The AFR View on August 23 (“Super must serve its members’ interests”), despite calling an end to the so-called “super wars”, continues to fight an old ideological battle against the most effective and well-governed part of the system, industry super funds.

Best practice governance is demonstrated daily through a diversity of voices and a member-first culture that is insisted upon in the equal representation model. The rigour that this partnership between workers’ representatives and employers instils means industry funds outperform, out-govern and have outgrown for-profit funds.