Industry fund AustralianSuper has reaffirmed its commitment to its asset consultants, despite recruiting three further staff to its in-house investment team.
Chief investment officer Mark Delaney said that AustralianSuper would continue to work closely with its advisers, Frontier Investment Consulting and Jana Investment Advisers, despite bolstering the in-house team.
"Maximising our members' retirement incomes is the key focus for the fund and the investment team and having additional in-house skills and capabilities will assist us in achieving that goal," he said.
Richard Dalidowicz, Suzanne Findlay and Terry Charalambous will join AustralianSuper over the next few weeks.
Dalidowicz joins from South Australian public sector fund manager Funds SA and has been hired as a senior manager for Australian and international equities.
Suzanne Findlay and Terry Charalambous will join as an investment managers focusing on unlisted markets.
Findlay was previously an analyst at specialist Australian equity manager Alpha Investment Management where she worked on the insurance, property trusts and retail sectors.
Charalambous joins from Russel Investment Group, where he led the alternative assets team, and will focus on private equity at AustralianSuper.
AustralianSuper is Australia's biggest fund with over 1.2 million members and $20 billion in funds under management. It was formed in July this year following the merger of Australian Retirement Fund (ARF) and Superannuation Trust of Australia (STA).
