Jo Townsend

Guardians of New Zealand Superannuation (The Guardians) is the pension fund management subsidiary of State-owned New Zealand Superannuation Fund. The firm is headquartered in Auckland and was founded in 2001. The Guardians invests, manages and administers the New Zealand Superannuation Fund and is accountable to the New Zealand Government, but operates independently and is overseen by a Board selected by the Minister of Finance. They participate in initiatives to work collaboratively with other institutional investors and are a signatory of the United Nations Principles for Responsible Investment (UNPRI).

Superannuation Funds Management Corp. of South Australia, which operates under the business name of Funds SA, is the pension fund management arm of the State of South Australia. Headquartered in Adelaide, the firm was founded in 1995 following the Superannuation Funds Management Corporation of South Australia Act. Funds SA manages funds for South Australia’s public sector pension and superannuation schemes and the long-term investment funds of State Government agencies. They are governed by a Board of Directors and reports to the South Australian Parliament.