Aware Super

The new UK Government has made clean power by 2030 one of its defining missions. This will require significant investment - in the order of tens of billions of pounds annually. Aware Super CEO, Deanne Stewart said: “As a large global institutional investor, Aware Super can offer economies, including the UK and Australia, a valuable source of long-term and sophisticated capital to help meet Net Zero Emission targets. These opportunities are also a key contributor to the retirement futures of our 1.1 million members – which include nurses, teachers, police and other essential workers. The enormous scale of energy transition and need for private sector capital should enable appropriate opportunities for generating strong, risk-adjusted returns for their investment portfolios, as well as strengthening the communities in which they live, work and retire.” The development of “Mobilising pension capital for net zero: a policy blueprint for the UK” has been led by pension fund-owned asset manager, IFM Investors. Read the report here: https://bit.ly/3UjMgSX #TheUKBlueprint #IFMInvestors #PensionCapital #Pensions #Infrastructure #CleanPower Aware Super UK  ⭐ Issued by Aware Super Pty Ltd (ABN 11 118 202 672, AFSL 293340) trustee of Aware Super (ABN 53 226 460 365). Past performance is not an indicator of future performance. 🔎 Consider if Aware Super is right for you and the PDS and TMD at aware.com.au/pds.

Is a self-managed super fund or a super fund the right choice for you? The answer depends on a few personal factors. If you have an SMSF and are thinking about moving it to a super fund, we’re here to help you understand your options so you can make the right decision for you.    Find out more: https://lnkd.in/g2FhPxiB   🔎 Consider if Aware Super is right for you and the PDS and TMD at aware.com.au/pds. 

Head of Investments, Michael Winchester, sat down with Super Review to unpack how the fund navigates an evolving investment landscape, including how opening an overseas office has helped provide new sources of growth.     Read more: https://lnkd.in/g66b8n3Y  .   . . 🔎 Consider if Aware Super is right for you and the PDS and TMD at aware.com.au/pds. 

Our property team have been recognised as one of the highest risers in PERE's Global Investor 100, the annual ranking of real estate’s biggest investors. Almost half of the 100 investors ranked recorded a decline in the value of their real estate allocation over a year - a sign that the volatile macroeconomic climate has had a seismic impact on the private real estate portfolios of the world’s largest institutional allocators. Our Head of Property, Alek Misev, said the team’s strategy to rebalance its portfolio and decrease holdings in office and retail, over the last decade, was a key factor behind the 11% increase in our real estate portfolio. Read the full story here: https://lnkd.in/e7ZMitUK Congratulations to Anjana Moran, CFA GAICD Mathieu Elshout Simon Warner Susan Deng Daniel Mrsnik Michael De Silva, CAIA Alice Li Brodie Scarfe Sophia Strohfeldt Lydia Karayianni Aware Super UK . . . 🔎 Consider if Aware Super is right for you and the PDS and TMD at aware.com.au/pds. ⭐ Issued by Aware Super Pty Ltd (ABN 11 118 202 672, AFSL 293340) trustee of Aware Super (ABN 53 226 460 365). Past performance is not an indicator of future performance.

It’s great to have our new Chair, Christine McLoughlin AM on board this week. Welcome to Aware Super, Christine. Christine adds outstanding business and governance experience to Aware Super’s 11-member board, performing the vital functions of an independent Chair to help ensure strong governance of our member’s $180 billion in retirement funds. The board oversees all decision-making and processes at Aware Super to keep us focused on helping Australians prepare for their best possible retirement. Meet the Board (https://lnkd.in/gzCGfnrE)  . . . ⭐ Aware Super Pty Ltd (ABN 11 118 202 672, AFSL 293340) as trustee of Aware Super (ABN 53 226 460 365).

A big win for Aussie workers 🎉 Starting from 1 July 2026, super will be paid on your payday, rather than quarterly. (Payday is when an employer pays an employee their Ordinary Time Earnings (OTE).) This change also aims to support employers’ payroll management by making things simpler. . . . 🔎 Consider if Aware Super is right for you and the PDS and TMD at aware.com.au/pds.

As a digital-first super fund, we’re always looking to the future. It’s not just members' long-term returns and investment opportunities that we’re focused on; it’s also exploring how technology and the use of AI can improve members’ experiences around help and guidance. Jo Brennan (GAICD), our Group Executive Member Engagement, took part in a panel on this topic at the Digital Financial Services Summit in Sydney last week.  .  .  .  🔎 Consider if Aware Super is right for you and the PDS and TMD at aware.com.au/pds.   ⭐ Issued by Aware Super Pty Ltd (ABN 11 118 202 672, AFSL 293340) trustee of Aware Super (ABN 53 226 460 365).   👉🏽 Past performance is not indicative of future performance. 

Fantastic to see our infrastructure investment team and our partner, Birdwood Energy globally recognised in the M&A Awards. Together, we formed the nation’s newest distributed renewable energy platform aimed at developing renewable and battery energy storage system (BESS) solutions to support Australia’s energy transition.     This partnership increases our exposure to energy transition opportunities and aligns to our objective of generating strong returns for our 1.1 million members. Congratulations to Jiren Zhou, Scott McGregor and team. Read more about the work we’re doing with Birdwood energy 👉🏾 https://lnkd.in/gnqyzxqJ  .  .  .  🔎Consider if Aware Super is right for you and the PDS and TMD at aware.com.au/pds.  ⭐Issued by Aware Super Pty Ltd (ABN 11 118 202 672, AFSL 293340) trustee of Aware Super (ABN 53 226 460 365).  📈 Past performance is not an indicator of future performance.

We’re thrilled to see that a new law has been passed saying super contributions must be paid under the Commonwealth Government’s Paid Parental Leave (PPL) scheme.  This change means people on parental leave will receive an additional 12% in superannuation on top of their leave payments from 1 July 2025.  Modelling by Aware Super suggests that a woman on a low income with two children, accessing 26 weeks of Commonwealth Paid Parental Leave, may be up to $10,700 better off at retirement as a result of the additional payments. Due to the compounding of investment returns, the benefit in retirement to each individual may be up to twice the cost of making the payment. 🔎 Consider if Aware Super is right for you and the PDS and TMD at aware.com.au/pds.   📈 Past performance is not indicative of future performance.  ⭐ This is based on internal Aware Super modelling which is for illustrative purposes only and relies on various assumptions, which can change.  

Speaking at The Australian Financial Review's Property Summit panel on build-to-rent last week, our Head of Property, Alek Misev, shared how our pioneering and long-term property strategy enabled us to navigate the current challenging environment to continue to deliver returns for our members, and help meet the national demand for affordable housing. “We started investing in 2017, and we’ve always taken a more flexible approach to how we look at sites. Instead of having just a BTR mindset, we assess a site and figure out what else we can do,” he said. “This allows us to unlock value and build affordable housing. It’s always been a mix of something else, and that’s how we’ve been able to make it work.” 🔒 Read the full article by AFR reporter Nila Sweeney about the build-to-rent market challenges: https://lnkd.in/gbs4mYVN  .  .  .  🔎 Consider if Aware Super is right for you and the PDS and TMD at aware.com.au/pds.  ⭐ Issued by Aware Super Pty Ltd (ABN 11 118 202 672, AFSL 293340) trustee of Aware Super (ABN 53 226 460 365).  👉🏽 Past performance is not indicative of future performance.