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Showing 281 - 290 of 2023 results for "Industry Super"

Super fund awards first ESG mandate

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 JUL 2021
A $3.4 billion industry super fund handed its first ESG mandate to an Edinburgh-based fixed income boutique. First Super has selected Cameron Hume to manage $125 million via its Global Fixed Income ESG Fund, comprising investments in sovereigns, corporates ...

Funds grilled despite record returns

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  THURSDAY, 8 JUL 2021
... their fund had sought legal advice to ensure the fund was not in breach of the Spam Act. The New Daily is owned by Industry Super Holdings. Wilson asked Silk whether investing in The New Daily was in the best interests of members, but Silk pointed out ...

Vision Super appoints new chair

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 6 JUL 2021
The $12.2 billion industry super fund Vision Super has appointed its first female chair. Lisa Darmanin stepped into the role at the start of the new financial year, replacing Geoff Lake after his three-year term was completed. She has been a director ...

AustralianSuper names next merger partner

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 6 JUL 2021
... LUCRF Super, the Labor Union Cooperative Retirement Fund. Established in 1978, LUCRF is the nation's oldest industry super fund and home to more than 132,000 members. It has about $7.4 billion in funds under management. The board of LUCRF selected ...

Another senior woman to depart AMP Capital

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 5 JUL 2021
... years with the company. Meanwhile, Corrine Henville, who was AMP Capital's head of operations, recently jumped to industry super fund Rest.

SG rise to benefit 6.7m Australians: ISA

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 2 JUL 2021
... will benefit 6.7 million workers, with the younger and lower-income Australians to benefit the most, according to Industry Super Australia. ISA says the average worker will contribute $233 a year extra to their retirement savings from the 0.5% increase ...

Retail funds blitz personal-balanced options

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 2 JUL 2021
... Allocation Fund came in second place at 21.9% p.a. Suncorp's Lifestage Fund 1975-1979 placed third with 19.6% p.a. Industry super funds - AustralianSuper's Personal Plan Balanced fund with 19.5% and Hostplus' Personal Super Socially Responsible ...

Super funds back space travel

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 1 JUL 2021
Several industry superannuation funds are helping fuel the mission of a spacecraft technology start-up that is due to orbit into space in 2022. HESTA, Hostplus and NGS Super are part of a consortium backing Queensland-based Gilmour Space Technologies. ...

Hostplus announces board shakeup

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 1 JUL 2021
Three board members of the industry superannuation fund have been replaced after one director faced mounting pressure to step down due to his links to the coal industry. Independent director Peter Collins, employer directors Mark Robertson and Mark ...

Industry funds flag $77bn merger

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 29 JUN 2021
Two industry superannuation funds announced they are exploring a potential merger to create a $77 billion fund with 1.4 million members. Hostplus and Statewide Super said formal discussions are in the works and that they intend to shortly sign an exclusive ...