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Industry fund continues investment team expansion

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 14 APR 2020
A $50 billion industry superannuation fund is pushing ahead with its plans to build an in-house investment capability, appointing a former Victorian Funds Management Corporation portfolio manager to oversee strategic tilting. HESTA has appointed Luke ...

HESTA appoints GM, internalises investments

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  TUESDAY, 3 MAR 2020
The $57 billion industry superannuation fund has announced a shakeup to its investment leadership, announcing plans to internalise the management of several asset classes. Steven Semczyszyn will lead development of an internalised Australian equities ...

Super funds snap up local renewable asset

HARRISON WORLEY  |  MONDAY, 9 DEC 2019
Two of Australia's largest industry superannuation funds have joined forces to purchase a South Australian wind farm capable of generating enough energy to power more than 140,000 homes each year. HESTA and First State Super have partnered with independent ...

Industry fund awards $200mn mandate

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 25 OCT 2019
A $51 billion industry superannuation fund awarded a $200 million property mandate to Industry Super Property Trust. The HESTA Healthcare Property Trust will invest the amount across Australia's healthcare sector, with the ISPT mandate. The fund ...

Future Fund chief most influential public investor

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 OCT 2019
Future Fund chief executive David Neal emerged as the most influential public investor on a global ranking of 100 executives in not-for-profit investing, which also featured nine superannuation fund executives. Public Investor 100, compiled annually ...

New investment role at industry fund

ELIZABETH MCARTHUR  |  MONDAY, 22 JUL 2019
A $50.6 billion industry superannuation fund created a new head of investment execution role. HESTA announced Gerard Brown will become head of investment execution, reporting directly to senior leadership at the fund. The role will involve overseeing ...

Advice group appoints general manager

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 21 FEB 2019
An advice licensee owned by HUB24 hired from BT Financial Group to fill a newly-created general manager role. Sonya Choi La Rosa is joining Paragem after six years at BTFG. She has 20 years' leadership experience, including senior roles at Mercer ...

HESTA veteran retires, new role created

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 14 FEB 2019
Long-serving HESTA executive Rob Fowler announced he will retire in July. Fowler is currently the investment execution executive for the $46 billion industry fund. His 15 years at HESTA includes working as an executive manager of investments and governance ...

Board director departs life insurer

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 16 OCT 2018
... annual general meeting in November. Wakuya is general manager, head of business development division at Japanese insurer Sony Life. The move follows the end of a co-operation agreement between ClearView and Sony Life that lasted 18 months; Sony Life ...

Industry fund renews custodian

KARREN VERGARA  |  THURSDAY, 11 OCT 2018
A $46 billion industry fund has reappointed its custodian for another three years, extending the 20-year partnership. J.P. Morgan will continue to provide custody and fund services to HESTA. HESTA chief executive Debby Blakey said: "We have an ambitious ...