AustralianSuper

Analysis

AustralianSuper built scale – now its new CIO needs to make it work

The $295 billion AustralianSuper has spent two decades building scale, but Shaun Manuell's task as the fund's new chief investment officer is to ensure Australia's largest pension fund can operate effectively with it. As short-term performance pressure mounts on the fund and its assets set to hit A$1 trillion ($718 billion) by 2035, the local equities boss-turned-CIO will see his legacy defined by whether he can transform AustralianSuper from a domestic giant to a global leader.

Darcy Song

June 01, 2026

FIS Stanford 2025

Public-private partnerships key to fixing US infrastructure

The size of the current infrastructure investment gap and the speed at which it is widening mean there is both a desire and a need for more public-private partnerships to unlock funding. Investors say that collaboration with local governments and raising public awareness of private investment benefits are crucial.

Darcy Song

September 29, 2025

FIS Singapore 2025

Asset owners prepare portfolios for a brave new world

As waves of geopolitical risk and economic protectionism roil global markets, asset owners are beginning to realise that tomorrow will look very different from today. But the big question is what they can do about it.

Lachlan Maddock

March 31, 2025

Featured Story

APAC’s mega trends: The investors positioning for the future

APAC is positioned to benefit from some of the most exciting global trends that offer unparalleled investment opportunities. Previous features in this series have focused on the region’s diversification benefits, short-term opportunities, and why active strategies work best. Buckle up for the long-term view.

Sarah Rundell

December 06, 2024

FIS Oxford 2024

DC behemoths open up on cultural and investment growth

Nest and AustralianSuper, the largest defined contribution trust funds in their respective countries, face similar challenges related to growth. The Fiduciary Investors Symposium at the University of Oxford heard how the funds are leaning into their growth challenges from a cultural and investment perspective.

Amanda White

December 06, 2024

Investor Profile

Behind AustralianSuper’s global expansion

London-based AustralianSuper deputy CIO Damian Moloney oversees the global expansion plans of Australia’s largest superannuation fund. While a global presence has clear benefits for the fund and its members, Moloney’s advice to others contemplating the same is to plan extensively and build early.

Amanda White

October 22, 2024

Analysis