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Retirement village receives super fund boost

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  THURSDAY, 7 SEP 2017
... is poised for further expansion following a majority equity investment from an industry superannuation fund. First State Super, manager of $85 billion in retirement savings, elected to invest in Oak Tree Group to build the fund's income and real assets ...

AIST names rising star

ALEX BURKE  |  THURSDAY, 7 SEP 2017
The Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees named the winner of its 2017 Investment Rising Star Award. State Super head of asset allocation Charles Wu was given the award, which was judged based on four criteria: leadership within the team or ...

Aussie super funds increase world ranking

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  TUESDAY, 5 SEP 2017
... (US$ millions) Rank Fund Total Assets 32 Future Fund $92,046 36 AustralianSuper $78,135 72 QSuper $48,870 90 First State Super $42,743 92 UniSuper $39,788 125 REST $31,499 133 State Super $30,057 140 Sunsuper $28,544 141 CSC $28,327 145 HESTA $27,967 ...

Macquarie and Canadian pension fund buy SA government asset

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  FRIDAY, 11 AUG 2017
... in April, which awarded the right to run the Land and Property Information tilting and registry services to a First State Super-Hastings led consortium for $2.6 billion. Following a competitive tender process, the government entered into a binding agreement ...

Roaring forties produce super member tailwinds

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 8 AUG 2017
... Super Corporate Plus MySuper Growth (13.3%); Colonial First State FirstChoice Lifestage 1970-1974 (12.7%); and First State Super Employer - Growth (12%). Colonial First State said the majority of its MySuper members received a return of about 13% for ...

Industry fund and wealth manager finalise integration

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  FRIDAY, 28 JUL 2017
Industry super fund First State Super is welcoming a new acting head of investment strategy as it transitions towards integration with recently acquired wealth management business StatePlus. StatePlus acting chief investment officer Michael Winchester ...

BTIM appoints industry fund executive

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 25 JUL 2017
The current head of investment strategy at First State Super will become BT Investment Management's first head of multi asset investments. Michael Blayney will join BTIM in the newly created role at the end of August, bringing with him 20 years' experience ...

NAB Financial Planning appoints super fund executive

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 JUN 2017
A former senior leader at First State Super and IOOF is leading NAB Financial Planning's client services and paraplanning capabilities. Rebecca Harrison will be responsible for the delivery of client services operations across Australia for advisers ...

TCorp boosts FUM with NSW Govt mandate

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 JUN 2017
... billion to $79.3 billion in the 12 months to May since winning the NIFF investment mandate. It also manages funds for State Super, and Insurance and Care NSW on behalf of the State. The success of the asset recycling program will contribute an estimated ...

Retail funds closing in on return gap

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 9 JUN 2017
The five-year performance gap between not-for-profit and retail funds has narrowed to 130 basis points, according to Rainmaker SelectingSuper research. While the one-year gap to April 2017 widened to 70 basis points, overall retail funds have performed ...