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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 ...

First State Super funds Aussie start-ups

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 15 SEP 2015
First State Super has led a $200 million capital raising aimed at nurturing the development of Australian internet start-ups. First State Super chief investment officer Richard Brandweiner confirmed the fund has made a $110 million investment towards ...

First State Super socially responsible options go green

LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 11 SEP 2015
First State Super has divested from fossil fuels in its socially responsible investment options and is researching the resilience of its broader portfolio to climate change. Members who choose the socially responsible investment option will not be exposed ...

Aussie super funds in top 100

DARREN SNYDER  |  TUESDAY, 8 SEP 2015
... (29) and AustralianSuper (43) improving their positions inside the world's top 50 super funds. QSuper (82) and First State Super (96) also made the top 100 which is rounded out by UniSuper. Eight of the 16 Australian super funds listed in the top 300 ...

REST appoints exec from SSFS

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 SEP 2015
REST has appointed a chief risk officer who was previously a risk manager at State Super Financial Services (SSFS). Phil Budge joined REST in June 2015 and is responsible for the fund's risk management framework. At the same time, he provides independent ...

Member activism could hurt super returns

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 31 AUG 2015
... yield to member pressure and exit key investments. Over the last few months, HESTA, NGS Super, UniSuper and First State Super have reportedly divested from Transfield on both moral and investment grounds. NGS Super chief executive Anthony Rodwell-Ball ...