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Super becoming the fifth estate

ALEX DUNNIN  |  MONDAY, 14 SEP 2015
... explosive power that can be unleashed when people decide to move in one direction. The community health care industry fund HESTA triggered a similar effect last month when after 18 months of reviewing its investment in the Transfield company its trustees ...

HESTA and SVA launch impact investment fund

MARK SMITH  |  THURSDAY, 3 SEP 2015
HESTA has partnered with Social Ventures Australia to launch one of the country's biggest impact investment funds. The $32 billion health and community services industry fund has committed $30 million - the largest single commitment to the local impact ...

Member activism could hurt super returns

LAURA MILLAN  |  MONDAY, 31 AUG 2015
... environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues could end up hurting superannuation returns. The recent campaign against HESTA's exposure to Transfield has highlighted the risks that super funds could yield to member pressure and exit key investments. ...

Manus and Nauru are immoral and risky: super funds

LAURA MILLAN  |  THURSDAY, 27 AUG 2015
Governance concerns and member pressure were behind HESTA and NGS Super's decision to divest from Transfield, but a closer look at the company revealed considerable investment risk. "We looked at it and we saw that there are a lot of other companies ...

ME enlists Link for digital services

ALEX BURKE  |  MONDAY, 24 AUG 2015
... view integrated banking/superannuation details if they are members of a ME-associated fund (these include AustralianSuper, HESTA, Cbus and HOSTPLUS). "We are excited to be in partnership with ME," said Link Group information, digital and data chief executive ...

HESTA divests from Transfield

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 19 AUG 2015
Industry superannuation fund HESTA has divested its 3.5% stake in Transfield Services, the operator of Australian detention centres on Nauru and Manus Island. Major factors behind HESTA's divestment were the views of several independent non-government ...

Action plans for Indigenous super

DARREN SNYDER  |  MONDAY, 3 AUG 2015
HESTA is the first industry superannuation fund to launch a Reconciliation Action Plan (RAP) aiming to further build its relationships with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander stakeholders. HESTA executive people strategy, Sophie Sigalas, said the ...

Executive appointment round-up

STAFF WRITER  |  FRIDAY, 17 JUL 2015
... appoints manager from JPM - Angela Verco will be responsible for leading the firm's relationships with Australian clients. HESTA appoints marketing executive - After a decade as marketing and strategy manager at NGS Super, Lisa Samuels has made the move ...

HESTA manager to study women in super

DARREN SNYDER  |  FRIDAY, 17 JUL 2015
... unbroken careers, affecting many working women, and prompting an industry representative to conduct research on the issue. HESTA general manager business development, Mary Delahunty, was recently awarded a Churchill Fellowship to study gender equity ...

HESTA appoints marketing executive

DARREN SNYDER  |  WEDNESDAY, 15 JUL 2015
... marketing and strategy manager at NGS Super, Lisa Samuels has made the move from Adelaide to Melbourne for a new role at HESTA. Samuels has joined the $32 billion industry superannuation fund as executive marketing strategy. Announcing the appointment ...