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Nuveen wins $190m super mandate

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 22 MAY 2023
... medical office portfolio in August 2021, and that was a way for us to scale within that industry." Last year, AustralianSuper partnered with Churchill Asset Management, Nuveen's private capital arm, seeding US$250 million into senior and unitranche loans ...

Boutique co-founder jumps to AustralianSuper

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 19 MAY 2023
One of the co-founders of a shuttering boutique manager is taking on a new role at AustralianSuper. At the same time, one of the fund's portfolio managers is joining a sovereign wealth fund. The $260 billion superannuation fund has added Megan Talmage ...

Super fund blunder likely down to bad data: Podcast

CASSANDRA BALDINI  |  THURSDAY, 18 MAY 2023
... recent intra-fund consolidation breach, it's likely the root cause lays in data entry. The recent case of AustralianSuper refunding 100,000 members it had held multiple accounts for had many questioning how such a significant error could occur given ...

Former super fund investment chief lands new gig

CHLOE WALKER  |  WEDNESDAY, 17 MAY 2023
... consultant. Prior to Media Super, McQueen served as head of investment strategy at LUCRF Super, which since merged with AustralianSuper, and held senior investment roles with Kinetic Super before its merger with Sunsuper back in 2019. "We are simply ...

Cbus eyes big deals in new investment blueprint

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 16 MAY 2023
... partnerships, bypassing the expenses and risks associated with establishing overseas offices. Unlike peers like AustralianSuper and Aware Super, Cbus will prioritise "smart partnering" rather than expanding its global footprint. "Global expansion was ...

AustralianSuper mistake spurs call for regulatory intervention

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  MONDAY, 15 MAY 2023
... Consumers Australia (SCA) is urging all superannuation funds to review their account handling processes in the wake of AustralianSuper refunding $70 million to approximately 100,000 members who held multiple accounts with the fund. Last week, AustralianSuper ...

AustralianSuper to refund 100k members

CHLOE WALKER  |  FRIDAY, 12 MAY 2023
AustralianSuper will refund $70 million it overcharged 100,000 members after it failed to detect that they had multiple accounts. The country's largest superfund has self-reported itself to regulators after realising it overcharged current and former ...

Industry funds' illiquid assets scrutinised

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 11 MAY 2023
... Bradley has examined the "unlisted assets" allocation of industry fund behemoths Australian Retirement Trust, AustralianSuper, Aware Super, Cbus, and UniSuper. Bradley investigated the Portfolio Holdings Disclosures of super funds, which detail the allocation ...

AustralianSuper hires investment lead in Europe

ELIZABETH FRY  |  FRIDAY, 5 MAY 2023
AustralianSuper's head of allocation and research is the latest executive to relocate to the asset owner's burgeoning London office. After eight years working at the $250 billion super fund, Carl Astorri has been appointed head of investments ...

Industry funds gain ground in retirement asset battle: KPMG

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 5 MAY 2023
... First State (CFS), and AMP lead the pension market by total accounts, industry funds Australian Retirement Trust, AustralianSuper, and UniSuper are steadily closing the gap, experiencing rapid growth in pension accounts and assets under management. Over ...