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Women-led super funds outperform, so why so few leaders

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 MAR 2017
... management influence in 2016 were HESTA, Care Super, AvSuper, ClubPlus, the Commonwealth Superannuation Corporation, VicSuper, MTAA Super, REI Super, BUSSQ and Tasplan. Rainmaker said the fact this list includes some of Australia's leading or top performing ...

International manager secures VicSuper mandate

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 23 FEB 2017
A global fixed income investment manager received a significant mandate from VicSuper. In a bid to continue generating strong returns for members, the $17 billion superannuation fund has engaged Colchester Global Investors to add diversity to its existing ...

Industry funds secure stake in QLD airport

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 13 FEB 2017
... tender process comprising 17 domestic and international parties, Palisade - whose key institutional investors include VicSuper and LGIAsuper - struck a $605 million deal with the council to be its new commercial operating partner in the airport. The ...

VicSuper appoints new chair

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 7 FEB 2017
VicSuper named a member director as its new chair. Christine Stewart, a member director on the VicSuper board for seven years, has succeeded Bruce Hartnett as chair following his retirement on 31 December. The $17 billion fund also appointed employer ...

Legalsuper hires compliance exec from Mercer

ALEX BURKE  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 JAN 2017
... services, advice and insurance. Prior to that, she was an associate director at KPMG, manager compliance and risk at VicSuper, a superannuation consultant at AXA, a superannuation co-ordinator at Australian Retirement Fund and held various roles at one ...

Severe inadequacies in retiree portfolios: VicSuper

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 9 JAN 2017
New research by $16 billion superannuation fund VicSuper suggests up to 50% of retirees aged 75 to 79 with defensive portfolios will outlive their savings. More broadly, the research also found that around 30% of retirees in that age bracket, regardless ...

Perpetual awards global equity mandates

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 15 NOV 2016
... relationship with Perpetual in the future." This news follows Carnegie being awarded a $240 million global equity mandate from VicSuper in September. VicSuper chief executive Michael Dundon said at the time: "Carnegie will play a key role as an active ...

VicSuper highlights retirement struggles

KERRIE SYDEE  |  MONDAY, 14 NOV 2016
... feel completely out of depth when thinking about retirement finances. The findings come from a study commissioned by VicSuper, also detailing that two in five (40%) full pensioners and one in three (33%) part pensioners are unaware of the upcoming changes ...

VicSuper appoints new CIO

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 4 NOV 2016
VicSuper has appointed a new chief investment officer. Before joining the $17 billion super fund, Andrew Howard was chief investment officer at Pacific Current Group (formerly Treasury Group). Prior to that he was chief investment officer Asia-Pacific ...

Tobacco and super funds must split

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 20 OCT 2016
... tobacco has been tracking steadily in recent years, with the likes of First State Super, CareSuper, Equipsuper, Cbus and VicSuper among the Australian 35 super funds supporting the Tobacco Free Portfolios objective, as well as the Future Fund; accounting ...