Above the rest Damian Hill, chief executive of $27 billion REST Industry Super, shares his views on how the fund will continue to deliver better-than-average investment returns, improve the fund's administration and, most important of all, stay member-focused.
 Delivering digitalFirst State Super recently created the senior executive position of chief digital officer. It marks a significant moment for the $53 billion not-for-profit ...  Age of activismUniSuper's recent, very public opposition to the Westfield restructure illustrated at least one thing: super funds have clout. Gone are the days when ...  Rethinking retirementChallenger's Jeremy Cooper talks to FS Super about retirement income, challenging some dearly-held beliefs about the drawdown phase of superannuation.  Leader with latitudeFrom a trickle to a trillion dollar industry, superannuation has become a force to reckon with. FS Super talks to leading superannuation CIOs and COOs ...  Trillion-dollar question$1.3 trillion worth of responsibility does not leave a lot of room for error, and with nothing but more volatility ahead it is only right that the chief ... |
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SHARON DAVIS
NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
FUTURE GROUP AUSTRALIA HOLDINGS PTY LTD
NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
FUTURE GROUP AUSTRALIA HOLDINGS PTY LTD
Sharon Davis has always been fascinated by the human condition; it has driven her passion for people, her career, and building a better future for the next generation and beyond. Eliza Bavin writes.
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