It was the year everything and nothing changed for $250 billion superannuation giant AustralianSuper.

While a series of mega deals demonstrated the way the nation’s largest super fund is reshaping local capital markets – most prominently the $23.6 billion takeover of Sydney Airport by a consortium led by AustralianSuper – former chief executive Ian Silk insists the fund’s philosophy, attitude and approach hasn’t shifted since it was established in 2006.