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QSuper

Australia

*At the time of the review, QSuper was a standalone fund. It has since merged with Sunsuper to create Australian Retirement Trust.

QSuper is an Australian superannuation fund based in Brisbane, Queensland. The fund is a not-for-profit fund and was established in 1912 through an Act of Parliament. In February 2022 it merged with Sunsuper to form Australia’s second largest fund with $230 billion under management and 1.5 million members. Australian Retirement Trust Super Savings has adopted the same products, services and investments at Sunsuper. At the time of review the funds were two separate entities, this reflects the ratings for QSuper.

Fund Results

QSuper

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Overall	73	7	70	12	62	32	49	49	56	39	37	61	44	54	34	66	30	70	73	7	75	2	71	10	81	1	74	4	68	16	44	54	53	44	57	38	44	54	54	40	44	54	34	66	47	52	44	54	65	23	62	32	67	17	53	44	52	48	65	23	64	27	63	30	54	40	31	68	62	32	35	62	47	52	28	71	23	74	26	72	35	62	31	68	24	73	15	75	69	15	74	4	70	12	65	23	67	17	75	2	54	40	64	27	39	60	40	59	54	40	53	44	58	36	64	27	49	49	74	4	67	17	71	10	62	32	66	21	65	23	70	12	53	44	58	36	48	51	63	30	72	9	67	17	35	62	35	62	66	21
Cost	65	14	60	19	55	29	31	58	54	34	40	50	58	23	53	36	40	50	49	40	63	16	59	21	81	2	70	11	73	8	57	26	79	3	58	23	57	26	59	21	55	29	47	43	63	16	55	29	56	28	40	50	65	14	20	68	45	44	24	65	43	48	26	63	21	67	22	66	54	34	31	58	40	50	26	63	28	62	7	73	9	72	14	70	13	71	6	74	73	8	75	6	89	1	71	10	76	5	78	4	19	69	48	42	29	61	45	44	36	55	44	47	41	49	51	39	39	54	61	18	49	40	66	13	35	56	58	23	45	44	74	7	32	57	60	19	53	36	55	29	68	12	55	29	4	75	31	58	52	38
Governance	83	15	95	2	90	8	80	21	60	46	45	65	59	49	52	55	40	67	92	6	94	4	95	2	97	1	92	6	82	18	30	73	48	61	66	43	46	63	69	38	60	46	46	63	72	32	53	54	93	5	86	13	75	28	70	36	69	38	87	10	67	42	87	10	75	28	49	59	51	56	39	68	63	45	43	66	32	72	12	74	70	36	50	57	34	71	6	75	66	43	73	31	54	53	60	46	78	25	71	33	79	24	83	15	57	50	35	69	49	59	55	52	84	14	78	25	75	28	80	21	81	19	87	10	80	21	77	27	90	8	81	19	71	33	68	40	57	50	50	57	71	33	68	40	35	69	48	61	83	15
Performance	76	14	69	26	60	42	73	18	69	26	27	75	49	61	29	74	43	68	82	8	80	10	68	29	87	4	87	4	73	18	45	65	52	55	77	13	57	49	63	37	55	51	36	71	51	58	69	26	46	64	61	39	70	23	64	36	38	70	70	23	70	23	65	35	61	39	45	65	83	6	45	65	74	17	41	69	35	72	49	61	53	54	59	43	52	55	50	59	61	39	73	18	67	30	63	37	59	43	82	8	50	59	76	14	34	73	48	63	59	43	55	51	59	43	79	11	58	48	75	16	67	30	67	30	72	21	72	21	59	43	66	33	52	55	54	53	57	49	83	6	94	1	89	2	88	3	66	33	79	11
Responsible Investment	78	10	67	25	50	42	20	55	46	44	42	47	15	61	8	66	3	71	77	11	73	17	72	18	71	19	59	38	55	41	48	43	42	47	36	52	20	55	20	55	11	64	9	65	8	66	5	69	74	16	71	19	68	24	65	30	65	30	88	1	83	3	83	3	67	25	14	62	67	25	28	54	18	58	4	70	0	72	39	50	14	62	6	68	0	72	0	72	83	3	83	3	81	7	76	12	62	36	79	9	76	12	58	39	43	46	38	51	67	25	65	30	44	45	42	47	17	60	88	1	81	7	76	12	70	22	67	25	75	15	70	22	64	34	58	39	33	53	71	19	65	30	63	35	18	58	0	72	60	37

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Fund Insights

ART looks to digital infrastructure, energy transition for opportunities

The $171 billion (A$260 billion) Australian Retirement Trust, which sets itself apart from its Australian peers with the identifying investment features of lower infrastructure allocations and less internal management, is looking to opportunities in digital infrastructure and the energy transition.

Operational excellence as critical as asset allocation for success

Asset allocation is often nominated as the most important element in long-term investment performance. But the Fiduciary Investor s Symposium at Stanford University heard that no investment strategy or process can operate in a vacuum – it can’t happen effectively without operational excellence.

Global search begins for CEO of $166b Australian Retirement Trust

Recruitment firm Egon Zehnder has been appointed to do a global search for the next CEO of the Australian Retirement Trust following the resignation of Bernard Reilly two years after the pension fund’s formation by the merger of Sunsuper and QSuper.

Eyes on SE Asia, divergent views on China among global funds

Australia’s second-largest superannuation fund, the A$240 billion Australian Retirement Trust, will likely “do more, not less” investing in China, said the fund’s head of strategy, following significant internal debate over geopolitical developments and how they will impact the portfolio.