First State Super and WA Super are in potential mergers talks, the latest in a flurry of deals sweeping across the $2.9 trillion superannuation industry.
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.
Billions of dollars are flowing into sustainable investments in what is being touted in the industry as the gold rush of ESG, but not all funds or strategies are created equal.
Should a merger between First State Super and VicSuper go ahead, the provision of retirement advice will be a major competitive advantage for the combined group,
Three super funds’ investment heads have differing strategies when it comes to cash, based on their member profiles. But it seems if cash is not always king it is still at least a prince
Fund executive and lawyer David Galloway proposes a method for how funds should manage lawyers who launch insurance litigation before there’s anything to argue about. Lawyers who get involved in death and disablement claims tend to fall into two categories. The largest is where the lawyer advises their client well, ensures a rapid flow of […]
First State Super and State Super, who together manage about $60 billion, are talking about the potential of investing in New South Wales infrastructure, says Nick Greiner, chairman of Infrastructure NSW. “The question is: how do you get superannuation funds to be early stage infrastructure investors,” says Greiner, who was NSW Premier between 1988 and […]