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Pay gap bill passes, effective next year

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  FRIDAY, 31 MAR 2023
... that the gender pay gap is the single largest contributor to the disparity in retirement balances between men and women. HESTA agreed on this point but is also calling for the government to also address the super pay gap issue. "HESTA strongly supports ...

Objective will not achieve any real purpose: IFPA

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 29 MAR 2023
... with government support, in an equitable and sustainable manner. Several industry groups and organisations, like ASFA, FSC, HESTA and Insignia Financial supported the government's proposed objective for superannuation. At the ASFA Conference in February ...

Super funds back new renewables platform

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 28 MAR 2023
Aware Super and HESTA are among those to back Palisade Investment Partners' newly established renewable energy platform, combining five of its operational renewable energy assets. Palisade has launched Intera Renewables, which will focus on a combination ...

Mergers, performance dim super satisfaction: Survey

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 24 MAR 2023
... 6.3% points year on year to 67.9%. However, super funds that scored relatively higher satisfaction among their peers were HESTA, UniSuper, AustralianSuper and Hostplus. Retail funds declined by 5.6% points to 61.3%. Macquarie Group's retail fund was ...

ART appoints new board, investment committee members

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 MAR 2023
... committee in mid-2023. Burgess announced just yesterday he would retire as a board member and investment committee chair of HESTA. He has also been chief executive and chief investment officer for major investors and financial institutions globally and ...

HESTA investment committee chair to depart

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  TUESDAY, 28 FEB 2023
HESTA investment committee chair and independent director Mark Burgess will step down from the board at the end of June following six years in the role. As his term comes to an end, the fund's chief executive Debby Blakey said Burgess oversaw a period ...

HESTA hires from MLC Super for GM role

ELIZABETH FRY  |  MONDAY, 27 FEB 2023
HESTA has welcomed Wendy Forster-Smith as its new general manager of projects and transformation. Forster-Smith joins from MLC Super, where she spent three years as the head of client enablement. Before that, she worked at the National Australia Bank ...

Ending the super wars: Government acts to legislate an objective

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 20 FEB 2023
... confirm that it sets the right framework to prevent policy changes that could erode confidence in the super system. Meanwhile, HESTA welcomed the government's proposal to legislate an objective of super, commending it for highlighting the importance ...

Industry fund joins the million-member club

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 16 FEB 2023
HESTA has welcomed its one-millionth member and reaffirmed its commitment to growth through its three-year strategic plan. AustralianSuper was the first fund to have one million members, reaching milestone in 2012. Since then, Rest, Hostplus, and Aware ...

Stop penalising women: HESTA

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  WEDNESDAY, 1 FEB 2023
HESTA is once again calling for the Australian government to address gender inequities in superannuation and improve financial security for women. In its pre-budget submission, the super fund said tracking and closing gender gaps remain its top priority. ...