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State Super (SAS Trustee)

State Super is the Trustee of the State Authorities Superannuation Scheme (SASS), State Superannuation Scheme (SSS) and Police Superannuation Scheme (PSS). The assets of all schemes have been combined into the STC Pooled Fund. State Super is one of Australia’s largest superannuation schemes by membership.

Country

Australia

AUM ($B, AS AT DATE OF ASSET ALLOCATION)

$26

Performance (%, 1YR)

-0.06

Chief Executive

John Livanas

Chief Investment Officer

Charles Wu

Chair

Nicholas Johnson

Asset allocation

Trustee Selection Strategy Asset Allocation

12.4% Australian Equities

35.3% International Equities

14.1% Infrastructure

10.1% Property

17.8% Other Alternatives

1.7% Australian Fixed Interest

4.1% Defensive Strategies

4.4% Cash

Website

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Global Pension Transparency Benchmark country system description

Asset allocation as of June 30, 2022. All information is as per the most recent annual report or other publicly available data via the fund's website

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