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Super funds eye impact investing structures

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 21 OCT 2015
... conversation to be had at a board level because it is far too small, far too illiquid and lacks intermediaries," First State Super chief investment officer Richard Brandweiner said at the Impact Investment Summit in Sydney. "But many of us are trying ...

SSFS rebrands, launches digital advice

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 16 OCT 2015
State Super Financial Services has rebranded and unveiled its new digital advice channel. Now known as StatePlus, the wealth management company is focusing on developing its digital strategy, building out facilities for digital advice delivery (including ...

SelectingSuper fund award nominees announced

MARK SMITH  |  MONDAY, 12 OCT 2015
... Catholic Super, Cavendish Superannuation, CBA, CFS FirstChoice, Christian Super, Energy Super, Equip Super, First State Super, GESB, Heffron SMSF Solutions, HESTA, HOSTPLUS, ING DIRECT, Intrust, IOOF, legalsuper, Lutheran Super, netwealth, OneAnswer ...

Super and TPD definitions in the spotlight

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 7 OCT 2015
... considered TPD if you refuse to engage in reasonable rehabilitation. We put 'reasonable' there quite deliberately." First State Super director and Furlan Consulting founder, Jocelyn Furlan, said the superannuation landscape has changed completely "and ...

Tech boom drives super to VC

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 6 OCT 2015
... maturing venture capital sector are driving superannuation funds to reconsider VC as an asset class. In September, First State Super and Hostplus invested $110 million and $35 million respectively in Blackbird Ventures' new VC fund, which aims to finance ...

Super funds under growing global pressure to divest

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 24 SEP 2015
... $16 million from resources companies. Since then, Local Government Super (LGS) completely divested from coal, First State Super's socially responsible investment options are fossil fuel free and Future Super, Australia's only fossil fuel free super fund ...

The case for super investing in agriculture

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 SEP 2015
... investment into productivity and supply chain infrastructure," ANZ's head of agribusiness Mark Bennett said. First State Super recently announced an investment in almond plantations. BDO executive director, food and agribusiness, Margaux Beauchamp said ...

First State Super appoints ex-Barclays risk head

ALEX BURKE  |  FRIDAY, 18 SEP 2015
First State Super (FSS) has appointed a new head of investment risk. Robert Sortwell joins FSS from Barclays Investment Bank, where he was head of risk for the fund solutions group within the Barclays Capital business. Prior to that role, he was a senior ...

Hostplus CEO joins ACSI board

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 18 SEP 2015
... (QSuper), Debby Blakey (HESTA), Bill Hartnett (Local Government Super), Anthony Thow (LUCRF Super), John Livanas (State Super), and Talieh Williams (UniSuper).

FEATURE - Retirement income: Finding the right path

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 15 SEP 2015
... executive life, Richard Howes01, says about $60 billion moves from accumulation to retirement in Australia each year. State Super Financial Services (SSFS) chief investment officer Damian Graham02 knows the retirement market is growing materially and ...