to Flexstone's Global Opportunities IV strateg y, which has about 40 co-investments ...