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Super funds keep eye on Rio Tinto review

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 19 JUN 2020
... traditional owners and subject matter experts, with a focus on the Juukan Gorge events. Major industry super funds First State Super and UniSuper both told Financial Standard they keenly await the miner's delivery of the report, which is currently ...

Industry fund drops Rio Tinto amid sacred site outcry

HARRISON WORLEY, ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUN 2020
... superannuation fund following its destruction of 46,000 year old Indigenous heritage sites at Juukan Gorge last month. First State Super has dropped Rio Tinto from the diversified socially responsible investment (SRI) and single sector SRI Australian ...

Industry funds continue risk-adjusted domination

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 12 JUN 2020
... 5.7%, and took the second risk-adjusted rank. After that, it was an industry fund whitewash, with Prime Super, First State Super, BUSSQ, Media Super, AustralianSuper, Cbus, Club Plus and NGS Super taking the remaining eight spots in the top 10. The sector ...

Hold super accountable for miners' actions: Future Super

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 11 JUN 2020
... invested in BHP and Rio Tinto respectively. The miners form more than 6% of the Australian equities exposure in First State Super's pre-mixed investment options as at March 31, while UniSuper lists both among its top Australian share holdings as at the ...

VicSuper disputes fee hike claim

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 JUN 2020
... has responded to a claim its members will face increased financial advice fees upon its mega-fund merger with First State Super. Following reports in the Australian Financial Review that internal documents seen by the publication indicated VicSuper expects ...

Report reveals superficiality of ESG pledges

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 9 JUN 2020
... related proposals between 2017 and 2019. Those super funds were AustralianSuper, Cbus, BT, Russell Investments, First State Super, UniSuper and AMP. The Investor Group on Climate Change is a group of 74 institutional investors and other parties concerned ...

Asgard, Future Super shamed on ERS

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 4 JUN 2020
... of early release claims within five days despite only having 134 requests amounting to $700,000. A spokesperson for State Super (SAS Trustee Corporation) said that as a defined benefit fund it didn't have to participate in the COVID-19 early release ...

Industry fund backs tobacco-free pledge

ALLY SELBY  |  THURSDAY, 28 MAY 2020
... Tobacco Free Finance Pledge Stamp, firming its commitment towards a more sustainable and tobacco-free future. First State Super has secured a Pledge Stamp, showcasing its public commitment to sustainable finance and global health. Founded by radiation ...

Super fund awards global equities mandate

ELIZA BAVIN  |  THURSDAY, 21 MAY 2020
A $43 billion superannuation fund has awarded a concentrated global equities mandate to Neuberger Berman. State Super has handed Neuberger Berman an undisclosed sum, following a tender process to identify managers that could play a differentiated role ...

Super CIOs defend illiquid assets

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 30 APR 2020
... scrutiny over potential liquidity issues facing super funds, the chief investments officers from AustralianSuper, First State Super, LGIAsuper, MLC, QSuper, Sunsuper, TelstraSuper and QIC State Investments - representing around $600 billion in assets ...