ian silk

Financial planning

AustralianSuper has said it would not engage in activity that led to negative implications for common ownership as it will be detrimental to members....

Superannuation

AusSuper CIO paid $947k bonus

AustralianSuper’s chief investment officer had a total remuneration of $1,705,837 in the 2019/20 financial year....

Superannuation

AustralianSuper’s Silk steps down

Ian Silk will be stepping down from his role as chief executive after 15 years and will be replaced by the fund’s chief risk officer, Paul Schroder....

Superannuation

Industry funds confirm CEOs earning over $1 million

Total salary packages over $1 million are no longer uncommon amongst industry fund chief executives, according to answers provided to a Parliamentary Committee. ...

Superannuation

Industry fund smoking gun or simple expression of concern?

Government backbenchers have pointed to evidence that AustralianSuper chief executive, Ian Silk, spoke to a critic of the Victorian Government COVID-19 lockdown as eviden...

Superannuation

Publishing unlisted values will erode super: AustralianSuper

Potential unlisted asset buyers will have a market advantage if figures are published and will act in a way that would be detrimental to super fund members, AustralianSup...

Superannuation

Pension taper rates, not super are the problem

The Government would be well-advised focusing on Age Pension taper rates rather than superannuation within its upcoming retirement incomes review, according to Australian...

Financial planning

Industry fund boss worries about obligations to IFAs

Australian Super chief executive, Ian Silk has questioned whether industry funds might have to accept responsibility for the quality of advice provided by Independent Fin...

Superannuation

RC didn’t dive deep enough on superannuation

AustralianSuper’s chief executive, Ian Silk, has suggested that the Banking Royal Commission didn’t cast a stern enough eye over parts of the superannuation industry, in ...