Chair's Seat
REST Industry Super’s Ken Marshman: Talent on task
CHAIR's SEAT | In this Q&A, REST Industry Super's Ken Marshman discusses challenges ahead for the fund under new chief Vicki Doyle.
Sally RoseFebruary 28, 2018
Ken Marshman
People Moves
REST Industry Super recruits new chief executive from AMP
One of the most hotly contested positions in super has been filled; REST has named its replacement for outgoing CEO Damian Hill.
Sally RoseDecember 1, 2017
Featured Homepage Posts
JANA consultants in management buyout
NAB has inked a deal to sell a controlling, 55 per cent stake in its asset consulting business, JANA, to 25 senior managers.
Sally RoseJuly 20, 2017
CIO profiles
Calm under fire: REST’s Brendan Casey
As adept at giving orders as taking them, REST's Brendan Casey juggles his dual careers in military and investment operations with aplomb.
Dan Purves and Sally RoseFebruary 20, 2017
Hedge Funds
War of words on fees
When Fiona Trafford-Walker, director of consulting at Frontier Advisors, told the AIST ASI conference in September that after years of talking about the possibility of lower fund management fees, funds were starting to make major breakthroughs, there was little fund manager feedback on the speech. Here Franklin Templeton, Schroders, and Vanguard all give their feedback. […]
David RowleyNovember 26, 2015
Hedge Funds
First State Super turns to multi-asset funds in expensive markets
First State Super will increase the use of multi-asset managers to 10 per cent of its $50 billion fund for reasons of liquidity, low fees and the high prices of alternative assets. In a case study at the AIST’s ASI conference, Dr Zoe McHugh, investment strategist at First State Super, told delegates of the soon […]
David RowleySeptember 4, 2015
Hedge Funds
REST shuffles investment team
Joanne Townsend, general manager of investments at REST Industry Super, has taken on the role of chief operating officer at the fund on a temporary basis. She has taken over the duties of Paul Sawyer, the former chief operating officer, who has left REST to join TWU Super as chief executive. Jamie Hwang from the […]
David RowleyOctober 29, 2014
Policy and Regulation
Ken Marshman’s riposte to Grattan Institute report
An alternative set of proposals for reducing costs and boosting competition to those in the Grattan Institute Super Sting report, were presented by Ken Marshman, chair of REST Super at the AIST ASI conference in Alice Springs. In a stirring and strident presentation which avoided an outright confrontation with Jim Minifie, the author of Super […]
David RowleySeptember 15, 2014