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Former Future Fund MD joins HESTA

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 11 APR 2017
After announcing a new investment strategy in January, HESTA has created a new investment committee and appointed three members. Former Future Fund managing director Mark Burgess will chair the committee, while former QIC chief executive Melda Donnelly ...

Super funds support PRI statement on slavery

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  FRIDAY, 24 MAR 2017
... Affairs, Defence and Trade, which is holding an inquiry into the establishment of such an act. Super funds and fund managers HESTA, IFM Investors and Cbus have already signed the statement. Speaking to pension fund representatives at the 2017 Conference ...

ACSI adds AustralianSuper chief to board

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  FRIDAY, 17 MAR 2017
... sustainable value of the retirement savings entrusted to our members." Silk and Broad join nine other ACSI board members including HESTA chief executive Debby Blakey, QSuper chief executive Michael Pennisi, and Hostplus chief executive David Elia. ACSI ...

Super funds raise $9m for social bond

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 9 MAR 2017
HESTA and Future Super are aiming to help South Australia's homeless via investment in a new social bond. The super funds are among the investors in Social Ventures Australia's Aspire Social Impact Bond (Aspire SIB), raising $9 million to help about ...

Women-led super funds outperform, so why so few leaders

ALEX DUNNIN  |  WEDNESDAY, 8 MAR 2017
... providers rather than the fund itself. Australia's leading funds for female strategic management influence in 2016 were HESTA, Care Super, AvSuper, ClubPlus, the Commonwealth Superannuation Corporation, VicSuper, MTAA Super, REI Super, BUSSQ and Tasplan. ...

HESTA investment manager appointed to PRI

EMMA RAPAPORT  |  FRIDAY, 27 JAN 2017
The Principles of Responsible Investment is welcoming its 2017 Fixed Income Advisory Committee with the appointment of HESTA investment manager Simon Benny. The London based committee advises the PRI on the strategy and execution of their fixed income ...

In-house investment leading mandate charge

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 16 JAN 2017
... for the same period in 2015. Entities awarding the most mandates in the last 12 months were AustralianSuper, Prime Super, HESTA, Hostplus and Sunsuper. These five super funds accounted for one-third of all mandates appointed in the period, Rainmaker ...

HESTA hunting for new CIO

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 13 JAN 2017
HESTA will usher in the New Year with an expansion of its executive investment team. Following a review by Willis Towers Watson, the $36 billion super fund will implement a new investment strategy, resulting in the creation of a two-pronged leadership ...

Brandon Capital to build largest Commonwealth VC fund

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 DEC 2016
... be Australia's largest life sciences fund, with private investors including biotech company CSL Limited, AustralianSuper, HESTA, Statewide and Hostplus. The fund is expected to make its first investments in early 2017.

EQT appoints Rio Tinto super exec

ALEX BURKE  |  TUESDAY, 6 DEC 2016
... and was also secretary to the fund's audit, risk and compliance committee. Before Rio Tinto, Currie was risk manager at HESTA, risk and compliance manager at Guild Insurance and senior fund accountant at Financial Synergy, Emergency Services Super, Toronto ...