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Bank reaches for industry fund members

ALISON BEVEGE  |  MONDAY, 11 APR 2011
... new home loan directly through the work place. The bank is owned by 33 industry superannuation funds including AustralianSuper and HESTA, giving it access to a database of millions of members. But it currently has just 123,000 mortgage customers, or ...

Media Super wants corporate marriage

ALISON BEVEGE  |  THURSDAY, 7 APR 2011
... said his scheme - the only industry fund in its sector - would stick to media and avoid external funds such as AustralianSuper that would otherwise seem a natural fit. "Our focus is on our industry," he said. "We don't want to be all things to all men." ...

Board seats open for Women in Super

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 APR 2011
... briefings with the industry's who's who. The next lunch briefing is on June 28 with guest Elana Rubin, the chair of AustralianSuper, the largest super fund in the country.

AustralianSuper assets under 'climate change' test

MATT WOODINGTON  |  FRIDAY, 1 APR 2011
AustralianSuper hopes to get a more concrete measure of how much 'climate change risk' can affect the fund's long-term returns, hiring a consultant to analyse the impact of climate change on all its investment portfolios. The $37 billion fund said it ...

Credit unions and super funds show same merger trends

ALISON BEVEGE  |  WEDNESDAY, 30 MAR 2011
... said a similar story of consolidation would exist for not-for-profit superannuation funds. Elana Rubin, chair of AustralianSuper, told the afternoon plenary session that the 1980s had been the era of super fund establishment but it had now shifted to ...

WA director joins AustralianSuper board

MATT WOODINGTON  |  TUESDAY, 29 MAR 2011
AustralianSuper has improved its nationwide representation with the appointment of Simone McGurk, the first West Australian-based director on its trustee board. McGurk, who replaces the retiring Cath Bowtell, is a director of Westscheme, which is set ...

Super fund signals future role in govt policy

ELISE BURGESS  |  TUESDAY, 22 MAR 2011
AustralianSuper marks another turning point in superannuation history when it created a new 'head of policy' role, yet another sign that the country's largest super fund is taking on a leadership role in an industry set to manage trillions of dollars ...

AustralianSuper names former Hastings director as head of infra

ALISON BEVEGE  |  TUESDAY, 22 MAR 2011
AustralianSuper has created a new position for Jason Peasley, a former director at Hastings Fund Management. Peasley, who has more than 16 years of infrastructure investment experience, will join the superannuation giant as the Head of Infrastructure ...

Virgin Money launches direct life insurance product

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 16 FEB 2011
... the heels of AIA to become the leading group insurer in Australia after winning mandates that include mega funds AustralianSuper and First State Super in NSW. The $2.31 starting price matches the average premium for standard default cover for not-for-profit ...

Westscheme merges with AustralianSuper

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  TUESDAY, 8 FEB 2011
The merger of AustralianSuper and Westscheme announced today would create a $40 billion super fund with 1.7 million members, further cementing AustralianSuper's ranking as Australia's biggest super fund. In a joint press conference at 1pm today, long-time ...