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Industry funds dominate risk-adjusted MySuper returns

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 6 DEC 2019
... Rainmaker's report, including lowest standard deviation, highest Sharpe ratio and fewest negative returns. Local Government Super -at 10.3% p.a. -performed best when it comes to three-year returns, while EISS Super recorded the lowest level of return ...

The secret to super outperformance

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  FRIDAY, 6 DEC 2019
... Catholic Super, Cbus, Christian Super, Commonwealth Superannuation Corp, Future Fund, Future Super, HESTA, Local Government Super, NZ Super Fund, TCorp and UniSuper all have two or more. The report also highlighted an increase in interest in ESG integration ...

Local Government Super welcomes new chief

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 25 NOV 2019
Local Government Super has appointed a new chief executive. Phil Stockwell has been named chief executive of the fund, following an extensive search. Effective November 26, Stockwell will replace Donna Heffernan who has acted in the role since earlier ...

New chair at Local Government Super

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 28 OCT 2019
The $12 billion superannuation fund has appointed its first independent chair, after amending its constitution in June to add more independent candidates to its board. Local Government Super's new board chair is Kyle Loades who has worked with NRMA ...

Super Consumers Australia launches, slams MySuper products

KRISTI CHENG  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 SEP 2019
... that over 170,000 people are ending up in poor performing products with funds like BT, Mine Super and WA Local Government Super." He added that the super system should put people into products that will leave them well off in retirement by default, and ...

Super funds recognised in UNPRI awards

KRISTI CHENG  |  WEDNESDAY, 11 SEP 2019
... taken out the ESG Incorporation Initiative of the Year Award. First State Super, along with HESTA, Cbus, Local Government Super, VicSuper and Vision Super were named in the PRI's 'Leaders' Group': 47 asset owner signatories recognised ...

Super fund amends constitution

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 24 JUN 2019
... constitution to increase the influence of independent voices on its board following an APRA probe. Late last week Local Government Super revealed it had been in "ongoing engagement" with the prudential regulator over how effectively it met APRA's requirements ...

Super fund achieves first carbon neutral portfolio

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 28 MAY 2019
... certification against the National Carbon Offset Standard for Buildings. The NABERS rated buildings in the Local Government Super direct property portfolio include four commercial office buildings in the Sydney CBD, North Sydney and Macquarie Park in ...

Super fund proxy voting behaviour revealed

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  WEDNESDAY, 22 MAY 2019
... proposals on environmental, social or governance issues that they voted on globally in 2018. They were Local Government Super (91%), Vision Super (88%) and Cbus (77%). A further six funds supported more than 50% of shareholder proposals on global ESG ...

Lifecycle fails to woo industry super

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 20 MAY 2019
... Catholic Super had a 62% allocation to equities for the segment while others like QSuper, BT Super, Tasplan, Local Government Super and Asgard kept equities allocations under 30% for equivalent cohorts in their lifecycle products. "There is no collective ...