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Industry funds reject majority independent directors

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 8 DEC 2014
... all but two of the top 50 funds over the last decade adopting the equal representation system of governance." AustralianSuper, meanwhile, declined to comment. Industry fund MTAA Super's independent chair John Brumby, who presides over a board which has ...

AustralianSuper appoints Principal to advise on US real estate

MARK SMITH  |  TUESDAY, 2 DEC 2014
Giant industry fund AustralianSuper has selected Principal Real Estate as its investment advisor for its US office strategy, effective immediately. The non-discretionary mandate will focus on large, high-quality office investments in major US markets ...

Equip-AustSuper partnership draws interest

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  MONDAY, 24 NOV 2014
Equip's partnership with AustralianSuper as a defined benefit (DB) provider is gaining traction, with one significant prospect already in the pipeline. As well as seeing Equip take over AustralianSuper's DB scheme, the partnership will also see the ...

Super funds out-growing local real estate

MARK SMITH  |  FRIDAY, 21 NOV 2014
... Australian super funds are fast out-growing the domestic real estate market and the largest will soon join the likes of AustralianSuper and the Future Fund in acquiring large overseas assets directly, according to real estate investment manager TIAA ...

REST announces JV with US property developer

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 21 NOV 2014
... with REST retaining approval over all major investment decisions. In this sense, it is similar to arrangements AustralianSuper has in place with QIC and ISPT. REST chief executive Damian Hill said, "This exciting joint venture gives us the ability to ...

Equip to manage AustSuper's defined benefit schemes

MARK SMITH  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 NOV 2014
AustralianSuper will transfer its defined benefit plans and members to Equip during 2015 as part of a new partnership aimed at creating long-term growth opportunities for both funds. The fund's defined benefit schemes represent around 2000 members ...

AustralianSuper ramps up data-gathering strategy

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  TUESDAY, 11 NOV 2014
AustralianSuper has launched an online member engagement tool which aims to gather more precise information about members in order to better target its engagement campaigns. Dubbed 'AustralianSuper Community', it incentivises members to sign up by offering ...

QSuper number one for member satisfaction

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  FRIDAY, 7 NOV 2014
... the fund. The study surveyed more than 3,720 Australians under the Net Promoter Score framework. It covered AMP, AustralianSuper, BT, Colonial First State, First State Super, HESTA, HOSTPLUS, MLC, OnePath, REST, Sunsuper, in addition to an amalgamated ...

FEATURE: Risk at risk

JAMES FERNYHOUGH, LAURA MILLAN  |  FRIDAY, 7 NOV 2014
... group insurance through superannuation. James Fernyhough and Laura Millan report. At an event in Sydney recently, AustralianSuper's insurance product manager Richard Weatherhead01 made an alarming claim: thanks to the major repricing currently underway ...

Highest paid execs in super revealed

JAMES FERNYHOUGH  |  THURSDAY, 6 NOV 2014
... Vilgan, the next highest-paid chief executive was UniSuper's Kevin O'Sullivan, who earned $816,564, followed by AustralianSuper's Ian Silk ($697,970), First State Super's Michael Dwyer ($685,921) and REST's Damian Hill ($605,856). Sunsuper chief executive ...