australiansuper

Investment Strategy

Super funds shrug off divestment pressure

Australia's superannuation industry won’t be divesting from fossil fuels anytime soon. Instead, funds including Cbus and First State Super are reviewing investment strategies that transition to a low-carbon economy.

Sarah JonesFebruary 19, 2020

Investment Operations Conference

AusSuper weighs bringing more ops in-house

The country’s largest superannuation fund is weighing whether to bring more investment operations in-house particularly when it comes to private assets.

Sarah JonesFebruary 14, 2020

InFocus

Super fund FX trades at risk

As more superannuation funds invest offshore, billions of dollars of foreign exchange transactions could be exposed to settlement risk.

Sarah JonesFebruary 3, 2020

Industry View

Canberra hits out at super fund ‘complacency and inertia’

Assistant Minister for Superannuation Jane Hume has slammed the $2.9 trillion superannuation industry for its "complacency and inertia,” saying poorly-performing funds have “no place to hide” and that small funds should consider merging.

Elizabeth FryJanuary 29, 2020

Governance

Super funds to raise billions of dollars: Rice Warner

Australian super funds could soon be forced to hold billions of dollars in capital as the industry surpasses the banking sector, says Michael Rice.

Sarah JonesJanuary 8, 2020

Investment Operations Conference

Mine Super’s plan to beat the market

Mine Super’s Seamus Collins said superannuation funds cannot just rely on investment strategy to beat the market, they also need to up their spend on investment operations.

Elizabeth FryDecember 16, 2019

Roundtables

Super funds battle currency risk in private asset shopping spree

Hedging private assets is more critical than ever as Australian super funds buy offshore at record prices, a group of institutional investors have said.

Elizabeth FryDecember 16, 2019

ESG

RIAA identifies Australia’s top super funds

Australian super funds that employ responsible investment strategies have outperformed their competitors over one, three and five-year time frames, fresh data from Responsible Investment Association Australasia (RIAA) has confirmed.

Elizabeth FryDecember 6, 2019

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