Future Super is an Australian retail superannuation fund that offers superannuation services, focusing on zero fossil fuel investment and on holistically ethical investment with an emphasis on clean energy projects.
Established in 2014, Future Super services over 36,000 members Australia-wide and has over $1 Billion in funds under management.
Retail superannuation fund
As a retail super fund, Future Super is a for-profit fund with a multi-layered corporate setup. Future Superannuation Group Pty Ltd is the owner of Responsible Investment Services Pty Ltd (RIS).
History
The Fund was set up by a group of activists headed by former head of
GetUp,
Simon Sheikh
Simon Sheikh (born 1986 in Sydney) is the CEO of superannuation fund Future Super and an Australian activist. He was the National Director of GetUp! from 2008 to 2012. He was a delegate to the economics stream of the Australia 2020 Summit and w ...
together with ethical investment expert Adam Verwey.
At 20 July 2019, the Fund has a pension fund, plus three superannuation investment options, all fossil-free and ethically driven. The three superannuation investment options are: Balanced Index, Renewables Plus Growth and Balanced Impact. Future Super charges a management fee of 1.9% (at March 2017) which has been criticised as high.
Fund administration
Future Super is the trading name of the Future Superannuation Group Pty Ltd. The Group holds 100% of the ownership of Responsible Investment Services Pty Ltd (RIS). RIS is a Corporate Authorised Representative of Future Super Asset Management Pty Ltd, and as such is responsible for promoting and for providing investment management, communications and member services for the Grosvenor Pirie Master Super Fund 2 (GPMSF-2). The Grosvenor Pirie Master Super Fund 2 is administered by OneVue Super Services Pty Limited.
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External links
FutureSuper website OneVue website
Superannuation funds in Australia
Australian companies established in 2014
B Lab-certified corporations in Australia