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Super fund restructures leadership

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 16 APR 2019
... governance, legal and finance. The fund is in the process of recruiting for these roles. Chief Investment Officer John Pearce remains in his role, as do chief people officer Julie Watkins, executive manager, advice Jack McCartney, and chief customer ...

UniSuper makes two senior hires

KARREN VERGARA  |  WEDNESDAY, 27 FEB 2019
... this, she held senior roles with Bank of America Merrill Lynch in Australia and Hong Kong. Chief investment officer John Pearce said Heard will strengthen UniSuper's in-house investment management capability. More than 65% of UniSuper's funds ...

Where UniSuper sees market opportunities

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 31 DEC 2018
UniSuper chief investment officer John Pearce spoke to Financial Standard earlier this month about market opportunities, building the fund's in-house investment team and CIPRs. Pearce said the fund doesn't particularly see a need to pull back ...

Money managers eye household debt

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 22 JAN 2018
... combine to create the 'perfect storm' for Australian house prices," according to UniSuper chief investment officer John Pearce. BOOK YOUR SEAT: 2018 CHIEF ECONOMISTS FORUM However, the doom and gloom may translate to an opportunity for some, says Wealth ...

UniSuper builds equities team

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 19 OCT 2017
... investment strategy of its Global Environmental Opportunities investment option. UniSuper's chief investment officer John Pearce said the team is built based on a competitive culture that is delivering excellent returns for members, and Spence and Hill ...

Asia: Between fortune and fate

LAURA MILLAN  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 AUG 2015
... Superannuation funds have observed the latest market hiccups in China with mixed feelings. UniSuper chief investment officer John Pearce explains that the $50.3 billion fund has $1 billion invested in three Asian equities mandates: Asian equities ex ...

Big changes on way for pension funds

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 3 DEC 2014
... internal management will improve how they manage external managers, according to UniSuper's chief investment officer John Pearce who was also quoted in the report. "The quality of questions we're asking external providers has improved; it's now a two-way ...

Highest paid execs in super revealed

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 6 NOV 2014
... executive to exceed the million mark. The highest paid executive of all, however, was UniSuper chief investment officer John Pearce, who earned a total of $1,313,487 in 2014, more than any chief executive in the group. Financial Standard went through ...

UniSuper buys big into Westfield despite restructure war

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 25 JUL 2014
... despite its high profile opposition to the restructure last month. The $40 billion fund's chief investment officer John Pearce, who very publicly opposed the restructure of the company on the grounds that it represented an about face on business strategy ...

Most super boards have no independent trustees

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 JUL 2014
... insurmountable one, as Trustee Boards continue to evolve in their role as stewards of the nation's retirement savings." John Pearce, chief investment officer of UniSuper (a fund which already has a third independent directors) said mandating a quota ...