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Hume calls for diversity in super fund mergers

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 31 MAR 2020
... concentrated memberships can make funds weak and smaller funds should look to emulate the likes of AustralianSuper and Sunsuper. In an address to the AFR Banking and Wealth Summit yesterday, Assistant Minister for Superannuation, Financial Services and ...

Sunsuper Labor donations rile Bragg

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 13 MAR 2020
A Sunsuper donation of $11,000 to the Australian Labor Party has come under intense scrutiny in a Senate committee hearing. Appearing before the Senate Economics Legislation Committee, APRA deputy chair Helen Rowell was grilled by Liberal Senator Andrew ...

Queensland funds inch closer to merger

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 4 MAR 2020
Major Queensland superannuation funds QSuper and Sunsuper are a step closer to a merger, signing a Memorandum of Understanding to undertake exclusive due diligence to explore a merger. The agreement comes around four months after the two super funds ...

Fund managers driven to alternatives: Report

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 18 FEB 2020
... industry funds are "far more aggressive" with their allocations to non-traditional assets. "AustralianSuper, Cbus, and Sunsuper are all permitted to have the majority of their portfolios invested in alternatives," the report said. "According to our latest ...

Industry names recognised

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 28 JAN 2020
... sectors through executive roles at the national and international levels. Annabelle Chaplain, who has sat on the boards of Sunsuper, Downer Group and AIDC amongst others as well as currently serving on the boards of MFF Capital Investments, CANSTAR and ...

Industry fund names new investment chief

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 21 JAN 2020
... of a restructure. Prior to LUCRF, McQueen was manager, investments at Kinetic Super in the lead up to its merger with Sunsuper. He has also previously held roles with Myer Family Investments, ANZ and Goldman Sachs JBWere. Confirming the appointment to ...

Cbus head of advice launches firm

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 17 JAN 2020
... Australia in 2014 for specialised advice that went beyond the intra-fund advice remit. Many superannuation funds, including Sunsuper, have since followed the route of referring to external advisers.

Super fund grows US real estate assets

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JAN 2020
... market heat up. The acquisitions come as QSuper continues to probe the possibility of a merger with fellow Queensland fund Sunsuper. The potential tie-up between the two funds could see a new mega-fund emerge with around $167 billion in retirement savings ...

Gardior adds board directors

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 14 JAN 2020
... Frank Kwok joined the Gardior board in December 2019. Smith and Kwok now sit alongside QIEC Super chair Terry Burke, Sunsuper representative Andrew Agnew, former Energy Super chair Mark Williamson and Gardior chair and former Meat Industry Employees ...

Sunsuper welcomes new board directors

ALLY SELBY  |  FRIDAY, 10 JAN 2020
A superannuation sector veteran has been appointed to the board of Sunsuper, helping lift female representation on the board to 40%. Cate Wood has joined the Sunsuper board, bringing with her more than 20 years in leadership roles in profit-for-member ...