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Australian Retirement Trust

Australia

Australian Retirement Trust is the superannuation fund formed through the merger of Sunsuper and QSuper. It is one of Australia’s largest super funds and proud to take care of over A$240 billion in retirement savings for 2.2 million members. As a fund that works for members, not shareholders, it is committed to working in members’ best interests, and is committed to returning profits to them as lower fees and better services.

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Australian Retirement Trust

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Overall	87	3	77	12	63	32	74	14	56	45	42	64	49	54	47	57	47	57	81	7	82	6	83	4	88	2	81	7	74	14	52	50	51	52	57	43	58	40	53	48	52	50	39	68	49	54	43	61	66	29	67	27	61	38	57	43	54	47	64	31	63	32	63	32	58	40	46	60	66	29	38	69	35	72	40	65	51	52	35	72	40	65	37	71	25	74	11	75	73	16	77	12	81	7	72	18	73	16	89	1	55	46	70	23	43	61	40	65	47	57	43	61	58	40	63	32	63	32	78	10	67	27	72	18	69	24	72	18	69	24	78	10	59	39	63	32	53	48	68	26	83	4	72	18	48	56	38	69	71	22
Cost	69	11	67	15	55	34	69	11	58	26	45	47	58	26	55	34	45	47	64	17	69	11	65	16	90	3	68	14	73	9	57	30	54	38	60	22	55	34	56	33	53	40	45	47	59	24	55	34	57	30	37	59	34	61	24	67	41	54	23	68	39	58	26	65	26	65	14	73	50	42	37	59	30	62	29	63	54	38	7	75	15	71	20	69	18	70	13	74	73	9	76	7	93	1	76	7	81	4	91	2	15	71	51	41	28	64	41	54	40	57	47	46	45	47	50	42	50	42	64	17	50	42	60	22	58	26	57	30	42	51	77	6	42	51	63	19	59	24	61	21	79	5	58	26	42	51	41	54	63	19
Governance	100	1	95	7	90	14	92	12	64	50	42	68	63	53	61	55	72	39	95	7	97	4	100	1	100	1	96	5	84	23	47	66	54	62	64	50	53	63	69	44	68	45	57	59	71	42	57	59	94	10	95	7	72	39	82	26	71	42	82	26	74	36	87	21	77	32	58	58	64	50	39	70	41	69	50	65	53	63	37	72	73	37	62	54	43	67	11	75	72	39	75	35	77	32	67	47	76	34	89	16	83	25	81	28	65	49	39	70	59	57	66	48	84	23	80	29	89	16	88	18	79	30	92	12	90	14	88	18	96	5	88	18	73	37	79	30	60	56	56	61	93	11	68	45	30	74	34	73	87	21
Performance	90	5	65	32	64	36	84	13	62	38	43	66	66	30	63	37	61	42	88	9	90	5	92	4	89	8	85	11	77	19	52	55	49	60	69	26	60	45	49	60	59	51	39	69	49	60	53	54	42	67	61	42	68	27	60	45	41	68	65	32	67	29	62	38	60	45	61	42	85	11	51	56	51	56	72	23	75	21	24	74	39	69	49	60	25	73	21	75	60	45	68	27	75	21	66	30	62	38	95	1	48	64	94	2	33	72	38	71	45	65	60	45	59	51	76	20	82	16	82	16	60	45	65	32	62	38	71	24	65	32	70	25	59	51	51	56	51	56	83	14	93	3	90	5	87	10	80	18	83	14
Responsible Investment	85	11	78	27	53	47	61	41	46	51	45	52	15	69	15	69	17	67	87	8	81	22	88	7	84	14	84	14	72	35	59	43	54	45	42	55	73	32	44	53	34	59	19	66	22	63	11	72	80	25	84	14	77	29	71	36	70	37	93	3	81	22	85	11	78	27	57	44	73	32	32	60	22	63	12	71	29	61	77	29	39	56	22	63	17	67	3	73	94	1	87	8	89	5	89	5	84	14	94	1	84	14	65	40	53	47	48	50	37	57	3	73	54	45	44	53	28	62	90	4	87	8	82	20	73	32	80	25	84	14	85	11	70	37	67	39	51	49	81	22	77	29	82	20	37	57	0	75	61	41

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Fund Insights

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.

QSuper and Sunsuper merge to form new institutional giant

The long awaited merger between the two Australian super funds, QSuper and Sunsuper, came into force on February 28, creating Australia’s second largest super fund. The newly formed A$220 billion Australian Retirement Trust is aiming to double its size by the end of the decade, according to CEO Bernard Reilly.

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The Global Pension Transparency Benchmark revealed the need for much improved transparency among pension fund public disclosures across the globe. But there were some notable best practice examples among pension funds globally. So who were they?