State Super is a

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fund in

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that was established in New South Wales in 1919. It serves current and former government employees and public sector workers. As of June 2024, it manages close to $37 billion AUD in assets and has around 81,695 members. State Super offers retirement planning support, including seminars, interviews, and phone assistance, to its members. While the schemes were closed to new members in the late 1980s and early 1990s, it continues to manage defined benefit super and pension schemes for its existing members. In 2019, State Super celebrated its centenary and introduced the State Super Scholarship. It is headquartered in Clarence Street, Sydney, and is led by CEO John Livanas and Chairperson Nicholas Johnson.

State Super schemes

State Super is the

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of the following defined benefit schemes: State Authorities Superannuation Scheme (SASS), State Superannuation Scheme (SSS), and Police Superannuation Scheme (PSS). State Super also manages the State Authorities Non-contributory Superannuation Scheme (SANCS), which provides additional benefits to members of SASS, SSS and PSS. The State Super Pooled Fund comprises the assets of all four schemes.

Members

State Super continues to look after past and present public sector and government workers of NSW and serves 81,695 members as at June 2024.

Diversified portfolio of Australian and International investments

State Super owns a diversified portfolio of Australian and international assets, including a range of infrastructure, transport, energy and property assets. These include shopping centres in

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and Plumpton, office buildings in

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and

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in Sydney's north west and an industrial estate in

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. State Super is also part owner of Westfield Knox and the Regents Park Industrial Estate. Aviation transport assets in which State Super holds a stake include

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, Bristol Airport,

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, Launceston Airport. A stake in

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which owns and operates

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, Townsville Airport, Mount Isa Airport and Longreach Airport was held until 2024.New owners take majority stake in Queensland Airports Limited
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'' 26 September 2024 The fund also owns a stake in the Stockholm Arlanda Express train in Sweden, Flinders Ports in

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and the Peninsula Link toll road in Victoria. State Super owns energy assets in England including

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and the Northern Gas Networks and is part owner of

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’s AllGas distribution network.

Key people

* Chairperson: Nicholas JohnsonChairperson's biography - State Super website
/ref> * Chief Executive Officer: John LivanasCEO's biography - State Super website
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External links

State Super

References

{{Reflist Australian companies established in 1919 Financial services companies established in 1919 Superannuation funds in Australia