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David Elia

November 2024

David Elia is the chief executive of Hostplus. The superannuation giant has been a big backer of venture capital.

Hostplus’ $125m VC bet signals super’s resurgent interest in start-ups

Higher financing costs have made it a difficult period for new tech firms. But the last month has seen a resurgence in interest from retirement funds.

  • Paul Smith

July 2024

The war in Gaza is dividing Australians. Business is worried

Paul Bassat says Australia is fighting a “war of ideas” and losing; John Mullen says business people are too scared to say what they really think and Rod Eddington fears multiculturalism is under threat.

  • Patrick Durkin

December 2021

Hostplus CEO David Elia says smaller funds will struggle against the giant mergers.

Hostplus to hit $100b as failing funds pushed out of super system

The industry fund has set its sights on hoovering up smaller super funds under pressure to exit the $3.4 trillion super sector.

  • Michael Read

July 2021

Hostplus CEO David Elia has announced the industry-first deal with Maritime Super.

Early access to super cost Australians thousands

Hostplus CEO David Elia said the early access policy should not be revived because many people liquidated their super accounts last year and have no money left.

  • Michael Read

June 2021

Hostplus CEO David Elia says the early discussions had brought to light a strong alignment between the industry funds.

Statewide Super chooses Hostplus for merger talks

South Australian-based superannuation fund Statewide Super has entered exploratory merger talks with industry giant Hostplus. Collectively, the funds would form a $77 billion super giant.

  • Yolanda Redrup

September 2020

Hostplus CEO David Elia: Melbourne escapee.

Hostplus' Gold Coast Suns sponsorship worth its weight in gold

David Elia appeared at the House of Representatives Standing Committee from quarantine on the Gold Coast. 

  • Myriam Robin

April 2020

Hostplus chief investment officer Sam Sicilia really ought to give Twitter a rest...

Sam Sicilia tweets as Hostplus burns

Hostplus members might rightly ask why Sicilia has so much free time to embarrass himself when he shouldn’t have a moment to scratch himself.

  • Joe Aston

November 2019

Heloise Pratt, Gina Rinehart and Fiona Geminder at Mumm.

At the Cup, camera-shyness the order of the day

Though of course, not everyone cares what shareholders or inner-city types think.

  • Myriam Robin and James Thomson

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