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Q&A: Richard Brandweiner, CIO First State Super

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 2 OCT 2015  |  NEWS
Richard Brandweiner is the chief investment officer of First State Super, an AU$53 billion industry superannuation fund. In 2011, First State Super merged with Health Super to create one of Australia's largest public offer superannuation funds. Brandweiner ...

First State Super invests in Australian tech, almonds

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 23 SEP 2015  |  NEWS
... our members and also the ability to generate growth over the longer term." In August, the AU$53 billion industry superannuation fund also made a "significant" direct investment agriculture, which gives the fund a large stake in the almond sector. The ...

Vote Your Super rallies support for AGL AGM

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 18 SEP 2015  |  NEWS
... investor groups such as the Responsible Investment Association Australasia (RIAA) and the Australian Council of Superannuation Investors (ACSI), Le Couteur said. Meanwhile, AODP announced that the AGL resolution would be a target of support for Vote ...

US pension suit points to potential fiduciary risks: MinterEllison

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 11 SEP 2015  |  NEWS
... leadership comes out of the US and the UK. This case is a door opener and it introduces a new way of thinking. Superannuation members have traditionally not taken action against trustees on investment related issues in Australia, but if they start to ...

HESTA commits $30m to impact investment with SVA

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 4 SEP 2015  |  NEWS
... investment in Australia to date, although it is a relatively small amount for HESTA, the AU$32 billion industry superannuation fund for the health and community services sector. "The reason why we have an interest in impact investing is that it's something ...

Average CEO pay increased in 2014: ACSI

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 4 SEP 2015  |  NEWS
... chief executives collected AU$171.4 million in cash and equity earnings, according to the Australian Council of Superannuation Investor's annual CEO Pay study. Louise Davidson, ACSI CEO Based on statutory reporting, the top 10 CEOs' earnings totalled ...

Future Super, Thomson Reuters launch new indices

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 2 SEP 2015  |  NEWS
... growing the assets under management, both by recruiting new members and persuading existing members to roll other superannuation fund accounts into their Future Super account, Sheikh said. "As the fund develops its first year performance, members are ...

Human rights considerations part of trustee board obligations

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 AUG 2015  |  NEWS
When industry superannuation fund HESTA announced that it had divested from its holdings in Transfield Services, it cited social governance concerns that, in their view, represented an unacceptable risk to members' future retirement savings for the ...

Demand for ethical products strong: Ethical Advisers' Co-Op

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 AUG 2015  |  NEWS
... 350.org and Market Forces and so on that are campaigning for social change with a focus on investment markets and superannuation as well," Baird said. "It's different from more traditional strategies, and so quite often with our functions and events ...

Northern Trust makes case for combining quality with ESG

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  FRIDAY, 28 AUG 2015  |  NEWS
... different indicators, Hunstad said. Although Northern Trust manages equity portfolios for LUCRF Super and New Zealand Superannuation Fund that include negative screens for ESG-based exclusions, those mandates are not part of this strategy, and as yet ...