Investment managers

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SuperLife Investments Limited, as the trustee of the registered superannuation schemes SuperLife Investments and Ethica (the Investment schemes), is appointed to be the overall investment manager. It in turn selects, appoints and monitors external investment managers, as appropriate, and reports to the Trustees of the SuperLife superannuation and KiwiSaver scheme as appropriate. The directors of SuperLife Investments Limited are Michael Chamberlain and Owen Nash.

The assets are held in the name of SuperLife Trustee Nominees Limited, a subsidiary of the SuperLife Trustee Limited, and external custodians of the retirement schemes. 

External managers

The ultimate investment managers/brokers include:

Cash Pool  Tyndall Investment Management New Zealand Limited
New Zealand Bonds Pool  Tyndall Investment Management New Zealand Limited
Overseas Government Bonds Pool  State Street Global Advisors, Sydney
Overseas Non-Government Bonds Pool 
  • State Street Global Advisors, Sydney
  • Vanguard Investments Australia Limited
Property Pool 
  • Forsyth Barr for Australasian listed trusts
  • Vanguard Investments Australia Limited for global property trusts
New Zealand Shares Pool  Forsyth Barr
Australian Shares Pool  Forsyth Barr
Overseas Shares Currency Hedged Pool  State Street Global Advisors Australia Limited
Overseas Shares (Unhedged) Pool  State Street Global Advisors Australia Limited
Emerging markets Pool 
  • Vanguard Investments Australia Limited
  • Franklin Templeton
  • SSgA and Blackrock (through iShares) 
  • Somerset Capital Management CLP
Gemino Forsyth Barr