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Super funds revalue unlisted assets

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 25 MAR 2020
... average, leading to a 2.2% reduction to the fund's $126 billion balanced option on Monday. AustralianSuper chief executive Ian Silk said the "unique" circumstances facing the world had led the fund to revalue its unlisted assets, though he said assets ...

Frontier Advisors welcomes AustralianSuper director

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 18 FEB 2020
... chief operating officer at Linfox and Skilled Engineering, managing director of Westgate Logistics and managing director of Silk Logistics. He is a fellow of the Australian Institute of Company Directors and a non-executive director of AiGroup. "We look ...

MySuper heat map lauds industry funds

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 10 DEC 2019
... account and by also incorporating longer investment periods than five years," he said. AustralianSuper chief executive Ian Silk said the fund welcomed the initial APRA heat map, and "looked forward to working with the regulator to finesse and evolve ...

Underperformers should not be allowed new members: Silk

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 21 NOV 2019
... even be able to choose to enter an underperforming superannuation fund, according to AustralianSuper chief executive Ian Silk. Appearing before the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Economics this morning, Silk told the inquiry that the ...

Default insurance likely to go: Silk

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 15 NOV 2019
AustralianSuper chief executive Ian Silk has predicted a decline in the important of insurance in superannuation, including its ousting as a default portion of the system. Appearing as part of a panel discussion about the future of super at the ASFA ...

AustralianSuper appoints group executives

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 OCT 2019
... filled by Sarah Burley, currently head of group strategy as the interim appointment. AustralianSuper chief executive Ian Silk said: "AustralianSuper is committed to continuing to generate strong performance for members and these appointments will ensure ...

AustralianSuper checks out robo advisers

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 21 OCT 2019
... "We are looking at it but we haven't got any plans for any imminent introduction," AustralianSuper chief executive Ian Silk told Financial Standard at the sidelines of an ETF conference at the ASX last week. "A lot of people are looking at robo advice. ...

AustralianSuper rules out SMSF options

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 17 OCT 2019
AustralianSuper chief executive Ian Silk said the $170 billion superannuation fund will not open its investment options to self-managed-superannuation, unlike HostPlus which made the move in June. The $43 billion HostPlus opened up some of its options ...

AustralianSuper appoints new chair

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  THURSDAY, 26 SEP 2019
... since 2013 and served on the fund's board since 2007. Announcing the appointment, AustralianSuper chief executive Ian Silk said: "Don has an extraordinary range of experience in both the private and public sectors and he also has a very deep understanding ...

IFM Investors boss to retire

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 19 SEP 2019
... company is now valued at over $1 billion. When he joined, the valuation was $228 million. AustralianSuper chief executive Ian Silk said: "Brett has done an incredible job over the past decade in building the IFM business and expanding it into a major ...