August 2022
- Opinion
- Chanticleer
Gonski flies back to Sydney Airport
Five months after leaving the transport hub’s board, David Gonski is back – but he will be playing a different, more onerous role under its private ownership.
- Tony Boyd
July 2022
Ian Silk to spearhead Crown Melbourne’s clean-up job
Former AustralianSuper boss Ian Silk has been appointed as the new chairman of Crown Melbourne.
- Updated
- Gus McCubbing
December 2021
Hawthorn hopeful Ian Silk loved pokies
Ian Silk didn’t just like pokies at AustralianSuper, he loved them!
- Michael Roddan
With a series of mega deals, AustralianSuper reshapes capital markets
Despite pulling off a series of huge deals in 2021, former AustralianSuper boss Ian Silk says the fund’s philosophy has not changed.
- James Thomson
- Opinion
- The AFR View
Afterpay duo’s digital innovation the biggest deal
The 2021 Business Person of the Year acknowledges the founders of the buy now, pay later platform that’s given its name to a whole new class of business.
- The AFR View
November 2021
KPMG nabs former AustralianSuper boss Ian Silk
Former chief executive of AustralianSuper Ian Silk has been appointed a special adviser at professional services firm KPMG.
- Sally Patten
- Exclusive
- AFL 2021
Jeff Kennett: ‘I’m not dead’ as Hawthorn agitators back Ian Silk
Former Victorian premier and Hawthorn president Jeff Kennett says he has not agreed to stand down next year, despite agitators backing the election of former AustralianSuper chief Ian Silk to the board.
- Patrick Durkin
September 2021
The nation’s largest super fund is still a small player: Silk
Liberal MP Tim Wilson says consolidation in the super sector is ‘worrying’ but concedes it is a direct consequence of the government’s own reforms.
- Michael Read
July 2021
IR influence on super diminishing: Ian Silk
AustralianSuper’s outgoing chief executive says greater engagement in superannuation is eroding the influence of the IR system, as he outlines “regret” at the sector’s hostile relationship with the government.
- Michael Roddan
Super funds don’t practise what they preach on diversity
Women hold just 25 per cent of the 12 director roles at AustralianSuper, and all four alternate directors appointed last year were men.
- Michael Read
‘Surprising’ AustralianSuper did not recruit externally
Paul Schroder’s appointment as Ian Silk’s successor was the culmination of years of internal planning in which he turned down approaches to join other funds.
- Michael Read
How AustralianSuper grew tenfold under Ian Silk
In an industry where success begets success, the fund’s strong returns are attracting more members at a time when many smaller rivals are losing market share.
- Michael Read
- Opinion
- Chanticleer
Silk leaves challenges for AusSuper’s new CEO
Ian Silk leaves an impressive legacy after 15 years running AustralianSuper. But his successor, Paul Schroder, will have his work cut out dealing with tectonic changes in retirement incomes.
- Tony Boyd
June 2021
- Opinion
- Chanticleer
AustralianSuper shows power of mutuals
Australia’s capital markets were dominated by mutuals from the 1950s until the 1990s when they demutualised, a move that started a spiral into irrelevance.
- Tony Boyd
April 2021
‘Ideological fervour gone mad’: Ian Silk on super reforms
AustralianSuper chief Ian Silk has accused the government of introducing “sovereign risk” to the $3 trillion super system.
- Aleks Vickovich
AusSuper board seats Holgate’s friends and enemies
Christine Holgate blames AusSuper director Lucio Di Bartolomeo for her treatment at Australia Post. But AusSuper CEO Ian Silk is on the record as a fan.
- Myriam Robin
December 2020
- Opinion
- Chanticleer
AusSuper hails virtuous money circle
Ian Silk says AustralianSuper, thanks to its size and superior performance, has reached a point where it enjoys higher inflows leading to higher returns leading to higher inflows.
- Tony Boyd
November 2020
'Employee payouts are private': IFM chief to Liberal MP Tim Wilson
IFM Investors has refused to tell a parliamentary inquiry how much an employee accused of sexual harassment was paid out when they left the business.
- Ronald Mizen
October 2020
- Exclusive
- Governance
'Pile on': Business, political leaders defend Australia Post boss
The boss of Australian Super and a former foreign minister are among those who have praised Christine Holgate's leadership and integrity.
- Patrick Durkin and Tom McIlroy
September 2020
Simon McKeon is Rio Tinto's weakest link
McKeon has managed to parlay his monstrous inertia throughout the Juukan Gorge crisis into a promotion and a £45,000 pay rise.
- Joe Aston