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Former Future Fund MD joins HESTA

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 11 APR 2017
After announcing a new investment strategy in January, HESTA has created a new investment committee and appointed three members. Former Future Fund managing director Mark Burgess will chair the committee, while former QIC chief executive Melda Donnelly ...

ACSI adds AustralianSuper chief to board

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  FRIDAY, 17 MAR 2017
The Australian Council of Superannuation Investors, a collaboration of Australian and international asset owners, is adding two board members including AustralianSuper chief executive Ian Silk. Also joining Silk as a new member on the ACSI board is ...

HESTA hunting for new CIO

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 13 JAN 2017
HESTA will usher in the New Year with an expansion of its executive investment team. Following a review by Willis Towers Watson, the $36 billion super fund will implement a new investment strategy, resulting in the creation of a two-pronged leadership ...

Industry fund fights financial exclusion

KERRIE SYDEE  |  TUESDAY, 15 NOV 2016
HESTA is calling on the financial services industry to collectively combat financial exclusion with the fund being one of 12 organisations to commit to a Financial Inclusion Action Plan. The $36 billion industry super fund met with experts and academics ...

Impact investing driving advice growth

KERRIE SYDEE  |  MONDAY, 14 NOV 2016
Demand for impact investing is expected to rapidly increase as a growing number of retail and institutional investors search for investments that provide both monetary and social returns. In the last five years there have been 96 reported impact investments ...

New $70bn MLC fund gives retail access to unlisted

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 21 JUL 2016
The scale advantages of the $70 billion merged MLC Super Fund will deliver better returns to members through access to the unlisted space, according to NAB Wealth executive general manager Paul Carter. Speaking on a panel on superannuation fund scale ...

HESTA appoints new director

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 29 JAN 2016
HESTA has appointed a new director, replacing Richard Royle, who announced his resignation in November 2015. Daniel Sims joined HESTA on January 1 and is the nominee for the Australian Private Hospitals Association. Currently he is chief executive at ...

HESTA makes first impact investment in affordable housing

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 JAN 2016
HESTA has made a $6.7 million investment in Horizon Housing, a community housing provider operating in Queensland focused on increasing the supply of social and affordable housing and helping low income earners achieve home ownership. The super fund ...

HESTA chief advocates better tax reform

DARREN SNYDER  |  THURSDAY, 29 OCT 2015
HESTA chief executive Debby Blakey said her fund members would not benefit from seeing a lift on the $30,000 tax cap for concessional superannuation contributions for women returning to work. It is a measure being considered by the federal government ...

Hostplus CEO joins ACSI board

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 18 SEP 2015
Hostplus chief executive David Elia was recently appointed as a director on the board of the Australian Council of Superannuation Investors (ACSI). ACSI chief executive Louise Davidson confirmed the appointment and said the council was pleased to have ...